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Plaque at the East End of the Canadian Pacific Railway High Level Bridge

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
3 March 1993
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
20041031002
Physical Description
8.9 x 12.7 cm Colour photograph
Scope and Content
The text of the plaque is as follows. "RISING 307 FEET FROM THE VALLEY FLOOR THIS BRIDGE OVER WHICH RUNS THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY THROUGH THE CROWS NEST PASS SPANS THE VALLEY IN ONE MILE AND FORTY SEVEN FEET. COMPLETED IN 1909 IT IS THE LONGEST, HIGHEST BRIDGE OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD."
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
3 March 1993
Description Level
Item
Creator
Carlton R Stewart
Physical Description
8.9 x 12.7 cm Colour photograph
Physical Condition
Excellent
Acquisition Source
Stewart Carlton R
Scope and Content
The text of the plaque is as follows. "RISING 307 FEET FROM THE VALLEY FLOOR THIS BRIDGE OVER WHICH RUNS THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY THROUGH THE CROWS NEST PASS SPANS THE VALLEY IN ONE MILE AND FORTY SEVEN FEET. COMPLETED IN 1909 IT IS THE LONGEST, HIGHEST BRIDGE OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD."
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Public Access
Accession No.
20041031002
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