Cariboo Road

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Cariboo Road was a historic wagon route in British Columbia built to access the remote goldfields during the Cariboo Gold Rush.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic wagon road
transportation infrastructure
associatedWith Barkerville Historic Town
linked to: Barkerville

Fraser Canyon
builtBy Colonial government of British Columbia
builtFor British colonial authorities in British Columbia
builtUnder Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)
category Gold rush trails and roads
Historic roads in British Columbia
connects coastal supply centres to interior goldfields
constructionCost one of the most expensive public works of colonial British Columbia
constructionEnd 1865
constructionMethod hand-built with blasting and grading
constructionStart 1860
country Canada
era 19th century
follows Fraser River
hasRemnants visible road grades and heritage markers along modern highways
heritageStatus recognized as a historic route in British Columbia
historicalPeriod Cariboo Gold Rush
influenced development of towns along its route
infrastructureType overland road
initiatedBy Governor James Douglas
lengthApprox about 650 kilometres
locatedIn British Columbia
maintenanceBy road tolls during colonial period
notableFeature steep grades and narrow benches above Fraser River canyons
partOf Cariboo Wagon Road system
linked to: Cariboo Road
passesThrough 100 Mile House
Clinton
Lytton
Quesnel
purpose to access the Cariboo goldfields
to support the Cariboo Gold Rush
replacedBy railway routes in late 19th century
significance facilitated large-scale gold mining operations
opened interior British Columbia to settlement
status partly abandoned
sections incorporated into modern Highway 97
terminus Barkerville
Yale
timeOfUse primarily 1860s–1880s
transportMode horse-drawn wagons
pack animals
usedFor freighting supplies
transporting miners
wagon transport

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Cariboo Gold Rush significantPlace Cariboo Road
Cariboo Gold Rush associatedWith Cariboo Wagon Road
linked to: Cariboo Road
Burnaby Lake adjacentTo Cariboo Road
Randolph Scott notableWork The Cariboo Trail
linked to: Cariboo Road
Jim Davis appearedIn The Cariboo Trail
linked to: Cariboo Road
Fort Alexandria locatedOnRoute Cariboo Wagon Road
linked to: Cariboo Road
Cariboo Road partOf Cariboo Wagon Road system
linked to: Cariboo Road
Lillooet partOfHistoricRoute Cariboo Road
Lillooet partOfHistoricRoute Old Cariboo Road
linked to: Cariboo Road
Lillooet hasNearbyHistoricSite Mile 0 of the Old Cariboo Road
linked to: Cariboo Road