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St. Peters Canal

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high hill composed of solid granite, accounting for the 15 years for its construction. There can be a tidal difference of up to 1.4 m (4.5 ft) between Bras d'Or Lake and the Atlantic Ocean, thus a lock was designed to regulate water levels. The original works were designed to take vessels of 4 m (13 ft) draft but were deepened to 5.5 m (18 ft) between 1875 and 1881.
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closure at 6:00 pm each day until August 11 when the closing time fell back to 4:00 pm. St. Peter's Canal handles about 1,000 transits a year. By its own estimate, Parks Canada believed 15 per cent of those boaters would be affected by the reduced hours of operation. In December 2015 seven-day-a-week operation was restored to the May 10 to June 26, 2016 operation period.
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winter of 2016-2017 with the work beginning in March 2017. The new two-lane bridge opened slightly behind schedule to boat and vehicular traffic in mid-June 2017, with landscaping work to be completed during the summer that year. An official re-opening ceremony, with representatives of the Government of Canada, along with community members from St. Peter's and
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In the vast majority of canals the flow of water is unidirectional. That is, the "high" side of the canal is always the same. St. Peter's Canal is unusual in that, due to the difference in the timing of the tides between Bras d'Or Lake and the ocean, during part of the tide cycle the Atlantic side is
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A feasibility study was conducted in 1825 into the possibility of building a canal. Construction began in 1854 and was completed in 1869, resulting in a channel measuring 800 m (2,600 ft) long and an average of 30 m (100 ft) wide. The canal passes through a 20 m (66 ft)
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Prior to 2013, the canal operated from November 1 to mid-May, weather permitting, on a 24 hours' advance notice requirement. It operated seven days a week, from mid-May to mid-October each year, continuing with five-day-a-week operation (Monday to Friday) from mid-October to October 31. Through the
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Parks Canada undertook a major project to restore both entrances to the canal in 1985. The St. Peters Canal is operational from May to October each year. The current swing bridge, installed in its present location in 2017, is the fifth bridge to span the canal; previous ones were installed in 1869,
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has a gate at each end, each gate consisting of two swinging doors that when closed form a shallow 'V' shape, with the point of the 'V' pointing upstream. At the St. Peter's Canal lock each gate consists of four swinging doors which form a diamond shape when closed. In actual use the pair of doors
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In August 2014 Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) issued a Notice of Preferred Procurement (NPP) for the design phase of a new swing bridge for the St. Peters Canal. According to Parks Canada external relations officer Maria O'Hearn, this step was the first in a three-year process
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The old one-lane swing bridge was constructed in 1936. The bridge was almost 80 years old and was nearing the end of its lifecycle. Routine inspections identified the bridge as needing some upgrades to meet current standards. Parks Canada considered continuing to perform repairs, but a full bridge
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The St. Peters Canal saw relatively heavy use by commercial shipping in the 19th century and early 20th century, during an era of industrial expansion on Cape Breton Island. Additions and renovations, widening the channel and lengthening the locks, continued until 1917. The canal eventually became
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The project was estimated to cost $ 10 million (final cost closer to $ 16 million) and was overseen by Parks Canada, as the bridge is part of a national historic site. The new two-lane bridge was built adjacent to the existing one-lane structure. Contracts for the construction went out during the
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St. Peters Canal is the only working canal of national historic significance in Atlantic Canada and an important historic landmark for the Village of St. Peter's and for Cape Breton Island. St. Peters Canal is part of a nationwide family of over 900 national historic sites, including 9 operating
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In 2013 season Parks Canada reduced service to three days a week from May 17 to Jun 23, expanding to seven days a week operation from June 24 to September 8 and two days a week operation from September 9 to 22 (extended to October 14, 2013). The daily hours of operation were also cut back, with
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At the St. Peter's Canal lock each lock gate consists of four swinging doors which form a diamond shape when closed. In actual use the pair of doors which form the upstream pointing 'V' are used. No matter which side has the higher water level, either one pair or the other will be
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in 1929 and was under the jurisdiction of the Federal Department of Railways and Canals and its successor, Transport Canada, up to 1972, when administration of the canal and associated property was transferred to
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that saw construction of a new two-lane swing bridge begin in 2016, with the new structure replacing the former one-lane bridge a year later. On 20 November 2014 this tender was awarded to Parsons Inc. of
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replacement was deemed to be more cost effective. The old bridge still met all safety requirements and underwent regular bridge inspections to ensure public safety until it was replaced.
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the higher, in other parts of the tide cycle it is the lake side. As a result, the canal requires special "double" gates, the only ones of their kind in North America. The usual
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Vessels transiting the canal are limited by the size of the lock, which measures 91.44 m (300 ft) long, 14.45 m (47.4 ft) wide, 4.88 m (16 ft)
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The single lock in the canal features an unusual double-gate system used because each end of the canal (Atlantic Ocean and Bras d'Or Lake) has a different tidal regime.
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early peak season (mid-June to mid-August) the canal was open for navigation from 8:00 am to 8:30 pm each day. The remainder of the peak season (mid-August to
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Days, was launched in 2014. In 2018, 260 participants made their way down the 800-metre channel that connects the Bras d'Or Lake and the Atlantic Ocean.
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which form the upstream pointing 'V' are used. No matter which side has the higher water level, either one pair or the other will be appropriate.
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people who portaged their canoes across the isthmus. A "haulover road" across the isthmus established by
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of 32 m (105 ft). A swing bridge over the canal has 6 m (19.69 ft) of
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Steamer "Marion" Entering the First Locks on St. Peter's Canal, cir.1890
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when closed and is operated from the bridge house on Grenville Street.
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too small for modern ships and has been used primarily by
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St. Peters Canal is located in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
45°39′19.5″N 60°52′6.85″W / 45.655417°N 60.8685694°W / 45.655417; -60.8685694
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Cape Breton Island
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St. Peter's
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Nicholas Denys
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Second World War
National Historic Site of Canada
Parks Canada
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