I have also driven and hiked on the remains of the roadbed, and also on the
detours on the canyon floor, but that road was built by a gas transmission
company back in the 1950's, and is now still used and maintained by Terasen
Gas. Their maintenance of the railway roadbed has actually been helpful to
the longevity of the parts that they use. However, my question below was
related to whether or not the construction companies building the railway
may have actually also built service roads to assist in the movement of
goods during the construction phase.
Kaley
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From: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Roger T.
Sent: March 27, 2007 12:28 PM
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cpsig] identity of a structure on the Coquihalla-- Dry Gulch
bridge
What you say raises other questions in my mind-was there some sort of road
at the top of the canyon for construction purposes to deliver supplies?
If
so, that must have been fairly close to the present Coquihalla highway.
Why
would contractors lower material to the bottom of the canyon? In the
vicinity of the Dry Gulch bridge, the railway bed is about 200 feet above
the level of the canyon bottom. Was there also a road at the bottom for
construction purposes? Was it perhaps a rough road that ran up and down
part of the canyon for horse and wagon access? Thanks for the help,
