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| − | Mile 17.8<br> | + | Mile 17.8 [[:Category:Subdivision Yarmouth|Yarmouth Subdivision]]<br> |
| − | 1914: The wooden bridge | + | 44°36'3.00"N, 65°45'57.53"W<br> |
| − | 1969: Three 72" | + | One of the [[The Joggins Bridge]]s near [[Digby]] just west of the [[Big Joggins 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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| + | ==Structure== | ||
| + | 1914: The original wooden bridge had been replaced by a 40 ft. deck plate girder bridge and 545 ft. of the bridge had been filled. <ref>[[Canadian_Railway_and_Marine_World_-_1914-11_-_Extensive_Improvements_on_the_Dominion_Atlantic_Railway|Extensive Improvements on the Dominion Atlantic Railway.” ''CANADIAN RAILWAY AND MARINE WORLD,'' November 1914, 490.]] </ref> | ||
| + | <ref>https://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Approvals_1914#Order_in_Council_1522_-_New_Little_Joggins_Bridge_-_No_Swing_Span</ref><br> | ||
| + | 1969: Three 72" Corrugated Structural Steel Plate pipes<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 16.</ref> | ||
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| − | File: | + | File:1914 OIC 1522 03.jpg|Elevation of proposed reconstruction of Little Joggins Bridge, 1914. |
| + | File:YA-17.80 Little Joggins.jpg|Track plan showing the bridge. | ||
</Gallery> | </Gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Bridges|JOG]] | [[Category:Bridges|JOG]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:21, 21 December 2021
The Little Joggins Bridge
Mile 17.8 Yarmouth Subdivision
44°36'3.00"N, 65°45'57.53"W
One of the The Joggins Bridges near Digby just west of the Big Joggins 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.
Structure
1914: The original wooden bridge had been replaced by a 40 ft. deck plate girder bridge and 545 ft. of the bridge had been filled. [1]
[2]
1969: Three 72" Corrugated Structural Steel Plate pipes[3]
Elevation of proposed reconstruction of Little Joggins Bridge, 1914.
Track plan showing the bridge.
References
- ↑ Extensive Improvements on the Dominion Atlantic Railway.” CANADIAN RAILWAY AND MARINE WORLD, November 1914, 490.
- ↑ https://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Approvals_1914#Order_in_Council_1522_-_New_Little_Joggins_Bridge_-_No_Swing_Span
- ↑ 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.
