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Swing Bridge

The Rose Point Swing Bridge

Available Images: Full Size
Accession Number: VFVb26
Category: Railway; Swing Bridge
Description: The bridge was built by the Canada Atlantic Railway in 1898, for access to Depot Harbour. The bridge pivots at the centre to allow taller ships to pass beside it.
Date: 1904
Source: PSPL
Physical Attributes: 9.2cm x 28.6cm; b/w photograph
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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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