Seal Island Bridge
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The Seal Island Bridge is a bridge located in Victoria County, Nova Scotia. It is the third longest bridge span in the province.[2]
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Seal Island Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 46°14′2.84″N 60°29′32.78″W |
Carries | (Trans-Canada Highway 105) Motor vehicles |
Crosses | Great Bras d'Or |
Locale | Cape Breton Island (Victoria County, Nova Scotia – Boularderie Island) |
Official name | Great Bras d'Or Crossing |
Other name(s) | Seal Island Bridge |
Maintained by | Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (Nova Scotia) |
Characteristics | |
Design | Through arch bridge, Truss arch bridge |
Material | Steel |
Trough construction | Steel and Reinforced concrete |
Pier construction | Reinforced concrete, faced with stone at the waterline |
Total length | 716.28 m (2,350 ft) |
Width | 2 lanes |
Longest span | 152.4 m (500 ft) |
No. of spans | 8 |
Piers in water | 7 |
Clearance below | 36 m (118 ft) at centre-span |
History | |
Construction start | 1960 |
Construction cost | $4,652,850[1] |
Opened | 1961 |
Rebuilt | 2001-2004 (Deck replacement) |
Replaces | ferry service at Ross Ferry/Big Harbour and Big Bras d'Or/New Campbellton |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 7,500 vehicles/day, peak periods |
Toll | none |
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The bridge is a through arch design and crosses the Great Bras d'Or channel of Bras d'Or Lake, connecting Boularderie Centre, Boularderie Island on the south side with New Harris, Cape Breton Island on the north side.