Cariboo Wagon Road

The Cariboo Wagon Road was a crucial infrastructure project built in the 1860s in British Columbia, Canada, to support the Cariboo Gold Rush. It connected the gold-rich Cariboo region to the coastal city of New Westminster, facilitating the transport of goods and people. Constructed to improve access for miners and settlers, the road replaced difficult, earlier routes. It played a significant role in the economic development of the region, and is notable for its engineering and the impact it had on the growth of towns and transportation in British Columbia during that era.