New canal bridge welcomes vehicle and marine traffic

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Strait Area Reporter
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Photo by Adam Cooke After 81 years of crossing the St. Peter’s Canal via a one-lane swing bridge, motorists got their first taste of two-lane traffic along the historic span between the Bras d’Or Lake and the Atlantic Ocean last week, as the canal’s new two-lane bridge opened to vehicle and marine traffic on June 15.

ST. PETER’S: The face of this Richmond County community is now permanently changed, with the opening of a new two-lane swing bridge over the official link between the Bras d’Or Lake and the Atlantic Ocean.   Vehicle traffic officially began crossing the new St. Peter’s Canal bridge’s two lanes on June 15, while marine traffic made…

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