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Swing Bridge

The Swing Bridge

Available Images: Full Size
Accession Number: MB195
Category: Railway; Swing Bridge
Description: The Rose Point swing bridge connected Parry Island, at right, to the mainland. It was built in 1898 by the Canada Atlantic Rail Road, so that trains could access Depot Harbour, on the island.
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Source: PSPL
Physical Attributes: 11.6cm x 16.8cm; b/w photograph
Photographer: Maurice Brais
Keywords: swing bridge; drawbridge; bridge; pivot; railway; railroad; trains; rail; line; tracks; Rose Point; Parry Island; Canada Atlantic; CAR; Depot Harbour; Grand Trunk Railway; GTR; trestle; channel; Wasauksing;
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