Nipigon River Bridge
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The Nipigon River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Canada carrying Highway 11 and Highway 17, designated as part of the Trans-Canada Highway, across the Nipigon River near Nipigon, Ontario.
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Nipigon River Bridge (2015) | |
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Coordinates | 49.0196°N 88.2504°W / 49.0196; -88.2504 |
Carries | 4 lanes of Highway 11 / Highway 17 / TCH |
Crosses | Nipigon River |
Locale | Nipigon, Ontario |
Maintained by | Ministry of Transportation of Ontario |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed |
Total length | 252 metres (827 ft)[1] |
Width | 37 metres (121 ft)[2] |
Height | 75 metres (246 ft)[2] |
No. of spans | 2 |
History | |
Designer | McCormick Rankin (MRC) |
Constructed by | Bot Construction and Ferrovial Agroman |
Construction start | 2013 |
Construction end | 2018 (estimated) |
Construction cost | $106 million |
Opened | November 29, 2015 (2015-11-29) (westbound bridge) |
Replaces | Nipigon River Bridge (1937, 1974) |
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