Saint John River High Level Crossing

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The Saint John River High Level Crossing is a steel girder bridge crossing the Saint John River at Coystown, New Brunswick, Canada.

Completed in 2001 and opened to the public in October, 2002, the bridge carries 4 lanes of the realigned Highway 2 (Trans-Canada Highway). Total length is 1000 m (0.61 mile) with multiple spans resting on concrete piers. The centre span is 120 m (400 ft) with an airdraft clearance of 60 m (200 ft) for navigational traffic. It was built by the Maritime Road Development Corporation as part of a 230 km (145 mile) toll highway project.