CONFEDERATION BRIDGE — The longest bridge in the world!

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Admin

The Confederation Bridge to PEI: The curved, 12.9 kilometre (8 mile) long bridge is the longest in the world, crossing the waters of the Northumberland Strait to join Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick. It continues to be seen as one of Canada’s top engineering achievements.

The Confederation Bridge (French: Pont de la Confédération ) spans the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait. It links Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick, Canada. Before its official naming, Prince Edward Islanders often referred to the bridge as the “Fixed Link”.

Construction took place from October 1993 to May 1997 and cost C$1.3 billion. The 12.9-kilometre (8 mi) bridge opened on May 31, 1997. The bridge is a two-lane toll bridge that carries the Trans-Canada Highway between Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island (at Route 1) and Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick (at Route 16). It is a multi-span balanced cantilever bridge with a post-tensioned concrete box girder structure. Most of the curved bridge is 40 metres (131 ft) above water with a 60 m (197 ft) navigation span for ship traffic. The bridge rests on 62 piers, of which the 44 main piers are 250 m (820 ft) apart. The bridge is 11 m (36 ft) wide.