Canso Canal Bridge

#476 among destinations in Canada

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Facts and practical information

The Canso Canal Bridge is a rotating swing bridge in Nova Scotia, Canada. It crosses the Canso Canal at the eastern end of the Canso Causeway, connecting the Nova Scotia peninsula to Cape Breton Island. The bridge carries the 2 traffic lanes of Highway 104 as well as a single track railway line operated by the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway. ()

Opened: 18 April 1955 (69 years ago)Coordinates: 45°38'51"N, 61°24'46"W

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Nova ScotiaCanada

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Canso Canal Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Balache Point Lighthouse, Canso Canal, Eastern Counties Regional Library.

3.5 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Port Hawkesbury
90 min walk • The Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre is a multi-purpose arena located in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. In 2007, Business Week Online named the Civic Centre as one of the top ten most impressive sports arenas in the world.
~500 ftW
Lighthouse
Balache Point Lighthouse
3 min walk • Balache Point Lighthouse also known as Balache Point Range Rear Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located next to the Canso Canal, near Port Hastings, Inverness County, Nova Scotia.
~360 ftNW
Body of water, Park, Canal
Canso Canal
2 min walk • The Canso Canal is a short canal located in Nova Scotia, Canada.
2.8 miS
Library
Eastern Counties Regional Library, Mulgrave
73 min walk • Eastern Counties Regional Library is a regional public library system, providing free public library services to the counties of Guysborough, Richmond and Inverness in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Canso Canal Bridge

Facts and practical information

Canso Canal Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Port Hawkesbury

Balache Point Lighthouse

Canso Canal

Eastern Counties Regional Library, Mulgrave