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STATISTICS Canso Causeway and Canal1952 to 1953
CANSO CANAL LOCK
Length (gate to gate) - 243.8 m (800 ft.)
Width - 24.4 m (80 ft.)
Depth (bottom to top of wall) - 15.2 m (50 ft.)
Draft - 8.5 m (28 to 30 ft.)
BRIDGE
Length - 93.88 m (308 ft.)
Weight - 1379 tonnes (1520 tons)
Pivot - 0.965 m (38 in.)
CANSO CAUSEWAY
Length through water -1371.6 m(4500 ft.)
Length from Auld's Cove -2134 m (7000 ft.)
Surface width - 24.38 m (80 ft. )
Widest point on ocean floor - 262 m (860 ft.)
Depth at deepest point - 66.14 m (217 ft.)
Rock fill -10,092,069 tons
Total cost $23,000,000
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CANSO CAUSEWAY AND CANAL TIMELINEProject announced - October 9,1951
Causeway site preparation began - JUNE,1952
Official start ceremonies - Sept. 16,1952
Canso Canal construction began - April 1953
Causeway reaches Cape Breton - Dec. 10,1954
10,092,069 tons fill completed - Dec.31,1954
First train test run- April 18,1955
Official opening for trains- May 14,1955
First vehicular traffic - May 20,1955
Official opening - August 13,1955
First Superintendent of Canso Canal - Victor Kyte
Average number of vehicles per day crossing the Canso Causeway:
1956 - 714
2002 - 8,040
Average number of boats per year through the Canso Canal:
1957 - 1,273
2002 - 2,042
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