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==Kentville Cornwallis River Spillway Bridge== | ==Kentville Cornwallis River Spillway Bridge== | ||
| − | [[:Category:Spur Track D Kingsport|Spur Track D Kingsport]], Mile 0.27 | + | *[[:Category:Spur Track D Kingsport|Spur Track D Kingsport]], Mile 0.27 |
| − | + | *[[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Subdivision Kingsport]], Mile 0.27 | |
| − | [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Subdivision Kingsport]], Mile 0.27 | ||
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| − | A 45 foot four bent pile trestle just to the north of the [[Kentville Cornwallis River Bridge]] at mile .27 that acts as a spillway to relieve pressure on the main bridge during floods. | + | A 45 foot four bent pile trestle just to the north of the [[Kentville Cornwallis River Bridge]] at mile .27 that acts as a spillway to relieve pressure on the main bridge during floods.(1) |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | (1) Bridge specs from CPR Trackplan of [[Kentville Railyard]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:2008.002.85medres.jpg|The [[Canada Foods Plant]] with the [[Kentville Roundhouse]], plus the [[Kentville Water Tower]], the [[Kentville Cornwallis River Bridge]] in the centre and the [[Kentville Cornwallis River Spillway Bridge|Spillway Trestle]] to the left, 1949. | ||
| + | Image:CPR8131 Kingsport Way Freight 1961.jpg|[[CPR8131|CPR No. 8131]] crossing the Spillway Bridge with the [[Kingsport]] Way Freight in the last days of branchline, August 1959. | ||
| + | File:Tupper43.jpg|The [[Kentville Cornwallis River Spillway Bridge|Spillway Trestle]], the [[Kentville Cornwallis River Bridge]] and [[Kentville Roundhouse]], October 1990. | ||
| + | File:Tupper36.jpg|[[Canada Foods Plant]] right and the [[Kentville Roundhouse]] taken from the [[Kentville Cornwallis River Spillway Bridge|Spillway Trestle]] with the [[Kentville Cornwallis River Bridge]] in the background, Fall 1991. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:19, 16 October 2017
Kentville Cornwallis River Spillway Bridge
- Spur Track D Kingsport, Mile 0.27
- Subdivision Kingsport, Mile 0.27
A 45 foot four bent pile trestle just to the north of the Kentville Cornwallis River Bridge at mile .27 that acts as a spillway to relieve pressure on the main bridge during floods.(1)
References
(1) Bridge specs from CPR Trackplan of Kentville Railyard
Gallery
The Canada Foods Plant with the Kentville Roundhouse, plus the Kentville Water Tower, the Kentville Cornwallis River Bridge in the centre and the Spillway Trestle to the left, 1949.
CPR No. 8131 crossing the Spillway Bridge with the Kingsport Way Freight in the last days of branchline, August 1959.
The Spillway Trestle, the Kentville Cornwallis River Bridge and Kentville Roundhouse, October 1990.
Canada Foods Plant right and the Kentville Roundhouse taken from the Spillway Trestle with the Kentville Cornwallis River Bridge in the background, Fall 1991.
