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Barra Strait

This railway bridge incorporates a swing span to permit the continued passage of marine traffic through the strait.



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Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia

The community came to prominence during the 1880s after the Intercolonial Railway built its line from the Strait of Canso to Sydney, crossing the Barra Strait between Iona and Grand Narrows with the Grand Narrows Bridge, still in use, which is the longest railway bridge in Nova Scotia.