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Revision as of 08:55, 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 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]
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
- ↑ 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)
