THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1971. | co" “ yrtwana ak RITSUMK ALUM , LAKE | BRITISH = COLUMBIA’ g PRINCE RUPERT sah open with | bridge A’ treasure chest bulging --, with mineral and - ‘forestry © wealth will open just a crack - ~* this summer. * - The key will turn. with ithe a construction. of: a forestry ae. : bridge: a bridge Across the o e = ° “ 2 < a Me ‘will ‘bring: -residents of. Stewart and the Nass closer to . Terrace, already : called hub city of the north. It will send in prospectors and developers, It will bring - out wealth, " SMITHERS a NASS RIVER A of ‘BRIDGE SITE : if LF ‘ = === PUBLIC ROADS — LOGGING ROADS | ; K 4? ITEMAT © eevacsons BRITISH COLUMBLA FOREST SERVICE Terrace i is Nass terminus PLANNED ROADS. OPPO PPI OPIPPPPPOPPOOOPPCOPOCLCOL OK — CARNIVAL | | Family Fun! o7 WELL-GRADED , Eventually, it is expected a ; well-graded, and even paved,.. road will thrust into the Nas$-_ treasure trove. ‘ A bigger. bridge would be ‘needed, But a firm beginning has ‘been made, - According to the B,C, Forest Service, which, through the. provincial Department of: Finance, is constructing aoe bridge: “A vital link in B,C.’s ever- ’ growing road system will he forged this summer.” In a press release an- nouncing specifications of the SS esas ahaa ee ace Sra nan cceicoeserarsseiges alecaresteastte RRR ceeceietaeseiaseeensenee Treat your family to a delightful dinner prepared § | and served by professionals J “BUTTER | DELL RESTAURANT | | SPORTSMAN DRIVE-IN Located at Slumber Lodge & Motel . - } Homestyle meals + Cozy surroundings + Service with a smile STEAK SPECIAL Choice of 4 oz. or 12 o2. top sirloin with + Crisp green salad + Baked potato + Sour cream and bufter + Spumoni ice cream for dessert PRICE ‘$3.00 and $4.00 Take out pizza, ravioli, and spaghetti FEATURING GARY MOBERG HOURS: 5:30 P.M. - 1 A.M. 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Bridging rivers .in remote parts of the province is . nothing new to Forest Service 1. engineers. the service says. ” AS they push their forest” access roads further and further into our vast timber lands, they have crossed and sometimes re-crossed many of “the major streams in ‘B.C, with well- designed durable structures.” “But the Nass has presented a particular challenge,” says forestry officials. hess Sa Sees sacar ea The gorge is almost 400) feet - wide at the selected crossing site where the river dashes headlong for the Pacific Ocean at 10 mph and water depth varies by as much as 40 feet and peaks twice each year ~ in June with the late spring run-off and in October when _ gutumn rains precede the freeze-up. ‘At no ‘point in its entire ‘length has ‘it been properly bridged. The forestry service an- nounced that glue laminated {giulam) wooden girders have been used widely by forest service engineers for Many of - their previous crossings and some of the longer spans have been braced by various combinations ‘of steel struts and cables, GIRDERS LIMTED “Even so,” they added, “transportation and handling difficulties after assembly in Vaneouver have limited the practical length of gluliam Birders to 150 feet.” “The main span of the Nass bridge is te be 186 feet and has introduced’ new problems,” the service said. Several steel designs were SRDS Once you start eating you'll never want to stop. SR a scares sei considered but in the. end. the | + most economical and: prac- tical proved to be a composite wood-steel structure. Four 93-.-. foot glulam girders made of. Douglas fir will be. spliced. at the bridge-site into two 186- foot beams. These will be reinforced with steel bracing to support loads up to 99 tons, Materials will be aseembled at both sides of the river during the next three months . and, of course, those assigned to the north bank will be moved by ship to Stewart on the Portland Canal — then by road for the final part of the journey."’ -the forestry department said. “Construction will begin as soon as weather conditions permit in late spring or early summer. Completion is scheduled before the October freshet."" Although the bridge is in- tended primarily to provide access to undeveloped regions and to enable the forest ser- vice to conduct its forest protection and management jobs more readily throughout the: surrounding area, it will - ‘be open to the traveling public at Specified times. MS nC RRS ese n seis Limitations will be a necessary because. raads leading to the bridge’ are not public highways at this time - although they may” well: be some day... “: The main route. leading rorth from Highway 16 is.the Columbia Cellulose. Com- pany’s logging road which’ starts at Terrace and extends 140 miles to the confluence at the Meziadin and the Nass. “Because of the logging truck traffic, public use will probably be’ restricted to- after-work hours and to: weekends,”’ the forestry ; service said. The 10-mile stretch between -: the north bank of the Nass and the Stewar!-Cassiar road was ¢ built by the federal Depart- ment of Fisheries and‘: Forestry to a fish ladder on 3 the Meziadin River. 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