News Release Archive

TRANSPORTATION/PUBLIC WORKS--STELLARTON CHURCH BRIDGE FIRE
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The Stellarton Church Bridge near Plymouth Park Road in Pictou
County is closed indefinitely after a fire Monday, June 16.

Engineers with the Department of Transportation and Public Works
are examining the extent of the damage to determine whether the
60-metre bridge can be salvaged. In the meantime, area residents
are asked to use nearby routes.

The one-lane bridge, originally built in 1908, was rebuilt in
1995. Police and fire officials are looking into the cause of the
blaze.

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Contact: Natalie Webster
         Transportation and Public Works
         902-424-8687

trp                      June 17, 1997 - 9:55 a.m.