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==[[Bridgetown]] Bridge==
 
==[[Bridgetown]] Bridge==
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Mile 44.47 on the [[:Category:Subdivision Kentville|Kentville Subdivision]], just east of the [[Bridgetown Station]]
  
The first railway crossing at Bridgetown was completed in 1869 and was described by W. W. Clarke as a covered railway bridge.<ref>[[W.W. Clarke]], [[Clarke's History of the Earliest Railways in Nova Scotia]], page 38.</ref> The bridge is 89 feet long and consists of 2 high deck plate girder spans, two steel truss spans and standard piles.<ref>[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|DAR Memorandum of General Information, page 5]]</ref>
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The first railway crossing at [[Bridgetown]] over the Annapolis River was completed in 1869 and was described by W. W. Clarke as a covered railway bridge.<ref>[[W.W. Clarke]], [[Clarke's History of the Earliest Railways in Nova Scotia]], page 38.</ref> The bridge is a 155-foor long steel through truss bridge.<ref>[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|DAR Memorandum of General Information, page 13]]</ref>
  
 
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File:Bridgetown 3 (1280x853).jpg|A close look at the [[Bridgetown Bridge]] on August 30, 2011.
 
File:Bridgetown 3 (1280x853).jpg|A close look at the [[Bridgetown Bridge]] on August 30, 2011.
 
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Revision as of 17:04, 22 September 2018

Bridgetown Bridge

Mile 44.47 on the Kentville Subdivision, just east of the Bridgetown Station

The first railway crossing at Bridgetown over the Annapolis River was completed in 1869 and was described by W. W. Clarke as a covered railway bridge.[1] The bridge is a 155-foor long steel through truss bridge.[2]

Gallery

References

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