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.