East River Bridge (Sheet Harbour)

East River Bridge
The East River Bridge in 2015, a few days after opening. The old bridge is visible in the background, as the green arch.
Coordinates	44°55′09″N 62°30′55″W / 44.91917°N 62.51528°W / 44.91917; -62.51528
Carries	2 lanes of Nova Scotia Trunk 7
Crosses	Northeast Arm of Sheet Harbour[1]
Locale	Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia Watt Section, Nova Scotia
Maintained by	Nova Scotia Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Multi-span
Total length	183 m (600 ft)[2]
History
Designer	Ryan Swinemar[3] Tim Jordan[3]
Construction start	September 2014[2]
Opened	17 December 2015 (for pedestrians)[4] 18 December 2015 (for vehicles)[4]
Location

The East River Bridge is a multi-span bridge in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia that carries Trunk 7 and the Marine Drive scenic route over the Northeast Arm of Sheet Harbour. The bridge is 183 m (600 ft) in length and was constructed from September 2014 to December 2015. It was opened on December 17, 2015 to pedestrians, with a bridge walk commemorating the closing of the old bridge and the opening of the new bridge. The bridge was opened to vehicles the day after. It replaced a green steel arch bridge of the same name that was built in 1956 immediately north of the current bridge. The previous bridge had a span of 213 m (699 ft) and shared engineering ties with the Angus L. MacDonald Bridge in Halifax. Nova Scotia was considering repairs to the old bridge, but they ultimately elected to construct a new bridge instead. The current bridge was designed without overhead arches, unlike its predecessor, as the construction cost would have been doubled.