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In 1920, a motor road was pushed through the Fraser Canyon to accommodate the new fascination with the automobile. The trip from Vancouver to Lytton took about eight hours.2
The old Lytton Hotel was in its prime in the 1920s.1920
Lytton, BC
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With the new Fraser Canyon Highway came the motor car. At first, barely reliable, these vehicles required fuel and maintenance. Lytton became the home to several gas stations, and hotels to hold the travellers, and restaurants to feed them.Every few miles along the highway, a small motor inn was constructed, often with fuel and a repair garage. As the cars became more reliable, these were abandoned.
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The Fraser Canyon motor road.1957
Near Lytton, BC
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The Fraser Canyon Highway was barely two lanes, and larger vehicles often crowded the road.1950
On the Fraser Canyon Highway, south of Lytton
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Alexandra Bridge, originally built for the Cariboo Wagon Road, had been damaged in a flood and abandoned. It was rebuilt for the new road, and used until 1963.7
The old Alexandra Bridge, a major crossing point on the route up the Fraser Canyon.23 September 2004
Taken at Alexandra, on Highway 1
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The old Alexandra Bridge across the Fraser River, with the abandoned Fraser Canyon roadway visible.3 October 2003
Taken at Alexandra, on Highway 1
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A typical tunnel bored through a bluff to modernize the route.1950
Near Lytton, BC
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The old bridge in Nine Mile Canyon south of Lytton.1950
Off Highway 1, South of Lytton
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The support structure for the Nine Mile Bridge.1950
Off Highway 1, South of Lytton
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Small businesses popped up along the new road to provide food, gas, lodging and much needed vehicle repairs for travellers.13
The Tee Pee Restaurant alongside of the Fraser Canyon Highway in the 1950s,1950
Near Nine Mile, south of Lytton
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Siska Lodge, when the motor road passed by it.1950
Off Highway 1, South of Lytton
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