Hope: Highway 7 about 2 km west of - looking eastbound
Few places in British Columbia have a history as closely tied to transportation routes as Hope. At the meeting of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers, this small community stands where the settled lowlands of the Lower Mainland give way to steep, forested interior valleys. Hope grew during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush and remains a junction for Highway 1, Highway 3 and Highway 5, linking Vancouver with the southern Interior and the Coquihalla Pass. Railways also follow this corridor, underlining its long-standing importance as a passage through the Coast Mountains. Near town, the Othello Tunnels preserve part of the Kettle Valley Railway’s route through Coquihalla Canyon.
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The confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers defines the setting of Hope — these watercourses and the steep, forested slopes of the Cascade Mountains shape a compact town at the eastern end of the Fraser Valley. A major road junction links the Trans-Canada Highway with routes toward the Coquihalla and British Columbia’s southern Interior. Hope is known for outdoor chainsaw carvings, including works created during competitions held as part of Hope Brigade Days. Nearby, Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park preserves the Othello Tunnels, a sequence of former railway tunnels linked by bridges in a narrow gorge. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding Fraser Valley and Cascades to extend your view of Hope.
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