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Gander Bay Causeway | |
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| Coordinates | 49°17′12.4″N 54°29′32″W / 49.286778°N 54.49222°W |
| Crosses | Gander Bay |
| Begins | George's Point located in Gander Bay South |
| Ends | Clarke's Head |
| Owner | Department of Transportation and Works https://www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ |
| Maintained by | Department of Transportation and Works https://www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | rockfill with spanning concrete bridge at centre |
| Total length | Bridge length 191m |
| Width | 8.7m |
| Height | 3m |
| Water depth | 2.5m |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Piers in water | 4 |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| First section length | Causeway length 840m including Bridge length of 191m |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1968 |
| Location | |
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The Gander Bay Causeway built in 1968[1] at a cost of $1,350,000. Located in the narrow section of Gander Bay, it connects the communities of Clarke's Head and George's Point within the community of Gander Bay South. As a section of route 331 the causeway became the eastern access to the town of Gander for the residents of Lewisport and surrounding communities. When the causeway was built the travel distance from New World Island and Gander was shortened by 35 km (21.5 mi.). It also shortened the route from the Straight Shore to New World Island by 118 km (73.5 mi.).[2]
References
Citations
Sources
Books
- Smallwood, Joseph R.; Pitt, Robert D.W.; Horan, Cathrine; et al., eds. (1984). "Causeways". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 1. St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland Book Publishers (1967) Ltd. ISBN 0-9693422-0-9. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
Online
- Department of Transportation and Works, ed. (2018). Bridge Inspection Report - B11292017-6 (PDF). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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