Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park

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Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.

The Cariboo Road bridge built by Joseph Trutch in 1861, pictured in 1868 and looking to the east bank. Note the toll-house at left

The bridge built in 1926 for the newly-built Cariboo Highway, looking to the west bank.

This small 55 ha. park is centred around the site of the original Cariboo Wagon Road bridge over the Fraser River. Established in 1984 because of its historical qualifications. First Nations have inhabited the area for over 9,500 years. the first white persons known to have visited the site were Simon Fraser and his crew during their expedition cown the Fraser Canyon in 1808. The first permanent trail, the Anderson Brigade Trail, was established in 1848. The original bridge was constructed in 1861 by Joseph Trutch and named after Princess Alexandra of Wales (wife of Victoria's eldest son, who would become Edward VII). The original bridge was dismantled in 1912 and a new bridge built in 1926. This bridge still exists today, though it is no longer used for automobile traffic.

This is traditional fishing grounds for the Sto:lo and Nlaka'pamux First Nations peoples.

Millions of Spring, Coho, Chum, Pink and Sockeye salmon pass through the park on their way to spawning grounds every year. As well, the park contains many western hemlock, western redcedar and Douglas-fir. Rising steeply on the east bank of the Fraser River, the site contains two well-defined glacio-fluvial benches.