Proposed Bridge
Before the concept of a causeway across the Strait of Canso in 1903 an ambitious proposal the Strait of Canso bridge proposed a 4,370 ft (1,330 m) cantilever bridge. The span, measuring 1,800 ft (550 m), would have been longer than the Firth of Forth bridge.
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