2016.013.5.54 Official opening of “Monashee” Road, now No. 6 highway to Vernon.

Accession Num: 2016.013.5.54

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Document Date: 1925-09- - --

Donors: Terryl Allen (Estate of Marvel Milne)

Keywords: 1920s, bridge, Highway 6, Kettle River, Kettle River Bridge (original), Monashee Highway opening (1925), Monashee Mountains, Somers; Ernie, and Sutherland; William Henry 'Doc'

Locations: Monashee Pass

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1 digital image (1691 x 2679 pixels)

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Ribbon cutting ceremony at opening of highway through Monashee Mountains between Edgewood and Vernon (future Highway 6), Kettle River Bridge, September 1925. Dr. William Henry Sutherland, Minister of Public Works, at right, Ernie Somers at left.

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