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|allocation=[[British Columbia Highway 1|Highway 1]]<br/>(1941-1962) |
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|map=Big Bend Highway 1940.jpg |
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|length_km=305 |
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|direction_a=West |
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|terminus_a=[[Revelstoke, British Columbia|Revelstoke]] |
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|direction_b=East |
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|terminus_b=[[Golden, British Columbia|Golden]] |
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The '''Big Bend Highway''' is a {{cvt|305|km|round=5}} former highway in the interior of [[British Columbia]], was the original alignment of [[British Columbia Highway 1]] which followed the the [[Big Bend Country|Big Bend]] of the [[Columbia River]] between [[Revelstoke, British Columbia|Revelstoke]] and [[Golden, British Columbia|Golden]] through the [[Selkirk Mountains]]. |
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* the first interprovincial [[Big Bend Country#Transportation|road link (through Big Bend Country)]] between [[British Columbia|BC]] and [[Alberta]], following the [[Columbia River]] from [[Revelstoke, British Columbia|Revelstoke]] to [[Golden, British Columbia|Golden]], opened in 1940 |
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* [[British Columbia Highway 23]], which includes roughly half of the original ''Big Bend Highway'' (the rest now mostly underwater), from Revelstoke to [[Mica Dam]] |
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== History == |
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The Big Bend Country was an important as one of the only land routes possible for any wagon road to connect the Pacific Colony with the rest of British North America. After the [[Big Bend Gold Rush|gold rush]] in the late 1860s, travellers used canoes or river steamers until the completion of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] in the 1880s. In the early 20th century, the [[British Columbia Highway 3|Southern Trans-Provincial Highway]] was the only automobile route which connecting southwestern British Columbia with [[Alberta]]. The Big Bend Highway, part of the ''Central Trans-Provincial Highway'', was constructed 1929 and 1940 and jointly funded by the provincial and federal governments, it was a [[Great Depression]] as a [[Make-work job|relief project]] constructed by pick and shovel.<ref name=knowbc>{{cite web|title=Big Bend Highway|url=http://knowbc.com/limited/Books/Encyclopedia-of-BC/B/Big-Bend-Highway|website=KnowBC - the leading source of BC information|publisher=Encyclopedia of BC|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Richardson">{{cite book|last1=Richardson|first1=Mark|title=Canada's road: A Journey on the Trans-Canada Highway from St. John's to Victoria|date=2013|publisher=Dundurn Publications|location=Toronto, ON|isbn=978-1459709799|pages=132-133|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref> Initially designated as ''Route A'', it opened on June 29, 1940 and was re-designated as Highway 1 in 1941.<ref name=map_1939>{{cite map|author1 = Rand McNally and Company |year = 1939 |title = State Farm Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico | map = Western and Central Canada |scale = |location = Chicago, IL |publisher = State Farm Insurance Companies Travel Bureau |pages = 94-95 |isbn = |edition = |url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer;JSESSIONID=7a582218-e106-4337-bada-63f5bede133f?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~258685~5522128|website=www.davidrumsey.com}}</ref><ref name="Saunders">{{cite book|last1=Saunders|first1=J. Clark|title=Exploring Old Highway No. 1 West: Canada's Route 66|date=2014|publisher=Heartland Publications|location=Winnipeg, MB|isbn=978-1896150765|pages=130-131|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref> It was regarded as a perilous gravel road that featured steep grades and runoffs from melting snow in the summer and was closed in the winter, with travellers preferring to use a [[car shuttle train]].<ref name="Richardson"/><ref name="Saunders"/> In 1949, the Trans-Canada Highway Act was passed which allowed construction of the [[Trans-Canada Highway]], and in 1956 the decision was made to reroute the highway between Revelstoke and [[Donald, British Columbia|Donald]] through through [[Rogers Pass]], which officially opened on September 3, 1962; reducing the travel time by approximately 5 hours.<ref name="Francis">{{cite book|last1=Francis|first1=Daniel|title=Road for Canada: The Illustrated Story of the Trans-Canada Highway|date=2012|publisher=Stanton Atkins & Dosil|location=North Vancouver, BC|isbn=978-0980930405|pages=70, 112-118|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref> |
