Seal Island Bridge

Seal Island Bridge
The Seal Island Bridge as seen from Boularderie Island.
Coordinates	46°14′2.84″N 60°29′32.78″W / 46.2341222°N 60.4924389°W / 46.2341222; -60.4924389 (Seal Island Bridge)
Carries	(Trans-Canada Highway 105) Motor vehicles
Crosses	Great Bras d'Or
Locale	Cape Breton Island (Victoria County, Nova Scotia – Boularderie Island)
Official name	Great Bras d'Or Crossing
Other name(s)	Seal Island Bridge
Maintained by	Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (Nova Scotia)
Characteristics
Design	Through arch bridge, Truss arch bridge
Material	Steel
Trough construction	Steel and Reinforced concrete
Pier construction	Reinforced concrete, faced with stone at the waterline
Total length	716.28 m (2,350 ft)
Width	2 lanes
Longest span	152.4 m (500 ft)
No. of spans	8
Piers in water	7
Clearance below	36 m (118 ft) at centre-span
History
Construction start	1960
Construction cost	$4,652,850[1]
Opened	1961
Rebuilt	2001-2004 (Deck replacement)
Replaces	ferry service at Ross Ferry/Big Harbour and Big Bras d'Or/New Campbellton
Statistics
Daily traffic	7,500 vehicles/day, peak periods
Toll	none
Location

The Seal Island Bridge is a bridge located in Victoria County, Nova Scotia. It is the third longest bridge span in the province.^[2]

The bridge is a through arch design and crosses the Great Bras d'Or channel of Bras d'Or Lake, connecting Boularderie Centre, Boularderie Island on the south side with New Harris, Cape Breton Island on the north side.