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Opened on May 31, 1997, the 12.9-kilometre (8.0 mi) bridge is Canada's longest bridge [3] and the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water. [4] Construction took place from 1 November 1993 until May 1997 [5] [6] and cost C$1.3 billion. Before its official naming, Prince Edward Islanders often referred to the bridge as the "Fixed Link".
Canada's longest bridge is the Confederation Bridge in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with a total of 12,910 metres (8.02 mi) between abutments, it's also the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water. More than 5,000 local workers helped with the project, which cost about $1 billion.
The 12.9 km (8.0 mi) Confederation Bridge, which connects Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, is significantly shorter than the Newfoundland–Labrador link would be, and crosses the Abegweit Passage, a shallower and calmer body of water than the Strait of Belle Isle.
The most recent covered bridge constructed in New Brunswick is the Vaughan Creek Covered Bridge, which was reconstructed to add a second lane. [2] The county with the most covered bridges is Kings County with 15, [ 3 ] while Northumberland and Victoria counties both have one each.
The 12.9-km cantilever bridge was completed in November 1996 and officially opened to the public on May 31, 1997. [17] On opening day, the bridge hosted an inaugural run, which had for 20,000 attendees. [19] It has since become a notable tourist attraction and is famous for being the longest bridge to cross ice-covered water.
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (east Bay span) 427 (1,400) 1936 (demolished 2016) San Francisco, California, United States: 11 J. C. Van Horne Bridge: 380 (1,247) 1961 Campbellton, New Brunswick, to Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Canada: 12: Astoria–Megler Bridge: 376 (1,232) 1966 Astoria, Oregon, to Point Ellice near Megler, Washington ...
The Hartland Covered Bridge is the longest covered bridge in the world. [63] Parks Canada lists the bridge's span as 390.75 metres, or approximately 1,282 feet. [64] Guinness World Records rounds this up to 391 metres, "from one bank to the other." [65] Of its seven spans, five are 51 metres (167 ft), and two are 43.9 metres (144 ft). [66]
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