North Thompson River
The North Thompson River is the northern branch of the Thompson River, the largest tributary of the Fraser River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Overlanders Bridge and Kamloops station.
Overlanders Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Overlanders Bridge is a bridge that spans the Thompson River in Kamloops, British Columbia. It connects Fortune Drive and Tranquille Road in the north with Victoria Street in the south.
Kamloops station
Railway station
Photo: Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kamloops station is a railway station in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the overnight stopover point for the Rocky Mountaineer train service to Jasper and Banff from Vancouver.
Yellowhead Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yellowhead Bridge or the East Kamloops Bridge is a road bridge in Kamloops, British Columbia. It carries Highway 5 over the South Thompson River. It was completed in December of 1968 and has a length of 179.2 metres, not including a preceding railway overhead on the south side of the river. Yellowhead Bridge is situated 3 km east of North Thompson River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamloops and Knutsford.
Kamloops
Kamloops is a city of 98,000 people in the central interior of British Columbia. It is billed as the Tournament Capital of Canada. It has hosted Strauss Canada Cup of Curling, Skate Canada, World Fly Fishing Championships, Tim Horton's Olympic Qualifying Bike Race, and World Junior Hockey Championships.
Knutsford
Suburb
Knutsford is a neighbourhood of the City of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, located on the south side of that city just west of Peterson Creek. It is named for Knutsford, Cheshire, by Robert Longridge, who took up ranching in the area in 1912. Knutsford is situated 7 km south of North Thompson River.
North Thompson River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“North Thompson River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “North Thompson River”
- Chinese: “北湯姆遜河”
- Dutch: “North Thompson River”
- Dutch: “North Thompson Rivier”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر نورث ثومپسون”
- French: “North Thompson River”
- French: “Rivière North Thompson”
- French: “rivière Thompson nord”
- German: “North Thompson Fluss”
- German: “North Thompson River”
- Italian: “fiume North Thompson”
- Italian: “North Thompson River”
- Japanese: “ノーストンプソン川”
- Spanish: “río North Thompson”
- Spanish: “Río North Thompson”
- Swedish: “North Thompson River”
- Welsh: “Afon North Thompson”
- “North Thompson River”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Powers Addition and West End.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Thompson River and Paul Peak.
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