The Canso Causeway is a 1,385-metre-long rock-fill causeway crossing the Strait of Canso, which provides access by road between Cape Breton Island and the Nova Scotia peninsula.
Canso Causeway from Cape Breton Island
The Canso Canal Bridge crosses the Canso Canal at the eastern end of the causeway. The navigable canal is considered the official dividing line between Cape Breton Island and mainland Nova Scotia.
ICR rail ferry Scotia provides service across the Strait of Canso ca. 1903
Proposed location for cantilever bridge across the Strait of Canso - generally the same as that ultimately selected for the causeway.
A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earli
Canso Causeway
…The Canso Causeway (Scottish Gaelic: Cabhsair Chanso) is a 1,385-metre-long (4,544-foot) rock-fill causeway crossing the Strait of Canso, which provides access by road between Cape Breton Island and the Nova Scotia peninsula. Its crest thickness is 40 m (130…
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Afsluitdijk with the North Sea on the left and the IJsselmeer on the right
The Julia Tuttle Causeway, one of the major arteries connecting Miami and Miami Beach in Florida
Causeway on the West Branch Reservoir in Carmel, New York, typical of the form throughout the New York City water supply system