Near the Big Bend, the North Saskatchewan River comes off of the Columbia Icefields. It only flows a short distance before it disappears into a deep gorge. Here there is the remains of the old highway, and an old concrete bridge that spans the gorge. The date on the bridge is 1938. I remember my parents telling me that they drove the Icefields Parkway back in the 1950's, on their honeymoon. In those days it took two to three days to drive from Banff to Jasper. Now you can do it in about 3 to 4 hours.
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