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===Bridge One: SQ-3109===
===Bridge One: SQ-3109===
The FSR currently has two bridges. The first, SQ-3109, is 14.8m long 4.8m wide steel bridge with timber components. The deck, railings and abutments were not treated when the bridge was constructed and are rotting. However, the sub-deck, ballast walls and ties are all in good condition (as they were treated with creosote). '''This bridge is currently load rated at 68 tonnes.'''
The FSR currently has two bridges. The first, SQ-3109, is 14.8m long 4.8m wide steel bridge with timber components. The deck, railings and abutments were not treated when the bridge was constructed and are rotting. However, the sub-deck, ballast walls and ties are all in good condition (as they were treated with creosote). '''This bridge is currently load rated at 68 tonnes.'''
====Inspections====
*''2015 Inspection: [[Media:SQ-3109 2015 Inspection.pdf]]''


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===Bridge Two: SQ-3110===
===Bridge Two: SQ-3110===
The second, SQ-3110, is 15.8m long by 4.3m wide log stringer bridge with timber components. None of the components of this bridge were treated and everything is rotting. Three of the four girders were tested in 2015 and it was found that all of them showed significant dry rot, so much so that the girders were 60% hollow. In 2014 this bridge was given a load rating of 2 tonnes. After the 2015 inspection '''the bridge was down rated to 0 tonnes.'''
The second, SQ-3110, is 15.8m long by 4.3m wide log stringer bridge with timber components. None of the components of this bridge were treated and everything is rotting. Three of the four girders were tested in 2015 and it was found that all of them showed significant dry rot, so much so that the girders were 60% hollow. In 2014 this bridge was given a load rating of 2 tonnes. After the 2015 inspection '''the bridge was down rated to 0 tonnes.'''
====Inspections====
* ''2015 Inspection: [[Media:SQ-3110 2015 Inspection.pdf]]''
* ''2014 Inspection: [[Media:SQ-3110 2014 Inspection.pdf]]''


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Revision as of 22:24, 26 December 2017

Phelix Creek FSR

The log bridge crossing near the start of Phelix Creek Trail in 2009 before the second bridge was down-rated to 0 tonnes.
Length 5.8 km
Class 4WDHC Gravel Road
Status DSQ FSR Status Page
Access via Blackwater FSR
Destination Phelix Creek Trail
Caretaker Sea to Sky Forest District (DSQ)
KML
Maps


The Phelix Creek FSR runs from Blackwater Road until it ends at the trailhead for the Phelix Creek Trail. Most of the road is generally 4WDHC, although a land-slip occurs every spring at around 0.6km, and a ford at 5.1km may stop many in high water conditions. In the winter Blackwater FSR is periodically plowed in the winter and so after a large snow dump may be challenging to navigate. Phelix Creek FSR unlike Blackwater FSR is NOT plowed. Typically those intending on accessing Brian Waddington Hut on skis will not be able to drive on this road and will need to skin-up at the start of the road.


CAUTION: THE SECOND BRIDGE HAS ROTTEN AND HOLLOW LOG STRINGERS AND IS LOAD RATED AT 0 TONNES. CROSSING THIS BRIDGE WITH A VEHICLE IS HIGHLY INADVISABLE AND NOT RECOMMENDED.


Bridges

Bridge One: SQ-3109

The FSR currently has two bridges. The first, SQ-3109, is 14.8m long 4.8m wide steel bridge with timber components. The deck, railings and abutments were not treated when the bridge was constructed and are rotting. However, the sub-deck, ballast walls and ties are all in good condition (as they were treated with creosote). This bridge is currently load rated at 68 tonnes.

Inspections

  • SQ-3109 in looking downchain after a VOC workhike in 2017 to clear the approaches and the deck of vegetation.
    SQ-3109 in looking downchain after a VOC workhike in 2017 to clear the approaches and the deck of vegetation.
  • SQ-3109 in looking upchain after a VOC workhike in 2017 to clear the approaches and the deck of vegetation.
    SQ-3109 in looking upchain after a VOC workhike in 2017 to clear the approaches and the deck of vegetation.

Bridge Two: SQ-3110

The second, SQ-3110, is 15.8m long by 4.3m wide log stringer bridge with timber components. None of the components of this bridge were treated and everything is rotting. Three of the four girders were tested in 2015 and it was found that all of them showed significant dry rot, so much so that the girders were 60% hollow. In 2014 this bridge was given a load rating of 2 tonnes. After the 2015 inspection the bridge was down rated to 0 tonnes.

Inspections

  • SQ-3110 in 2015 looking upchain.
    SQ-3110 in 2015 looking upchain.
  • One of the rotting and fungus infected stringers of SQ-3110 in 2015.
    One of the rotting and fungus infected stringers of SQ-3110 in 2015.

Spurs

There are two spurs off of the main road. These spurs are mostly used by the Pemberton Valley Snowmobile Club:

  • East Branch - Branches off at 4.2km
  • West Branch - Branches off at 4.7km


Bulletins

2011 July 1st - Pemberton Valley Snowmobile Club
Driving past the slide and all the way to the one-log bridge was possible using an assortment of Jeeps and Pathfinders.
2010 October 24th - Pemberton Valley Snowmobile Club
The road is in excellent shape. Largely due to work by the Pemberton Valley Snowmobile club the landslide itself is probably possible with a low-clearance vehicle, and the encroaching alder has been cut back from the sides of the road as far as the Phelix East branch. Waterbars which get progressively worse with elevation will keep the road high clearance, however. The East branch was also largely cleared of encroaching alder. The West branch is seriously overgrown.


Waypoints

Km UTM Elevation Type Direction to travel Description
0.0 524791, 5601770 700m Blackwater Rd Right Turn right off Blackwater Road.
0.2 524726, 5601986 710m Parking area Straight Summer parking for 2WD Vehicles.
0.6 524923, 5602246 750m First landslide Straight Passable by 4WD HC in summer; maybe necessary to roll rocks off the road
0.8 525071, 5602334 750m Second landslide Straight -
1.8 525250, 5603350 950m Switchback Straight Road switchbacks left then right, passing a huge boulder partially on the road
3.1 525069, 5604244 1070m First Bridge Straight Road turns right over the bridge, then left up the West side of Phelix Creek
4.2 524905, 5605088 1140m Spur Left Phelix Creek East branch continues straight; turn left towards second bridge
4.4 524821, 5605155 1150m Second Bridge Straight Main branch crosses back over to the East side of Phelix Creek
4.7 524700, 5605282 1170m Spur Straight Phelix Creek West branch forks to the left; continue straight on main branch.
5.1 524570, 5605678 1210m Stream Straight Huge ditch as a tributary crosses the road. Maybe impassable if water level is high. A fallen tree to the right creates a bridge to cross in winter.
5.9 524605, 5606348 1230m End of Road Straight Parking for 4WD HC; continue straight across two clearcuts.
6.6 524481, 5606998 1280m Trailhead Follow flagging A large tree 700m North of the end of the road marks the start of the flagged trail to the Hut
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