Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park
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Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.
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[edit] History and conservation
This is a small park centred around the site of the original Cariboo Wagon Road bridge over the Fraser River. Established in 1984 because of its historical qualifications. First Nations have inhabited the area for over 9,500 years. Europeans did not visit until Simon Fraser's expedition through the region in 1808. The first permanent trail, the Anderson Brigade Trail, was then established in 1848. The original bridge was constructed in 1861 by Joseph W. Trutch and named after Princess Alexandra of Wales. The original bridge was dismantled in 1912 and new bridge built in 1926, the bridge that exists today.
This is traditional fishing grounds for the Halkomelum (Stalo) and Lower Thompson First Nations.
Millions of Spring, Coho, Chum, Pink and Sockeye salmon pass through the park on their way to spawning grounds every year. As well, the park contains many western hemlock, western red cedar and Douglas-fir. Rising steeply on the east bank of the Fraser River, the site contains two well-defined glacio-fluvial benches.
[edit] Location
Situated adjacent to the Fraser River approximately two kilometres north of Spuzzum and 40 kilometres north of Hope.
[edit] Size
55 hectares in size.
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