East River Bridge (Sheet Harbour)

The East River Bridge is a multi-span bridge in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia that carries Trunk 7 over the Northeast Arm of Sheet Harbour. It replaced a bridge of the same name that was built in 1956 and demolished in 2016. Construction began on the current bridge in September 2014 and was finished on 17 December 2015, with a bridge walk commemorating the closing of the old East River Bridge and the opening of the new bridge. The old structure was a green arch bridge with a half-through, two-hinge type arch that was built in 1956, but was nearing the end of its lifespan leading to plans for construction of a new bridge funded by the federal and provincial governments. Nova Scotia had considered repairs to the old bridge in an effort to extend its lifespan, but ultimately elected to construct a new bridge.