Jemseg River Bridge

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Jemseg River Bridge
Coordinates 45°49′44″N66°06′59″W / 45.828917°N 66.116322°W / 45.828917; -66.116322
CarriesNB 2 (TCH).svg Route 2
(Trans-Canada Highway)
Crosses Jemseg River
Locale Jemseg, New Brunswick
Characteristics
Total length976 metres (3,202 ft)
Longest span140 metres (460 ft)
No. of lanes 4
History
Construction end2001
OpenedOctober 2002
Location
Jemseg River Bridge
References
[1] [2]
Jemseg River Bridge (1960)
Coordinates 45°49′38.72″N66°6′55.32″W / 45.8274222°N 66.1153667°W / 45.8274222; -66.1153667
CarriesNB 2 (TCH).svg Route 2
(Trans-Canada Highway)
Crosses Jemseg River
Locale Jemseg, New Brunswick
Characteristics
Total length700 metres (2,300 ft)
No. of lanes 2
History
Opened1960
ClosedMay 2015
Location
Jemseg River Bridge
References
[3] [4]

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. [1] [2] 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; [3] it was closed in May 2015 due to safety concerns and the end spans were dismantled in 2016. [4] 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.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Saint-John and Jemseg bridges". Grands Projets. VINCI Construction. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Jemseg River Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Jemseg Bridge decommissioning set to start". September 12, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2019.