Centennial Bridge (New Brunswick)

Centennial Bridge is a steel through arch crossing the Miramichi River in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. The bridge is 1.1 km long,[2] and 240 feet high.[3] It carries Route 11, Route 8, and Route 134 over the river, connecting Douglastown on the north bank with Chatham on the south bank; both communities were merged with others in the vicinity through municipal amalgamation into the city of Miramichi.

Centennial Bridge
The Centennial Bridge as seen from north of the Miramichi River.
Coordinates	47°01′44″N 65°28′52″W
Crosses	Miramichi River
Locale	Miramichi, New Brunswick
Characteristics
Design	Steel Through Arch
Total length	1180 metres (3872 feet)
Width	two Lanes, two Sidewalks
Height	73 metres (240 feet)
History
Opened	September 30, 1967
Statistics
Daily traffic	14,800 (2012) [1]
Location

Centennial Bridge

The bridge was opened in 1967,[2] Canada's centennial year. It replaced a ferry service (Romeo & Juliet) which operated between downtown Chatham and Ferry Road. Upon the bridge's opening, Romeo & Juliet was moved to service a new route across Kennebecasis Bay between Summerville and Millidgeville near Saint John.

Bridges of similar construction in eastern Canada include the Seal Island Bridge, the Burton Bridge, and the Laviolette Bridge over the St. Lawrence River in Trois-Rivières.