Highway 734 is a highway in western Alberta , Canada that travels through the forested foothills of the Rocky Mountains . It used to be part of Forestry Trunk Road and is still colloquially referred to as such.
21-839: Brazeau may refer to: Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Brazeau, an obsolete alternative name for Nordegg , a hamlet in Alberta Brazeau County , a municipal district in Alberta Brazeau River , a river in Alberta Brazeau Reservoir , a man-made lake in Alberta Mount Brazeau , a mountain in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta United States [ edit ] Brazeau, Wisconsin ,
42-423: A few warm days sprinkled in here and there, while winters are cold and snowy. Nordegg recorded a population of 53 in the 1986 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada . Most of the surface coal handling, processing and support facilities at Nordegg are still standing. They were declared a Provincial Historic Resource in 1992, and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2002. There are guided tours of
63-589: A stream in Perry County, Missouri People [ edit ] Alexander Brazeau , American politician Jim Brazeau (born 1968), American soccer goalkeeper Patrick Brazeau (born 1974), Canadian aboriginal activist and senator Theodore W. Brazeau (1873–1965), American politician Justin Brazeau (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
84-551: A town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States Brazeau, Missouri , an unincorporated community in southeastern Perry County, Missouri, United States Brazeau Township, Perry County, Missouri , a township in Perry County, Missouri Brazeau Bottom , an alluvial floodplain in Perry County, Missouri Brazeau Creek , a stream in Perry County, Missouri Geography [ edit ] Brazeau Bottom , an alluvial floodplain in Perry County, Missouri Brazeau Creek ,
105-943: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nordegg Nordegg is a hamlet in west-central Alberta , Canada within Clearwater County . It is in the North Saskatchewan River valley in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies , just east of the intersection of the David Thompson Highway and the Highway 734 spur of the Bighorn Highway (the Forestry Trunk Road). A former coal mining town, it
126-528: Is succeeded by Highway 40 , which also used to be part of Forestry Trunk Road. The highway ends north of the Pembina River . Forestry Trunk Road was a north-south resource road that ran from the Crowsnest Highway ( Highway 3 ) in southern Alberta to Highway 43 in northern Alberta . Over time, some segments of the road have been designated as parts of Highway 40 or Highway 734, while
147-687: The Geological Survey of Canada , staked claims covering coal deposits near the South Brazeau (now Blackstone ), Bighorn , and North Saskatchewan rivers. At Nordegg's urging, Brazeau Collieries Ltd. was founded to exploit them, and the Canadian Northern Railway (which later became part of the Canadian National Railway ) agreed to build a rail line to the northern part of the area. This led to
168-646: The Oldman River , and intersects with Highway 532 . It also passes near the Bob Creek Wildland Provincial Park , Livingstone Falls, and the Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park before ending at its intersection with Highway 541 and the second segment of Highway 40, which was part of Forestry Trunk Road before being designated a provincial highway. Another former segment of Forestry Trunk Road, now
189-635: The North Nordegg Subdivision, is developing north of Highway 11, adjacent to the Shunda Creek Hostel. Clearwater County has released plans for the redevelopment of downtown Nordegg, much of it on the footprint of the original townsite. Alberta Highway 734 It is preceded by the remaining central segment of Forestry Trunk Road, Highway 734 begins south of the Red Deer River to the southwest of Sundre , and
210-560: The Pembina River, north of the Elk River Indian reserve, where it becomes the fourth segment of Highway 40. Over its course, the central segment of Forestry Trunk Road combined with Highway 734 provides access to Ram Falls Provincial Park and numerous campgrounds, and intersects Highway 579, Highway 584 , Highway 591 , Highway 752 , and Highway 11 (David Thompson Highway) west of Nordegg . This stretch also crosses
231-520: The early 1940s, and a surface mining operation was added in 1946. In 1950, a fire destroyed the tipple and five wooden briquetting plants. A new, more modern briquetting plant was then built of metal. It began operation at the end of 1951 but a large government debt had been incurred for its construction. Coal markets declined, primarily due to the decreasing use of steam coal as railroads replaced steam locomotives with diesel , and Brazeau Collieries closed permanently in 1955. Most people left after
