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Kinsol Trestle

V9L 6N4 Duncan, Canada (British Columbia)
Address Cowichan Valley Trail
 
 
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Museum typ Exhibition
Bridges and Tunnels
  • Historic Engineering Landmarks

Opening times
 Daily DAWN to DUSK

Admission
Status from 03/2019
 Free entry.
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www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=18478
www.cvrd.bc.ca/121/Cowichan-Valley-Trail
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N48.668427° W123.693824°N48°40.10562' W123°41.62944'N48°40'6.3372" W123°41'37.7664"
The Kinsol Trestle, also known as the Koksilah River Trestle, is a wooden railway trestle located on Vancouver Island north of Shawnigan Lake in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. It provides a spectacular crossing of the Koksilah River.

The Cowichan Valley Trail is a spectacular multi-use trail that is an integral part of The Great Trail (Trans Canada Trail) route on Southern Vancouver Island. The Cowichan Valley section runs from the Capital Regional District boundary at the top of the Malahat, north to Shawnigan Lake and the Kinsol Trestle, west to the Town of Lake Cowichan then north to the Regional District of Nanaimo. The majority of the gravel trail is wide and flat with some sections running along the roadways. The trail provides for easy cycling and walking.
Description

Description of Historic Place

The Kinsol Trestle is a large timber crossing over the Koksilah River. It is located in a rural part of the Cowichan Valley Regional District near Shawnigan Lake on southeastern Vancouver Island. Originally constructed as a railway trestle in 1920 and partially rebuilt several times over the years, the trestle was abandoned when the rail line closed in 1979.
It stood unused for almost 30 years until it was rehabilitated for recreational trail use beginning in 2008.
The Kinsol Trestle was reopened in July 2011 and is now part of the Cowichan Valley Trail system. The historic place includes the trestle structure, its concrete foundations, the river banks beneath and nearby, and the two approaches at the top of the banks.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Completed in 1920, its dimensions measure 44 m (144 ft) high and 188 m (617 ft) long, making it the largest wooden trestle in the Commonwealth of Nations and one of the highest railway trestles in the world.

 
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