Image: 20110812 Lennox Passage Lift (Bascule) Bridge 1

Description: Lennox Passage is a navigable waterway between Cape Breton Island and Isle Madame in Nova Scotia, Canada. Small craft use the relatively protected Passage (also correctly referred to as a strait) traveling to and from St. Peters Canal at the village of St. Peter's and the Strait of Canso to avoid sailing around the east coast of Cape Breton in the open Atlantic Ocean. The Passage is approximately 10 nautical miles (16 km) in length from MacDonalds Shoal (near Janvrin Island) to Ouetique Island near D'Escousse with depths varying from 3 to 20 metres. Bridging the passage: Initially crossed by two ferries, (one from the present location of the bridge and one from Grandique Point to Grandique Ferry), construction of a swing bridge began in 1916 and was completed in 1919, connecting Isle Madame to Cape Breton. This bridge was horse-operated. Built in the 1970s, the electrically powered single-leaf bascule bridge (Lennox Passage Bridge) carries Nova Scotia Route 320, connecting Cape Breton Island and Isle Madame.
Title: 20110812 Lennox Passage Lift (Bascule) Bridge 1
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Author: Ken Heaton
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