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Image:Eb freight annapolis.jpg|Eastbound freight crosses the [[Annapolis Royal Bridge]] approaching [[Annapolis Royal]]. May 18, 1989.
 
Image:Eb freight annapolis.jpg|Eastbound freight crosses the [[Annapolis Royal Bridge]] approaching [[Annapolis Royal]]. May 18, 1989.
  
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Image:Burro at allain river bridge 1989b.jpg|The [[Burro Crane]] working on the [[Annapolis Royal Bridge|Allain River Bridge]], 1989.
 
 
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File:AnnapRoyal 2 (1280x853).jpg|The [[Annapolis Royal Bridge]] crossing the Allain River, August 30, 2011.
 
File:AnnapRoyal 2 (1280x853).jpg|The [[Annapolis Royal Bridge]] crossing the Allain River, August 30, 2011.

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Annapolis Royal Bridge

Mile 00.27 on the Yarmouth Subdivision[1]

This bridge crossed the the wide, tidal Allen's Creek (also know as the Allen River), just west of Annapolis Royal. It was originally built as a wooden bridge, 325 feet long exclusive of the wooden approaches. It was replaced by a new bridge in 1914. The substructure consisted of 2 piers and two abutments, all of concrete, and the superstructure was one 150 foot Through Truss span and two 85 foot Through Plate Girder spans with standard wooden trestle approaches at both ends.[2] The length of all spans totaled 468 feet in 1968.[3]

The 1914 structure remained essentially the same until the line west of Coldbrook was abandoned in 1989. The bridge remains intact but heavily weathered as of 2020 with gaps dug at approaches to discourage recreational use.

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