Jemseg River Bridge

The Jemseg River Bridge is the name for two different structures currently crossing the Jemseg River in Jemseg, New Brunswick, Canada.

Jemseg River Bridge
Coordinates	45°49′44″N 66°06′59″W
Carries	Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Crosses	Jemseg River
Locale	Jemseg, New Brunswick
Characteristics
Total length	976 metres (3,202 ft)
Longest span	140 metres (460 ft)
No. of lanes	4
History
Construction end	2001
Opened	October 2002
Location
References
[1][2]

Jemseg River Bridge (1960)
Coordinates	45°49′38.72″N 66°6′55.32″W
Carries	Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Crosses	Jemseg River
Locale	Jemseg, New Brunswick
Characteristics
Total length	700 metres (2,300 ft)
No. of lanes	2
History
Opened	1960
Closed	May 2015
Location
References
[3][4]

The current Jemseg River Bridge is a 950 m (3,120 ft) haunched girder bridge which opened in October 2002 and carries the four-lane Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway) on a much broader span with considerably less approaching grade from the west.[1][2] The former Jemseg River Bridge, located approximately 100 m (330 ft) downstream from the current bridge, was constructed in the 1960 and carried the two-lane Route 2;[3] it was closed in May 2015 due to safety concerns and the end spans were dismantled in 2016.[4] The original Jemseg River Bridge was built in 1919 as a 3 span steel truss bridge, including a swing span. When dismantled in 1965, one half of the swing span was moved on Penniac Road (the Penniac Road Bridge was rebuilt in 2018 as a modern concrete bridge). The abutments from the original 1919 Jemseg Bridge can still be found approximately under the current Jemseg River Bridge and immediately adjacent to the Jemseg River.