The Roger Bacon bridge, in Nappan, Nova Scotia, opened in December 2019. The new bridge, named after a former local MLA and provincial premier, reopened after two years of closure. The former Nappan bridge had succumbed to the elements and had to be closed to traffic in 2017. It has since been replaced with the longest clear span, three-lane design timber bridge in Canada. The 40-meter span bridge provides a direct link between the towns of Amherst and Springhill on Nova Scotia provincial highway 2. The new bridge uses pressure treated glue laminated timber (glulam) arch construction that is significantly lighter in weight and more resistant to the local environmental conditions than competing structural materials. With an estimated service life of 75 years, the total cost of the bridge replacement project was $3 million.
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