CN's first crossing of the Fraser River gets only a fraction of the photographic attention that the prolific truss arch bridge further west at Cisco does. A great many photographers have spent hours with their lenses aimed at that structure, hoping for an 'over/under' meet with head ends crossing both CN and CP bridges here.
Only five miles east of Cisco, the 850 foot long bridge over the Fraser at Lytton is still a visually impressive structure. A unique feature of the bridge is a covered pedestrian public walkway on the north side. The walkway is the only alternative for those crossing from the isolated west bank in case the nearby reaction ferry is out of service.
From my vantage point high above the bridge on the eastern side of the river, the distant crossing loses much of its grandeur, even with the bright colours of the westbound train Q117 adorning it. The steady Fraser, freshly swollen with the waters of the Thompson River passes below with indifference. The forested slopes and snow dusted peaks of Stein, Klowa, and Akasik Mountains stand much the same as they did for thousands of years before The Canadian Northern imposed itself on the canyon.
