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Old Posted Dec 18, 2012, 6:35 AM
Denscity Denscity is offline
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This is the old train bridge of Castlegar. Built in 1902 it crosses the Columbia River and heads on to Nelson. This is the oldest anything in Castlegar. It has a swing span to allow paddle wheelers pass by in the old days.


Two SOO SD60s Columbia River Crossing April 6, 2011 by arrowlakelass, on Flickr


Train on the CPR Bridge by urbanworkbench, on Flickr


History - Train Bridge Castlegar DSC_3328 by yadustinhoo, on Flickr
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