Canso Causeway

Canso Causeway. "Air Lorg Nan Eilean," The Road to the Isles. , Making a Living in the Strait of Canso Area since 1784. , Transportation and Communication , Early Years: Stage Coach Lines, Ferries, Mail Service Link, Telegraph Offices, American Consular Offices, Railroads, Boston Boats and Coastal Freighters, Newspapers., Later Years: Railroads, Canso Causeway and Canal completed in 1955, Nova Scotia Community College and Nautical School, Post office, Pilotage and Tug boats, Ship Chandlery, Airport, Trucking, Newspapers, Radio Station and Cable TV, Telephone Office., Commerce and Industry , Early Years: Grist Mills, Blacksmith, Shipbuilding and Repairs, Coal Pier, Fishing and Fish Plants, General Stores, Forestry, Banks, Accommodations., Later Years: Pulp and Paper Mill, Oil Refinery, Heavy Water Plant, Gypsum Mining and Exporting, Manufacturing Wallboard, Power Generating Plant, Ship and Oil Rig Maintenance and Repairs, Rock Quarrying and Shipping, Concrete and Paving Plants, Transshipping of Oil, Shipbuilding, Accommodations and Restaurants, Car Sales and Service, Banks, Retail Stores, Call Centre., Canso Causeway and Canal 1952-1955 , Bridge: , Length: 93.88 m (308 ft) , Weight: 1,379 tonnes (1,520 tons) , Pivot: 0.965 m (38 in), Canso Causeway: , Length through water: 1371.60 m (4,500 ft) , Length from Auld's Cove: 2,134 m (7,000 ft) , Surface width: 24.38 m (80 ft) , Widest point on ocean floor: 262 m (860 ft) , Depth at deepest point: 66.14 m (217 ft) , Rock fill: 9.1 million metric tonnes (10,200,000) tons, Canso Canal Lock: , Length (gate to gate): 243.8 m (800 ft) , Width: 24.4 m (80 ft) , Depth (bottom to top of wall): 15.2 m (50 ft) , Draft: 8.5 m (28 to 30 ft), Total cost of project was $23 million, Canso Causeway and Canal Timeline: , - Project announced: October 9, 1951 , - Construction begins for Causeway: July 1952 , - Construction begins for Canal: April 1953 , - Causeway reaches Cape Breton: December 10, 1954 , - 10.2 million tons rock fill completed: December 31, 1954 , - Official opening: August 13, 1955, Text: Yvonne Fox , Photos: Gut of Canso Museum collection, Port Hastings, NS , Photo restoration and layout: MV Design, www.wdmv.ca , Property of Inverness County Trans Canada Trail Project