Lillooet ferries and bridges (Fraser River)

A series of ferries and bridges have crossed the Fraser River in the vicinity of Lillooet in the Squamish-Lillooet region of southwestern British Columbia.

[1] From about 1859, Otis Parsons, who supervised the team that built the section of the Douglas Road to the head of Anderson Lake, operated the Parsonville ferry until his death.

[2] About opposite the Seton River mouth, this prospectors' shanty town sprang up on the east bank of the Fraser.

[16] Completed in 2003, a restoration project has ensured a safe pedestrian-only crossing and included the installation of bat houses under the bridge deck.

[17] In 1862, a syndicate brought the Cariboo camels to BC for use as pack animals, but the creatures proved unsuited for this task and the venture failed.

V. Fraser and Minister of Forests and local MLA Thomas Waterland conducted the official opening ceremony on June 27, 1981.

[21] In 1968, a fire extensively damaged the bridge, which required replacement of the decking and 10 sets of plate girder stringers.