Jemseg River Bridge
Jemseg River Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 45°49′44″N 66°06′59″W / 45.828917°N 66.116322°W |
| Carries | Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway) |
| Crosses | Jemseg River |
| Locale | Jemseg, New Brunswick |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 976 metres (3,202 ft) |
| Longest span | 140 metres (460 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 2001 |
| Opened | October 2002 |
| Location | |
| References | |
Jemseg River Bridge (1960) | |
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| Coordinates | 45°49′38.72″N 66°6′55.32″W / 45.8274222°N 66.1153667°W |
| Carries | Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway) |
| Crosses | Jemseg River |
| Locale | Jemseg, New Brunswick |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Closed | May 2015 |
| Location | |
| References | |
The Jemseg River Bridge is the name for two different structures currently crossing the Jemseg River in Jemseg, New Brunswick, Canada.
The current Jemseg River Bridge is a 950 m (3,120 ft) haunched girder bridge which opened in October 2002 and carries the four-lane Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway) on a much broader span with considerably less approaching grade from the west. The former Jemseg River Bridge, located approximately 100 m (330 ft) downstream from the current bridge, was constructed in 1960 and carried the two-lane Route 2; it was closed in May 2015 due to safety concerns and the end spans were dismantled in 2016. The original Jemseg River Bridge was built in 1919 as a 3 span steel truss bridge, including a swing span. When dismantled in 1965, one half of the swing span was moved on Penniac Road (the Penniac Road Bridge was rebuilt in 2018 as a modern concrete bridge). The abutments from the original 1919 Jemseg Bridge can still be found approximately under the current Jemseg River Bridge and immediately adjacent to the Jemseg River.