Jemseg River Bridge

The Jemseg River Bridge is the name for two different structures currently crossing the Jemseg River in Jemseg, New Brunswick, Canada.

Jemseg River Bridge
Coordinates	45°49′44″N 66°06′59″W
Carries	Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Crosses	Jemseg River
Locale	Jemseg, New Brunswick
Characteristics
Total length	976 metres (3,202 ft)
Longest span	140 metres (460 ft)
No. of lanes	4
History
Construction end	2001
Opened	October 2002
Location
References
[1][2]

Jemseg River Bridge (1960)
Coordinates	45°49′38.72″N 66°6′55.32″W
Carries	Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Crosses	Jemseg River
Locale	Jemseg, New Brunswick
Characteristics
Total length	700 metres (2,300 ft)
No. of lanes	2
History
Opened	1960
Closed	May 2015
Location
References
[3][4]

The current Jemseg River Bridge is a 950 m (3,120 ft) haunched girder bridge which opened in October 2002 and carries the four-lane Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway) on a much broader span with considerably less approaching grade from the west.[1][2] The former Jemseg River Bridge, located approximately 100 m (330 ft) downstream from the current bridge, was constructed in the 1960 and carried the two-lane Route 2;[3] it was closed in May 2015 due to safety concerns and the end spans were dismantled in 2016.[4] The original Jemseg River Bridge was built in 1919 as a 3 span steel truss bridge, including a swing span. When dismantled in 1965, one half of the swing span was moved on Penniac Road (the Penniac Road Bridge was rebuilt in 2018 as a modern concrete bridge). The abutments from the original 1919 Jemseg Bridge can still be found approximately under the current Jemseg River Bridge and immediately adjacent to the Jemseg River.

References

1. "Jemseg River Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
2. "Saint-John and Jemseg bridges". Grands Projets. VINCI Construction. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
3. "Jemseg River Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
4. "Jemseg Bridge decommissioning set to start". September 12, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2019.