BC Road Trip Time Machine Highway 3, Creston to Alberta Border 1966

[@leniszameit]

my foster parents traveled hwy 3 alot back then. nice to see some stuff i remebered as a kid.

[@robynh4095]

So cool . Wow has Fernie changed . Thanks for sharing! Wish we could go back

[@MommaKnowsBestest]

Wow love it.

[@fayremead]

0:26 -- Wayside Nursery on the right, established by Bill Peters. By the 1980s he had crafted an arboretum in the southern part of his property, successfully growing rare or tender species (Blue Atlas Cedar, Kashmir Cedar, Hungarian Oak, American Sweetgum, Tulip Tree, and others). Now Beltane Nursery.

[@rdsieben]

When I watch this clips I always look for railways that were in the past and do not exist today. Very interesting for a ferro-archeologist.

[@srp723]

This is home in the 80s & 90s for me. Incredible to see what was around in 1966. I’m especially interested to see the newly-incorporated District of Sparwood and the communities of Michel, Natal & Middletown before they were razed. I’ve been waiting for this video. Thanks.

[@MinistryofTranBC]

Glad you like it, Steve. :) It is pretty amazing to see what it used to look like along that stretch, compared with how it looks today.

[@timtwoface]

As someone who finally did this drive in 2020, it was really interesting to see what it looked like nearly 60 years ago.

[@harrysbird]

Old Bridge still alive lifespan: 5:28 - Ryan Bridge - Moyie River - Truss Bridge 4:40 - Yahk Bridge - Moyie River - Arch Bridge 4:16 - Curzon Bridge - Moyie River - Truss Bridge 4:08 - Curzon Junction Bridge - Moyie River - Truss Bridge 1:30 - Walker Bridge - Goat River - Truss Bridge Old Bridge has been replaced into Non-Truss Bridge: 9:20 - Wards Bridge - Moyie River - Truss Bridge 15:23 - Warden Bridge - Kootenay River - One Lane Truss Bridge 21:49 - West Fernie Bridge - Elk River - Truss Bridge 22:01 - Leo T Nimsick Bridge - Elk River - Truss Bridge 23:08 - Hosmer Bridge - Elk River - Truss Bridge 25:16 - Michel Mouth Bridge - Truss Bridge 25:44 - Michel CR Old Town Bridge - Truss Bridge 26:13 - Michel Creek, Loop Bridge - Truss Bridge, Clearance Metres: 4.26m

[@MinistryofTranBC]

Hi Harry! Thanks for this. :)

[@gencreeper6476]

It will take me awhile but one could also do a list of bypassed highway sections (ones you see in the video that you wont drive on the modern highway 3) that are still accessible as side roads. Also maybe to add to your list the small bridge in Kitchener at 2:06 is still alive and the exact same one it's just been bypassed by the main highway itself and only serves the town now.

[@P7777-u7r]

17:04 has been changed very recently. Was exactly like shown here from 1950 until mid 2024. Hwy 3 has changed very little since the 60s and our dear good friend Emil Anderson has returned to build this brand new section go figure. EAC still in many ways adheres to the old Hwy Min standards with all the backs of their signs painted green and much of their equipment is still painted orange and white.

[@gencreeper6476]

One thing I notice in these is that BC highways seemed to have a lot more metal "guardrail" type barriers back then but we seem to have taken a hard turn back to the old kind of concrete blocks and it seems like BC is now one of the rarest places to see a guardrail on a highway instead of concrete. Was there some kind of major disaster between then and now that got BC to mostly switch back to cement barriers? I know guardrails are (in)famous now for how dangerous they are when improperly installed.

[@P7777-u7r]

Is it true that BC built the section from east of the border to Coleman, AB for the Albertans?

[@MinistryofTranBC]

Sorry - we don't have an answer to this.

[@donaldbarnes8919]

I would like to see it at the proper speed.

[@toddfynn]

You can slow down your "travel" on KZbin by clicking on the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the KZbin screen and choosing a slower playback speed -- 0.25 or 0.5 or 0.75

[@russallert]

"Read everything before doing anything".