Thomas Telford (1757 - 1834) was a prominent Scottish engineer who reviewed the plans for the first phase of the Shubenacadie Canal and also purchased some shares in the Canal Company.
He designed a number of similar but much larger structures in use in Britain. It seemed appropriate to name this bridge after him. The Waterfront Development Corporation funded the bridge.
The landscape around you would have looked very different during the time of the Canal.
The area between Alderney Drive and Canal Street was all part of the harbour and at high tide would have been underwater.
The landscape around you would have looked very different during the time of the Canal.
The area between Alderney Drive and Canal Street was all part of the harbour and at high tide would have been underwater.
To the north, a one lane wooden bridge at the location of Portland St. crossed over what was known as the Canal Stream, which was the route followed for centuries by the Mi’kmaq as they travelled between the interior and the harbour. It was also common for small craft to be rowed here from ships in the harbour in order to obtain fresh water from springs found alongside the stream.
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