The Joggins Bridge

Joggins is an inlet of the Annapolis Basin next to Digby which splits into two tidal channels. The Joggins required a pair of railway bridges, the Little Joggins Bridge and the Big Joggins Bridge. (See each for details.) Both were initially built as long wooden trestles with moveable spans, part of the difficult and expensive bridging between Digby and Annapolis Royal which along with the Bear River Bridge and the Clementsport Bridge were the "missing link" which delayed the Digby-Annapolis connection for years. Over time the bridge swing spans and pile trestle were progressively replaced by fill, eventually becoming a long embankment with a few short fixed spans.

• The Little Joggins Bridge, Mile 17.8
• The Big Joggins Bridge, Mile 16.5

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  The Joggins Bridges under construction, 1890s.

References

(1) Memorandum of General Information on the Dominion Atlantic Railway, Feb. 17, 1969, page 16, Dominion Atlantic Railway, Library and Archives Canada HE2810 D7 D7 fol., page 16.