Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park

Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park preserves a strategic Fraser Canyon crossing with a long history of travel, fishing, and transportation. Nlaka'pamux and Sto:lo peoples have lived here for about 10,000 years, using the area to reach important fishing places, and traditional salmon fishing continues. Before bridges, ferries and an aerial basket ferry crossed the river. The first Alexandra Bridge, built in 1863 for the Cariboo Road and named for Princess Alexandra of Denmark, linked the canyon until flood damage, declining traffic, and safety concerns led to its abandonment. The present 1926 suspension bridge later served the rebuilt Fraser Canyon highway, and the site is now protected with ongoing preservation work.

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