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Nicola Valley (B.C.) Bridges--British Columbia--Design and construction
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The Coquihalla Highway : 20 months through the mountains

The item is a video copy of an industrial film showing a historical account of the construction of the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt. The film highlights general grade and bridge construction, as well as the erection of the reinforced retaining walls and the Dry Gulch Bridge. Also explored are the planning procedures, the management process, offsite component manufacture, and the environmental mitigation measures.

The Coquihalla Highway : 20 months through the mountains

Industrial film. A historical account of the construction of the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt. The film highlights general grade and bridge construction, as well as the erection of the reinforced retaining walls and the Dry Gulch Bridge. Also explored are the planning procedures, the management process, offsite component manufacture, and the environmental mitigation measures.

The Coquihalla in 8 minutes

Promotional film. It took 20 months to build the Hope-Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway, but this film tells the story in eight minutes.