Bridge view

We went down to the new bridge Sunday and walked along the pedestrian/cycle lane to the highest point to get a new perspective on the Okanagan. (Remember, you can click on any picture to make it bigger.)


There is an impressive pair of sculptures at the western end of the bridge, on First Nations Land. They are made of metal, each representing a wolf in front of a bear's paw.


From the new bridge, we were able to see the progress that is being made on dismantling the old bridge.

They are making holes in the concrete pontoons, presumably readying them for sinking in the lake.

They removed one pontoon already so that boats can sail or motor underneath the new bridge.

Much of the blacktop (tarmac) has been taken up and hauled away. The pontoons must be as clean as possible before they sink them.

I'm not sure what's going to happen to the huge metal lifting mechanism at the eastern end of the bridge. Hopefully it will be removed and recycled.

The new bridge doesn't have a lifting section - it has a hump instead that allows enough space underneath for the boats.

The roundabout has a clever relief of Ogopogo, our local mythical lake serpent.

I felt like a tourist in my own town, camera in hand.