Bridge of Dreams completes the Kettle Valley Rail Trail

The Trans Canada Trail is proud to celebrate the completion of the Bridge of Dreams, a trail-building milestone in Princeton, British Columbia.  This historic occasion marks the rebirth of the last train bridge built to complete the legendary Kettle Valley Railroad.  

In the spring 1915, construction workers dubbed the span over the Tulameen River “The Bridge of Dreams”.  With its completion, the extraordinary idea of linking points east of the Rockies to Vancouver and the Pacific Ocean was made real. The driving in of the KVR’s last spike took place some 94 years ago on a spot where the Trans Canada Trail provides a new kind of transportation today.

The Bridge of Dreams 2010 is a testament to the dedication and tenacity of the Vermilion Trails Society volunteers. Since 1998 this tireless group has been responsible for the development and maintenance of the Princeton Subdivision section of the Trans Canada Trail, a 113-kilometre stretch from Osprey Lake to Brookmere. This area has since become a popular tourist destination for Canadians and visitors from all over the world.