- Canso Canal
The Canso Canal is a short
canal located inNova Scotia ,Canada .Canal location
The Canso Canal is located in the
Strait of Canso , on the eastern side of theCanso Causeway , a rock-fillcauseway which opened in 1955 to carry a 2-lane highway and railway tracks fromCape Breton Island to mainland Nova Scotia. The canal was built through Balhache Point in Inverness County.The causeway completely blocks the Strait of Canso, which links the waters of St. George's Bay in the
Northumberland Strait , a sub-basin of theGulf of St. Lawrence , with Chedabucto Bay on theAtlantic Ocean .Canal dimensions
The canal is 24 metres (78.7 ft) wide and 570 metres (1,870 ft) long with a single Seaway-max lock to account for tidal differences; "Seaway- max" means that any vessel capable of transiting the
St. Lawrence Seaway will fit through the Canso Canal.The
Canso Canal Bridge is a 94 metre (308.3 ft) longswing bridge which carries theTrans-Canada Highway road and railway line across the canal immediately south of the southern end of the lock.Canal operation
Vessels entering St. George's Bay to the west of the canal, or Chedabucto Bay to the east, must comply with a Vessel Traffic System operated by the
Canadian Coast Guard .Further reading
*The Canso Causeway's History and Impact [http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=exhibit_home&fl=0&lg=English&ex=222]
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