Big Orange Bridge — Attraction in Nelson

A true Kootenay icon. Remarkable, but not in a "look at me" sort of way. Inexplicably two-toned orange, the struts and girders are beloved by all down to the pigeons below. BOB, you embrace our Kootenay Lake, like a great friend, kissing the tree-swaying slopes from shore to shore.

BOB fulfills all bridge functions...

The Big Orange Bridge is the first notable landmark you'll see when coming into Nelson from either the north or the south. Most pictures you see are taken from the south, so I thought I'd give you a different perspective, taken from the RCMP grounds on the southeast side of the...

Okay. I've been across it several times. Not too often in recent years, but I still get to look at it every now and then. There's also something about the "split" colour for a bridge that crosses the river, and it wouldn't be the same without it. Regardless, it has a...