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The Peace River Suspension Bridge was a bridge near Taylor, British Columbia, Canada, crossing the Peace River. It opened in 1943 and collapsed on October 16, 1957, with no injuries or fatalities recorded. When it opened, it was the longest bridge on the Alaska highway at 649 m (2,130 feet). When it collapsed, traffic was detoured over the railway trestle. It has since been replaced by the Peace River Bridge.

References

1. Collapsed Peace River Bridge Archived 2005-04-09 at the Wayback Machine History of the North Peace. URL accessed on 5 February 2006.
2. Taylor's History District of Taylor. URL accessed on March 6, 2008.
3. A Gallop through our Peace Region History Archived 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on March 6, 2008.

External links

• Film of the official opening of the bridge on August 30th 1943
• 1950 home movie of the bridge

56°08′15″N 120°40′28″W / 56.1376°N 120.6744°W / 56.1376; -120.6744

• Bridge disasters in Canada
• Bridges completed in 1943
• Suspension bridges in Canada
• Road bridges in British Columbia
• 1957 disasters in Canada
• October 1957 events in Canada