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After the rerouting of Highway 1, the western segment of the Big Bend Highway between Revelstoke and [[Mica Creek]] became [[British Columbia Highway 23|Highway 23]] in 1964 and was reconstructed in the late 1960s. In 1973, [[Mica Dam]] was completed and sections of the road were flooded by McNaughton Lake (now [[Kinbasket Lake]]); other sections were bypassed in the 1980s in anticipation the creation of [[Revelstoke Lake]], which was part of the [[Revelstoke Dam]] project. The eastern section of the Big Bend Highway is now a forestry services road and connects with [[Marl Creek Provincial Park]].<ref name="Saunders"/> |
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== References == |
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{{BCHighways}} |
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[[Category:Historic trails and roads in British Columbia]] |
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[[Category:Columbia Country]] |
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[[Category:Columbia River]] |
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[[Category:Former segments of the Trans-Canada Highway]] |
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Revision as of 19:04, 13 October 2017
Big Bend Highway | |
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | |
| Length | 305 km[1] (190 mi) |
| Component highways | Highway 1 (1941-1962) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Revelstoke |
| East end | Golden |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
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The Big Bend Highway is a 305 km (190 mi) former highway in the interior of British Columbia, was the original alignment of British Columbia Highway 1 which followed the the Big Bend of the Columbia River between Revelstoke and Golden through the Selkirk Mountains.
History
The Big Bend Country was an important as one of the only land routes possible for any wagon road to connect the Pacific Colony with the rest of British North America. After the gold rush in the late 1860s, travellers used canoes or river steamers until the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1880s. In the early 20th century, the Southern Trans-Provincial Highway was the only automobile route which connecting southwestern British Columbia with Alberta. The Big Bend Highway, part of the Central Trans-Provincial Highway, was constructed 1929 and 1940 and jointly funded by the provincial and federal governments, it was a Great Depression as a relief project constructed by pick and shovel.[1][2] Initially designated as Route A, it opened on June 29, 1940 and was re-designated as Highway 1 in 1941.[3][4] It was regarded as a perilous gravel road that featured steep grades and runoffs from melting snow in the summer and was closed in the winter, with travellers preferring to use a car shuttle train.[2][4] In 1949, the Trans-Canada Highway Act was passed which allowed construction of the Trans-Canada Highway, and in 1956 the decision was made to reroute the highway between Revelstoke and Donald through through Rogers Pass, which officially opened on September 3, 1962; reducing the travel time by approximately 5 hours.[5]
After the rerouting of Highway 1, the western segment of the Big Bend Highway between Revelstoke and Mica Creek became Highway 23 in 1964 and was reconstructed in the late 1960s. In 1973, Mica Dam was completed and sections of the road were flooded by McNaughton Lake (now Kinbasket Lake); other sections were bypassed in the 1980s in anticipation the creation of Revelstoke Lake, which was part of the Revelstoke Dam project. The eastern section of the Big Bend Highway is now a forestry services road and connects with Marl Creek Provincial Park.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Big Bend Highway". KnowBC - the leading source of BC information. Encyclopedia of BC. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ a b Richardson, Mark (2013). Canada's road: A Journey on the Trans-Canada Highway from St. John's to Victoria. Toronto, ON: Dundurn Publications. pp. 132–133. ISBN 978-1459709799.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Rand McNally and Company (1939). "Western and Central Canada" (Map). "State Farm Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico". Chicago, IL: State Farm Insurance Companies Travel Bureau. pp. 94–95.
- ^ a b c Saunders, J. Clark (2014). Exploring Old Highway No. 1 West: Canada's Route 66. Winnipeg, MB: Heartland Publications. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-1896150765.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Francis, Daniel (2012). Road for Canada: The Illustrated Story of the Trans-Canada Highway. North Vancouver, BC: Stanton Atkins & Dosil. pp. 70, 112–118. ISBN 978-0980930405.
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