Gander Bay Causeway

Gander Bay Causeway
The Gander Bay Causeway, viewed towards the community of Clarke's Head
Coordinates	49°17′12.4″N 54°29′32″W
Crosses	Gander Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
Begins	George's Point located in Gander Bay South
Ends	Clarke's Head
Owner	Department of Transportation and Works
Maintained by	Department of Transportation and Works
Characteristics
Design	Rockfill with spanning concrete bridge at centre
Total length	Bridge length 191m
Width	8.7 m (29 ft)
Height	3 m (9.8 ft)
Water depth	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
No. of spans	1
Piers in water	4
No. of lanes	2
First section length	Causeway length 840 m (2,760 ft) including bridge length of 191 m (627 ft)
History
Construction end	1968
Location

The Gander Bay Causeway was built in 1968 at a cost of $1,350,000. Located in the narrow section of Gander Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, it connects the communities of Clarke's Head and George's Point within the community of Gander Bay South. As a section of Route 331, the causeway became the eastern access to the town of Gander for the residents of Lewisporte and surrounding communities. When the causeway was built the travel distance from New World Island and Gander was shortened by 35 kilometres (22 mi). It also shortened the route from the Straight Shore to New World Island by 118 kilometres (73 mi).

Citations

Sources

Books

• Smallwood, Joseph R.; Pitt, Robert D.W.; Horan, Cathrine; et al., eds. (1984). "Causeways". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 1. St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland Book Publishers (1967) Ltd. ISBN 0-9693422-0-9. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

Online

• Department of Transportation and Works, ed. (2018). Bridge Inspection Report - B11292017-6 (PDF). Retrieved 18 February 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)