Tidnish Bridge, Nova Scotia
Encyclopedia
Tidnish Bridge is a community in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
, located in Cumberland County
on the interprovincial border with New Brunswick
between Upper Tidnish, and Lower Tidnish on the Tidnish River
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Tidnish Bridge is home to the Chignecto Ship Railway - Keystone Bridge and would have been the Baie Verte
terminus. Today the Tidnish Dock Provincial Park is where the last piece of the project remained .The name Tidnish is of Indian origin, said to signify "A Paddle" Bridge for the Keystone bridge .
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, located in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at...
on the interprovincial border with New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
between Upper Tidnish, and Lower Tidnish on the Tidnish River
Tidnish River
The Tidnish River is a short Canadian river on the Isthmus of Chignecto along the interprovincial boundary with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia....
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Tidnish Bridge is home to the Chignecto Ship Railway - Keystone Bridge and would have been the Baie Verte
Baie Verte
-Electoral districts:* Baie Verte , a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador...
terminus. Today the Tidnish Dock Provincial Park is where the last piece of the project remained .The name Tidnish is of Indian origin, said to signify "A Paddle" Bridge for the Keystone bridge .