Confederation Bridge (N.B. and P.E.I.)
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- The link : the Guardian commemorative issue, 1997:p. 4 (This commemorative issue highlights the construction of the Confederation Bridge and tries to put into perspective the century-plus debate about a fixed crossing [from P.E.I.] to the mainland [N.B.])
- GEOnet, Apr. 7, 1998(Confederation Bridge; variant: Confédération, Pont de la)
The Confederation Bridge (French: Pont de la Confédération) is a box girder bridge carrying the Trans-Canada Highway across the Abegweit Passage of the Northumberland Strait, linking the province of Prince Edward Island with the mainland province of New Brunswick. Opened on May 31, 1997, the 12.9-kilometre (8.0 mi) bridge is Canada's longest bridge and the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water. The bridge was designed by French engineer Jean M. Muller who is specialist of multiple span match-casting bridges. Construction took place from 1 November 1993 until May 1997 and cost C$1.3 billion. Before its official naming, Prince Edward Islanders often referred to the bridge as the "Fixed Link". It officially opened to traffic on May 31, 1997.
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