How cute

What is the size scale compared to the original? From the picture, it looks to be about 1/3 or so.

I would not call it a Cameron Street bridge replica.

What it does replicate is the type of construction used in wooden bridges in this region during the first part of the 20th century in the central part of BC and elsewhere in North America.

There are still intact bridges which can be visited by those who want to see the real thing. One is in Telkwa, and the other, of course, is in Quesnel.

The Quesnel Bridge is longer than the Cameron St. Bridge was and may be the longest span to survive in BC and possibly North America, maybe even the World. It was just refurbished for about a $million and will likely survive for several more decades to the point where it stands a good chance of surviving much longer if not faced with some sort of unforseen disaster. It is in the unique situation where the longer it lasts, the more tourist appeal and even local appeal it will likely enjoy.

Telkwa bridge
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Quesnel River Foot bridge:
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For those into interesting and innovate wood bridges .... here is one which uses the principles of catenary shapes "slung" over supports.

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Gus:-"... here is one which uses the principles of catenary shapes "slung" over supports."
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Don't think anyone would want to take a loaded logging truck over THAT, Gus! Bit of a deviation from the normal principles of bridge building, I'd say.

Interesting that the new 'replica' wooden bridge weighed more than the steel span it replaced. Is the new one 'over-built', or was the old one 'under-built', I wonder?

Of course, no bridge can ever really BE 'over-built', as first attempt to bridge the St. Lawrence River with a steel cantilever span engineered with "saving money" in mind so tragically proved.

A week or two before it's collapse, the engineer who designed it told an Engineering Conference that the British taxpayer had been grossly overcharged for a similar bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland.

By the inclusion of way more steel in it than was structurally necessary.

It's still standing. His "cheaper" one didn't even make it across the river before it fell down!

Still....it looks kinda neat.....

Whatever.....typical P.G. scrap the original and then build a replica...

Soooooo! How much did this little toy cost us this time?

waste of money

The bid was 425,000 but I'm sure it came in over budget. Awarded to Nahani Const. out of Yellowknife. I should have bid. Could have made a lot of money at that price.

$425,000 for that!!!? Come on, tell me that you're kidding! Gus is right, it replicates the design but it doesn't really look like the old bridge at all. Mayber they should paint it grey to match the old weathered wood of the original,and where's the sidewalk?

I came upon the picture of the undulating footbridge while searching for images of the Telkwa and Quesnel bridges. I simply wanted to share an interesting bridge. It is a footbridge, not a locking truck bridge.

It is anything but a deviation from the normal principles of bridge building. It is a catenary or suspension bridge which has been around for many thousands of years. Considerably longer than truss bridges. Simple beams would have been the initial indigenous bridges to span short crossings. After that, arched bridges and then trussed bridges. There are some sub categories such as boxed bridges as well.

As far as the wooden bridge being heavier than the steel bridge, that does not surprise me. Steel’s strength to weight ratio is higher than wood.

The original steel “bridge” was actually the platform part of a railway flat car. As such, it would have been designed to carry relatively heavy loads and under kinetic conditions. That bridge, I believe, provided access for light service trucks to the islands over the inlet. So, the new bridge would also be designed for that. I would expect that a crew cab with extended box as well as loaded trailer would need to be accommodated on occasion. Of course, nothing too high can be carried anymore due to the design of the bridge.

"locking" truck ... LOL, computers do funny things when not paying attention ...

So is this 'REPLICA' of a former landmark expected to bring in the tourist dollars from far and wide? Would that not be the only logical explanation for spending a half million dollars on a short foot bridge which replaced an existing, servicable foot bridge? I am curious, did any local contractors like Formula, IDL or Surespan bid for the job?\
metalman.

Does anybody actually believe that this replica thing would attract any tourists?

Really? It's useful for crossing from one side of the channel to the other without getting one's feet wet, that's all.

No more, no less.