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==The Little Joggins Bridge==
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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.
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Mile 17.8
 
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1914: The wooden bridge has been replaced by a 40 ft. d.p.g., and 545 ft. of the bridge has been filled.<br>
 
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1969: Three 72" C.S.S.P.'s
 
  
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==The Big Joggins Bridge==
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*The [[Little Joggins Bridge]], Mile 17.8
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Mile 16.5 [[:Category:Subdivision Yarmouth|Yarmouth Subdivision]]
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*The [[Big Joggins Bridge]], Mile 16.5
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==Structure==
 
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1914: The old wooden trestle and wooden swing span have been replaced by a 120 ft. d.s. span; filled 785 ft. of the trestle approaches, renewing entirely the remaining 180 ft. of trestling.
 
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1969: 285 feet long, two deck plate girder spans and with timber trestle approaches.(1)
 
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==History==
 
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This was originally a long and challenging tidal bridge, one of the difficult and expensive bridges along with the [[Bear River Bridge]] and the [[Clementsport Bridge]] of the "missing link" which delayed the Digby-Annapolis connection for years. Over the years the bridge spans and pile trestle were progressively replaced by fill, eventually becoming a long embankment with a few short spans.  
 
  
 
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File:1272jogginbridge.jpg|[[CPR1272|No. 1272]] on an eastbound freight at [[The Joggins Bridge]] in the winter of 1988.
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File:479087 380771078620068 1433544824 o.jpg|The Joggins Bridges under construction, 1890s.
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File:Eb plow extra feb 1987.jpg|Eastbound snowplow extra at [[The Joggins Bridge]] in the winter of 1987. Locomotive is [[CPR1272|No. 1272]] and the snowplow is [[DAR401032|No. 401032]].
 
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Image:JogginsHardy.jpg|[[The Joggins Bridge|The First Big Joggins Bridge]] with [[Digby]] in the background, circa 1910.
 
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Image:DAR Train 98 Smiths Cove, NS 7-3-1954.jpg|[[Train No. 98]] with Engine [[DAR2617|No. 2617]] over [[The Joggins Bridge|the bridge]] at The Joggins on July 3, 1954.
 
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File:Joggins 1 (1280x853).jpg|[[The Joggins Bridge]] September 1, 2011.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 10:26, 22 December 2021

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 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.

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