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==The Sissiboo River Bridge== | ==The Sissiboo River Bridge== | ||
| − | Mile 41.64 [[:Category:Subdivision Yarmouth|Yarmouth Subdivision]] | + | Mile 41.64 [[:Category:Subdivision Yarmouth|Yarmouth Subdivision]], a quarter mile west of [[Weymouth]] |
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
| − | 1,224 feet long, 13 spans including a swing span. | + | 1,224 feet long, 13 spans including a swing span.<ref>[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|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 17.</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Originally built as a timber trestle bridge in 1879 by the Yarmouth Counties Railway, it was replaced in | + | Originally built as a timber trestle bridge in 1879 by the Yarmouth Counties Railway, it was replaced in 1915 by a steel bridge on concrete columns. It was abandoned by the CPR in 1990 when the Yarmouth Subdivision was closed. The Province of Nova Scotia decided to demolish the bridge in August 2011<ref>[http://www.digbycourier.ca/News/2011-08-22/article-2719228/End-of-the-line-for-historic-train-trestle/1 End of the line for historic train trestle Published on August 22, 2011 By Karla Kelly FOR THE DIGBY COURIER]</ref> 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> Demolition was carried out in February 2012.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120228075925/http://ns1758.ca/rail/dar-bridge-sissiboo.html Ivan Smith's page documenting the bridge demolition on the Internet Archives]</ref> |
<Gallery> | <Gallery> | ||
| − | + | File:Yar5.JPG|[[Bird's Eve View of Yarmouth Nova Scotia 1889]]: detail of [[Weymouth]], with [[Weymouth Station]] and the [[Sissiboo River Bridge]], 1889. | |
| + | File:Sissiboo.jpg|The Sissiboo timber trestle bridge in a 1907 postcard from the [[:Category:Nova Scotia Museum|Nova Scotia Museum]] collection. | ||
| + | File:Weymouth Aerial Oblique.jpg|[[Weymouth]] and the [[Sissiboo River Bridge]] from the air, July 29, 1931. | ||
| + | File:DAR-bridge-Sissapoo-River-2010nov30.jpg|The steel bridge of 1915 as seen in 2010. | ||
| + | File:OIC 1915 1016 3.jpg|Elevation of proposed steel bridge for 1915 Government approval. | ||
</Gallery> | </Gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | [http:// | + | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUxL7oAnA5U Dramatic video of the explosive demolition of the final spans (at the 3:00 mark) ] |
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[[Category:Bridges|SISS]] | [[Category:Bridges|SISS]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:40, 21 May 2023
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 1915 by a steel bridge on concrete columns. It was abandoned by the CPR in 1990 when the Yarmouth Subdivision was closed. The Province of Nova Scotia decided to demolish the bridge in August 2011[2] The bridge was documented before the demolition by the archaeological firm Davis MacIntyre & Associates.[3] Demolition was carried out in February 2012.[4]
Bird's Eve View of Yarmouth Nova Scotia 1889: detail of Weymouth, with Weymouth Station and the Sissiboo River Bridge, 1889.
The Sissiboo timber trestle bridge in a 1907 postcard from the Nova Scotia Museum collection.
Weymouth and the Sissiboo River Bridge from the air, July 29, 1931.
The steel bridge of 1915 as seen in 2010.
Elevation of proposed steel bridge for 1915 Government approval.
References
- ↑ 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 17.
- ↑ End of the line for historic train trestle Published on August 22, 2011 By Karla Kelly FOR THE DIGBY COURIER
- ↑ "Digby & Annapolis County Rail Bridges", Past Projects, Davis MacIntyre & Associates Archaeological Consultants
- ↑ Ivan Smith's page documenting the bridge demolition on the Internet Archives
External Links
Dramatic video of the explosive demolition of the final spans (at the 3:00 mark)
