Bridge Support
It is always exciting to cross over the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island knowing we are closer to hugging our daughter and grandkids again. On this crossing, we had this dark rain cloud skirt around us but if you look closely in the background on the right, you will see a faint rainbow on the horizon. I took that as a sign of all things working out in the upcoming days. And it did. More good weather all week allowed us to have fun with family and to do a bit of exploring on our own.
This monument shows a portion of the incredible bridge support. The bridge is the world’s longest bridge built over ice covered waters. Now, we had no ice on this trip. However, the bridge is made of concrete and reinforced steel to withstand iceberg impacts in the winter and spring. It is supported on 65 piers and construction was completed in 1997. It is supposed to last 100 years. It is truly an amazing engineering feat. We were also happy that the toll cost of the bridge has been reduced to half the price this year. It certainly makes reaching the island much easier than the old ferry. You can see the full bridge with images I have in my PEI album.
Bridge Support
It is always exciting to cross over the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island knowing we are closer to hugging our daughter and grandkids again. On this crossing, we had this dark rain cloud skirt around us but if you look closely in the background on the right, you will see a faint rainbow on the horizon. I took that as a sign of all things working out in the upcoming days. And it did. More good weather all week allowed us to have fun with family and to do a bit of exploring on our own.
This monument shows a portion of the incredible bridge support. The bridge is the world’s longest bridge built over ice covered waters. Now, we had no ice on this trip. However, the bridge is made of concrete and reinforced steel to withstand iceberg impacts in the winter and spring. It is supported on 65 piers and construction was completed in 1997. It is supposed to last 100 years. It is truly an amazing engineering feat. We were also happy that the toll cost of the bridge has been reduced to half the price this year. It certainly makes reaching the island much easier than the old ferry. You can see the full bridge with images I have in my PEI album.