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#1732772712589252-534: The first and second segments of Highway 40 respectively, while the central segment is preceded by the third segment of Highway 40 and succeeded by Highway 734. The southern remaining segment of Forestry Trunk Road begins 3.8 km (2.4 mi) north of the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) as a continuation of the southernmost segment of Highway 40. Over its 99 km (62 mi) length, the gravel road provides access to numerous public campgrounds, crosses
273-793: The founding of the coal-mining town of Nordegg. A small camp was established at the future townsite in 1911, coal production began in earnest in 1912, and the rail line, known as the Brazeau Branch, arrived at the town in 1913. Prior to that time, the Nordegg area was accessible only by horse . In 1914, the town was founded as one of the first planned communities in Alberta and it was named in honor of Martin Nordegg's efforts by railway entrepreneur William Mackenzie . When World War I broke out, German assets in Canada were frozen. Martin Nordegg
294-480: The labor force at that time was about 800. Five small briquetting plants were added to the operation in 1937 to produce a marketable product from powdery, fine coal. On 31 October 1941, a large underground explosion in the No. 3 Mine killed 29 miners. Mining resumed six weeks later, and during 1942 the Nordegg mine was one of the top coal-producing mines in Alberta. The town reached a maximum population of about 2,500 in
315-425: The mine closed, although a few families stayed on. The coal reserves at Nordegg had not been exhausted, but mining never resumed. Total production had been about 9.6 million tonnes of low- to medium-volatile bituminous coal . Nordegg has a subarctic climate ( Dfc ) which can be considered a subalpine climate due to its altitude with locations on the same latitude having warmer climates. Summers are mild, with
336-526: The northernmost segment between Highway 40 and Highway 43 is no longer named Forestry Trunk Road. Two segments of Forestry Trunk Road remain – a southern segment from the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass to Highway 541 to the southwest of Longview , and a short central segment from Highway 579 west of Cremona to south of the Red Deer River. The southern segment is preceded and succeeded by
357-491: The surface facilities during the summer months. Tours of the underground mine workings are not possible because most of the tunnels have collapsed. A stretch of about 16 feet (4.9 m) into the entrances of the No. 2 and No. 3 Mines has been restored and can be entered, but beyond that the entries are blocked. A land exchange with the Province of Alberta has stimulated redevelopment of Nordegg. A mountain acreage community,
378-407: The third segment of Highway 40, begins at Highway 1A to the west of Cochrane and ends 46 km (29 mi) later at an intersection with Highway 579. Highway 40 continues as the central remaining segment of Forestry Trunk Road for 27 km (17 mi) to a point 8 km (5.0 mi) prior to the Red Deer River. The road then continues for 268 km (167 mi) as Highway 734 to north of
399-412: The title Brazeau . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brazeau&oldid=1210122699 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
420-576: Was named after Martin Nordegg and the name probably means "North Corner" in a German dialect. The railway station name at the locality was called Brazeau rather than Nordegg at certain points in its history, but the local post office has always been named Nordegg . The name Brazeau is now obsolete. In 1907, Martin Cohn (who later changed his surname to Nordegg) of the German Development Company, working with D.B. Dowling of
441-788: Was permitted to remain at the town and supervise operations, but in the summer of 1915 he was asked to leave Canada. He was allowed to return in 1921, but he had lost his position with the mine. The coal at Nordegg is part of the Gates Formation of the Luscar Group . Of the five coal seams at Nordegg, two were mined: the No. 2 and No. 3 Seams, which averaged 7.75 feet (2.36 m) and 15.92 feet (4.85 m) thick, respectively. They were separated by about 123 feet (37 m) of rock. They dipped at an angle of 12° and were worked by underground room and pillar methods. Production peaked at 500,000 short tons (450,000 t) in 1923, and
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