The Possibilities Are Endless! Log Cabin Pub - Spences Bridge

The Possibilities are Endless! Log Cabin Pub - Spences Bridge

Rob Greene www.landquest.com [email protected] (604) 830-2020 ®

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The Possibilities are Endless! Log Cabin Pub - Spences Bridge, BC

PROPERTY DETAILS The Log Cabin Pub has been operating for 45 years on the Trans-Canada Highway in one of the warmest spots in Canada! The building, a 4,000 Listing Number: 21115 square foot LOG structure, sits on 6.44 acres of Price: $688,000 fertile land adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway and occupies most of the block. The remaining Taxes (2020): $2,400 2.2 acres is also for sale and can be purchased to have the entire block, giving you significant Size: 6.44 acres ~ 3 titles highway frontage, and flexibility in what you can do with this property. DESCRIPTION The zoning is commercial for the pub and For those that travel the Trans-Canada Highway residential for the undeveloped acreage. The from Hope to Cache Creek and beyond, you property is mostly level and sits on the east side already know that this stretch of road has a slower of the Trans-Canada Highway, with good morning pace and better weather than the Coquihalla. The to mid-afternoon sun exposure. There’s good drive through the Fraser and Thompson River highway signage, and potential to develop this canyons is more enjoyable and provides more to property to more commercial opportunities. Or you see along the way. So much more, that this is the can convert a mostly flat property with over 6 acres preferred route of tourists and travellers who want of land to a residential, equestrian, or agricultural to stop and see the sights, take a break for a bite or use with a 4,000 square foot log building as a a drink, talk to a local or two, and just make it about residence, a winery, craft brewery or any number the journey and not the destination. of other possible uses.

Spences Bridge is a small community on the banks With the recent activity in the market and the of the Thompson River where Highway 8 meets surrounding areas, this opportunity is priced to sell! Highway 1. Many motorcyclists know it well, as it is a preferred stop on a day drive looping from LOCATION Vancouver’s north shore up through Pemberton, Lillooet, Hat Creek then down to Cache Creek, 4857 Chucker Crescent - Spences Bridge, BC Ashcroft and Spences Bridge for a stop at the Log 3709 Deer Lane - Spences Bridge, BC Cabin Pub, then back down through the Fraser 3719 Deer Lane - Spences Bridge, BC Canyon and to Vancouver. This is a pleasant drive along smaller safer roads and Spences Bridge is a DIRECTIONS good place to stop along the way. Take the Trans-Canada Highway north or south and turn on Chucker Crescent, and look for the big log building, you can’t miss it!

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AREA DATA mm (10.6 in). Winters are short and moderately cold for usually brief periods and sunshine hours Spences Bridge is where the Nicola River meets are very low for a couple of months, while summers the Thompson River and where Highway 8 meets are quite long, hot, sunny and dry—compared to the Highway 1. Spences Bridge is 35 km north rest of Canada, albeit with comfortable nights. Like of Lytton, 44 km south of Ashcroft, and 65 km much of the lower-altitude valleys in the Thompson northwest of Merritt. Nicola region, there are more days (on average approx. 40 days per year) when temperature On 1 January 2014, the old Spences Bridge, a one- exceeds 32°C (90°F) than remain below freezing. lane steel truss bridge, was decommissioned and permanently closed to all pedestrian and vehicle Large herds of bighorn sheep are visible in and traffic after 82 years of service. This was deemed around the community throughout the year. A necessary by Ministry of Transportation engineers patient wildlife observer in the area surrounding due to the poor condition of the bridge. Spences Bridge may see elk, bighorn sheep, deer, coyote, black bears, cougar, bobcat, lynx, bald Spences Bridge’s location is mountainous, with eagles, ospreys and many other wildlife species. higher elevations part of the Interior Plateau. The British Columbia is one of the richest wildlife east side of the Fraser here is part of the Clear viewing areas in Canada. Range, a mountainous southwards extension of the Fraser Plateau located in the angle of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers. HISTORY Spences Bridge has a semi-arid climate. The The area around Spences Bridge has a long and climate is very dry and mild by Canadian standards, ancient history, with a Native Heritage spanning with an average annual precipitation of just 269.1 thousands of years. Europeans first came during

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the Cariboo Gold rush of the 1850s, when the town adventures include a trail ride operation, river was known as Cook’s Ferry after the ferry that was rafting, hiking and sightseeing. used to connect the two sides of the Thompson River. MAP REFERENCE

In 1863, Thomas Spence, the famous road builder, 50°25’25.85”N and 121°20’31.29”W finished the Cariboo Highway by replacing the ferry with a wooden toll bridge across the rushing IMPROVEMENTS Thompson River. The community was renamed • 4,000 square foot log building when that first bridge was built in 1864. After the • Manufactured home currently used for gold rush, the town became a farming and railroad storage community, which it remains to this day. “Add • Storage building water to this sun-drenched land and you can grow • Garage anything” the saying goes, proven by the many orchards, fruit stands and ranches near Spences Bridge. SERVICES Community water system, power, satellite TV, 2 Spences Bridge no longer has the bridge across septic systems the Thompson River that once gave the community its name. Removal of the bridge was completed ZONING in March 2015 after the Ministry of Transportation deemed the bridge to be a safety hazard and TNRD: C-3 - Highway Commercial Zone closed it permanently after 82 years in service. TNRD: R-2 - Residential Multi-Use Zone Disassembly of the bridge now separates the communities living on the north and south sides LEGAL of the river. Residents can still travel across the river via the Thompson River Bridge, which is part Lot 4 District Lot 369 Kamloops Division Yale of Highway 1, but it is a half-hour walk from the old District Plan 8694 bridge. PID 009-805-621

Several heritage sites add to the enduring appeal of Lot 3 District Lot 369 Kamloops Division Yale Spences Bridge, including the oldest active hotel in District Plan 8694 British Columbia, and the Widow Smith Gravesite PID 009-805-605 (Granny Smith Apples), which is adjacent to this property. Lot 2 District Lot 369 Kamloops Division Yale District Plan 8694 RECREATION PID 009-805-591 Famous today for its excellent steelhead fishing, the area around Spences Bridge attracts dedicated anglers from around the world between September and December to catch and release these fabulous sports fish. Aside from fishing, other outdoor

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Rob Greene Managing Broker [email protected] (604) 830-2020

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