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3 Kimberley facts that are good to know
Here are three facts you need to know about the City of Kimberley’s Wooden Bridges
1. Three of the wooden bridges (Marysville Falls, MacKenzie Street and St. Mary’s Avenue) were partially-funded utilizing $50,000 from the Enabling Accessibility Fund to remove barriers and increase accessibility for people with disabilities. The remaining funding of $90,416 (or $30,139 per bridge) came from city coffers. All three of these bridges were originally intended for the Mark Creek project. Project delays led to the relocation of two of the bridges that had already been constructed, and the city had already been allowed an extension on the grant.
2. The fourth bridge and abutments at Ross Street was built with $112,000 in Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) funding. A fifth wooden bridge and walking path, funded in part by a $72,500 Bike BC grant, will soon be placed at the terminus of the Peaks-to-Platzl trail and will connect the trail to the downtown core.
3. The five log and timber covered bridges are built locally by Tyee Log Homes. The bridges are constructed of paired Douglas Fir logs that were up to 74’ long, using traditional wood-to-wood joinery, reinforcement with steel thrust plates, fully threaded timber screws and concealed metal tie rods. At the 2014 UBCM Conference, the bridge project won the WoodWORKS! BC Community Recognition Awards for advocating wood use in public structures through visionary initiatives that work toward building a community culture of wood usage.
