Continuing north on the Alaska Highway, the next significant barrier to the Army engineers building the highway was the Peace River. The river is wide and has high banks on both sides. The war-time pressure to complete the road to Alaska required some radical solutions. The quickest way to get a long, high-level bridge was to dis-assemble a bridge in Oakland California, ship it to Canada, and reassemble it across the Peace River. That bridge lasted ten years and had to be replaced.
The Alaska Highway in British Columbia runs in a mostly northern direction to skirt the Canadian Rockies. The traffic on the Highway was sparse and the road conditions were excellent. The scenery is breath taking:
In order to enjoy the long driving sessions, Lyndi arranged her art supplies and paints in the car. She has completed one acrylic painting so far and is working on more:
Just before we reached Fort Nelson, we spotted this Black Bear crossing the highway:
We arrived in Fort Nelson in time to visit the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum which houses a fascinating collection of vehicles and mechanical artifacts.
Jim