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Aftermath of the Coquitlam River Flood, 1921

A small crowd view the remains of two washed out bridges

2008.001.83, PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives

Excessive rain in 1921 swept many logs downriver, eventually causing a jam that destroyed the CPR and Dewdney Trunk Rd. bridges. These bridges connected downtown Port Coquitlam to the rest of the city on the other side of the Coquitlam River.