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Revision as of 20:02, 2 September 2011
The Sissiboo River Bridge
Mile 41.64 Yarmouth Subdivision, a quarter mile west of Weymouth
Structure
1,224 feet long, 13 spans including a swing span.(1)
History
Originally built as a timber trestle bridge in 1879 by the Yarmouth Counties Railway, it was replaced in 1914 by a steel bridge on concrete columns. It was abandoned by the CPR in 1990 when the Yarmouth Subdivision was closed. The bridge was demolished by the province of Nova Scotia in the summer of 2011.(2)
The 1879 Sissiboo timber trestle bridge, Nova Scotia Museum postcard
References
External Links
Archaeological Survey Annapolis & Digby Rail Bridges by Davis and MacIntyre, July 2010
