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==Halfway River Bridge== | ==Halfway River Bridge== | ||
| − | + | Mile 37.17 on the [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax Subdivision]] | |
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| + | Located just east of [[Hantsport]], the bridge crossed the Halfway River (so named because it marked the was halway point between [[Halifax]] and [[Annapolis Royal]] in the era of the stage coach.) | ||
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| + | Initially built as a trestle, the bridge in its final form consisted of a 40 foot long pile trestle over a spillway and an embankment at the Halfway River aboiteau with three 60 inch corrugated metal pipes.<ref>[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|''Memorandum of General Information on the Dominion Atlantic Railway'', Feb. 17, 1969,]] page 4, Dominion Atlantic Railway, Library and Archives Canada HE2810 D7 D7 fol</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Image:Halfway River Bridge construction.jpg | Image:Halfway River Bridge construction.jpg | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Bridges]] | [[Category:Bridges]] | ||
Revision as of 16:52, 15 September 2018
Halfway River Bridge
Mile 37.17 on the Halifax Subdivision
Located just east of Hantsport, the bridge crossed the Halfway River (so named because it marked the was halway point between Halifax and Annapolis Royal in the era of the stage coach.)
Initially built as a trestle, the bridge in its final form consisted of a 40 foot long pile trestle over a spillway and an embankment at the Halfway River aboiteau with three 60 inch corrugated metal pipes.[1]
Gallery
References
- ↑ Memorandum of General Information on the Dominion Atlantic Railway, Feb. 17, 1969, page 4, Dominion Atlantic Railway, Library and Archives Canada HE2810 D7 D7 fol
