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Pile bridge over Habitant river, c. Mile 9.2
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Pile trestle bridge over Habitant river, c. Mile 9.2
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* Trestle bents had five pilings, 10" on the inside, 14" on the outside
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* Appear to have been six trestle bents: three each side of the river with a short span
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* Old boiler pipe post on west side of north end of bridge, probably post for sign
  
 
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File:Wolfville_21_H1_West.jpg|Topographic map from Kentville to Hortons Landing circa 1956.
 
File:Wolfville_21_H1_West.jpg|Topographic map from Kentville to Hortons Landing circa 1956.
 
File:Habitantsouth.JPG|Southern embankment & pilings of the [[Habitant River Bridge]] at [[Canning]], April 20, 2008.
 
File:Habitantsouth.JPG|Southern embankment & pilings of the [[Habitant River Bridge]] at [[Canning]], April 20, 2008.
File:Habitantsouthdetail.JPG|Southern embankment & pilings of the [[Habitant River Bridge]] at [[Canning]], April 20, 2008.
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File:Habitantsouthdetail.JPG|Detail of pilings on southern embankment at [[Habitant River Bridge]], [[Canning]], April 20, 2008.
File:Habitantwest.JPG|Southern embankment & pilings of the [[Habitant River Bridge]] at [[Canning]], April 20, 2008.
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File:Habitantwest.JPG|Looking northwest from south side of [[Habitant River Bridge]], [[Canning]], April 20, 2008.
File:Habitantnorth.JPG|North embankment of the [[Habitant River Bridge]] at [[Canning]], April 20, 2008.
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File:Habitantnorth.JPG|Roadbed on North embankment approaching the [[Habitant River Bridge]] at [[Canning]], April 20, 2008.
 
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Revision as of 15:30, 8 November 2013

Habitant River Bridge


Pile trestle bridge over Habitant river, c. Mile 9.2

  • Trestle bents had five pilings, 10" on the inside, 14" on the outside
  • Appear to have been six trestle bents: three each side of the river with a short span
  • Old boiler pipe post on west side of north end of bridge, probably post for sign

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