Mountain Creek Trestle

Norman R. Ball, Mind, Heart and Soul Professional Engineering in Canada 1887-1987, National Museum of Science and Technology, 1987

This wooden trestle built over Mountain Creek in British Columbia was built by the CPR in 1880 during the initial transcontinental push. The trestle was 164 feet high, over 1000 feet long with a 150 foot steel center section over the water.
 When it needed replacing, the end sections were replaced by fill while the centre portion was replaced by a 600 foot steel bridge.