Citizens for a Livable Cranbrook Society provides grassroots leadership and an inclusive process, with a voice for all community members, to ensure that our community grows and develops in a way that incorporates an environmental ethic, offers a range of housing and transportation choices, encourages a vibrant and cultural life and supports sustainable, meaningful employment and business opportunities.

Saturday, August 30, 2014

1930's Storm Sewer still in good shape

Completed in 1935 and still going strong - this storm sewer system carries Smith Creek and Hospital Creek  under Cranbrook to the confluence with Joseph Creek.  This 30 inch box shaped concrete culvert is interspersed with manholes for work crews to check on the flow of water at any given time but its appearance has until now been a bit of a mystery to most.  We have heard about it and heard how it may not be as efficient as it once was but now revealed for all to view, it appears to be in very good health.  The culvert runs from close to the Cranbrook Museum of Rail Travel under the highway, along 2nd St, across Rotary Park and along Kootenay St until it reaches 6th St N. where it makes a right turn and follows 6th St N until it reaches Joseph Creek.

With road work being completed on 6th St N. the culvert has been carefully been revealed for other infrastructure work to be completed. 

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