History and Refurbishment of 140-year-old Rail Bridge Piers: Southwest Miramichi River Bridge. Miramichi, New Brunswick

摘要

This rail bridge was constructed as one of Atlantic Canada's first major bridges and continues to stand today as a testimony of the critical roles played by civil engineers in the construction and maintenance of sustainable infrastructure. Sir Sandford Fleming faced much opposition from both the Railway Commission and politicians in his day for insisting the bridges on the Intercolonial Line be built of iron with masonry abutments and piers, rather than less expensive and more common wooden structures. With considerable effort he eventually succeeded in convincing his opponents and was authorized to use iron and masonry.