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| − | 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) | + | 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 bridge was documented before the demolition by the archaeological firm Davis MacIntyre & Associates.<ref>[https://www.davismacintyre.com/dig-annap-rail-bridges "Digby & Annapolis County Rail Bridges", Past Projects, Davis MacIntyre & Associates Archaeological Consultants]</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:26, 4 October 2020
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 bridge was documented before the demolition by the archaeological firm Davis MacIntyre & Associates.[1]
The Sissiboo timber trestle bridge in a 1907 postcard from the Nova Scotia Museum collection.
The steel bridge of 1914 as seen in 2010.
References
External Links
Ivan Smith's page about the Sissiboo Bridge: history, images and the demolition]
Archaeological Survey Annapolis & Digby Rail Bridges by Davis and MacIntyre, July 2010
Dramatic video of the explosive demolition of the final spans (at the 3:00 mark)
