List of crossings of the Kootenay River

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Kootenay River from its source downstream to the Columbia River.

Crossings edit

Crossing Carries Location Coordinates Image
Kootenay Crossing Bridge   Hwy 93 Kootenay Crossing, British Columbia
(Kootenay National Park)
50°53′13″N 116°02′44″W / 50.8869°N 116.0455°W / 50.8869; -116.0455
Canal Flats Bridge    Hwy 93 / Hwy 95 Canal Flats, British Columbia 50°08′52″N 115°48′03″W / 50.1479°N 115.8009°W / 50.1479; -115.8009
Springbrook Bridge    Hwy 93 / Hwy 95 Skookumchuck, British Columbia 49°54′39″N 115°44′14″W / 49.9108°N 115.7372°W / 49.9108; -115.7372
Wasa Bridge    Hwy 93 / Hwy 95 Near Wasa, British Columbia 49°48′34″N 115°46′02″W / 49.8094°N 115.7671°W / 49.8094; -115.7671
Fort Steele Bridge    Hwy 93 / Hwy 95 Fort Steele, British Columbia 49°36′45″N 115°38′04″W / 49.6125°N 115.6345°W / 49.6125; -115.6345
Wardner Bridge    Hwy 3 / Hwy 93 Near Wardner, British Columbia 49°26′00″N 115°25′21″W / 49.4333°N 115.4224°W / 49.4333; -115.4224
Highway Bridge Kikomun-Newgate Road near Kikomun Creek Provincial Park,
British Columbia
49°15′37″N 115°16′22″W / 49.2602°N 115.2727°W / 49.2602; -115.2727
Kootenay crosses Canada-U.S. border (as Lake Koocanusa impoundment)
Libby Dam Near Jennings, Montana 48°24′35″N 115°18′53″W / 48.4096°N 115.3146°W / 48.4096; -115.3146  
Lake Koocanusa Bridge   MT 37 48°21′57″N 115°19′31″W / 48.3658°N 115.3252°W / 48.3658; -115.3252  
Highway Bridge   MT 37 Libby, Montana 48°23′48″N 115°32′52″W / 48.3966°N 115.5477°W / 48.3966; -115.5477
Kootenai Falls Swinging Bridge Footbridge Kootenai Falls, Montana 48°27′12″N 115°46′17″W / 48.4532°N 115.7715°W / 48.4532; -115.7715  
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge Roosevelt Parkway Troy, Montana 48°28′12″N 115°53′11″W / 48.47°N 115.886389°W / 48.47; -115.886389  
Kootenai River Bridge   US 2 48°29′42″N 115°55′04″W / 48.4951°N 115.9179°W / 48.4951; -115.9179
Highway Bridge Leona Road Near Leona, Idaho
(In Montana near MT-ID border.)
48°37′02″N 116°02′54″W / 48.6171°N 116.0482°W / 48.6171; -116.0482
Bonner's Ferry Bridge    US 2 / US 95 Bonners Ferry, Idaho 48°41′59″N 116°18′48″W / 48.6998°N 116.3132°W / 48.6998; -116.3132
Kootenay crosses U.S.-Canada border
Kootenay River Bridge   Hwy 3 Near Creston, British Columbia 49°07′02″N 116°34′50″W / 49.1173°N 116.5805°W / 49.1173; -116.5805
Kootenay Lake Ferry   Hwy 3A Connecting Kootenay Bay
and Balfour, British Columbia
49°39′07″N 116°54′41″W / 49.65200°N 116.9115°W / 49.65200; -116.9115  
Harrop Cable Ferry Harrop, British Columbia 49°36′34″N 117°03′15″W / 49.6095°N 117.0541°W / 49.6095; -117.0541
Nelson Bridge
(Big Orange Bridge)
  Hwy 3A Nelson, British Columbia 49°30′37″N 117°16′56″W / 49.5103°N 117.2821°W / 49.5103; -117.2821  
Taghum Bridge    Hwy 3A / Hwy 6 Taghum, British Columbia 49°29′40″N 117°22′46″W / 49.4944°N 117.3795°W / 49.4944; -117.3795
Corra Linn Dam Corra Linn, British Columbia 49°28′05″N 117°28′03″W / 49.4680°N 117.4675°W / 49.4680; -117.4675  
Upper Bonnington Falls Dam Bonnington Falls, British Columbia 49°27′32″N 117°29′09″W / 49.4588°N 117.4858°W / 49.4588; -117.4858
Lower Bonnington Falls Dam 49°27′39″N 117°29′59″W / 49.4609°N 117.4998°W / 49.4609; -117.4998
Blewett Road Near South Slocan, British Columbia 49°27′32″N 117°30′33″W / 49.4590°N 117.5092°W / 49.4590; -117.5092
South Slocan Dam 49°27′23″N 117°31′05″W / 49.4563°N 117.5181°W / 49.4563; -117.5181
Glade Ferry Tarry's, British Columbia 49°23′42″N 117°32′40″W / 49.395126°N 117.544426°W / 49.395126; -117.544426
Brilliant Dam Near Brilliant, British Columbia 49°19′28″N 117°37′10″W / 49.3244°N 117.6195°W / 49.3244; -117.6195  
Brilliant Suspension Bridge Footbridge 49°19′03″N 117°37′47″W / 49.3175°N 117.6297°W / 49.3175; -117.6297  
Brilliant Bridge   Hwy 3A 49°19′00″N 117°37′52″W / 49.3168°N 117.6311°W / 49.3168; -117.6311  
References: ACME Mapper[1][failed verification]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ USGS Topo Maps for United States (Map). Cartography by United States Geological Survey. ACME Mapper. Retrieved 2010-03-28.