Trans Canada Highway Closed Indefinitely

[Mr. Piggy]

The TCH at Nipigon Ontario is closed. Eastern Canada is cut off from Western Canada by road. This could only happen in Ontario.

http://lakesuperiornews.com/News/NipigonRiverBridgeClosed.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

 

[fuji]

The TCH at Nipigon Ontario is closed. Eastern Canada is cut off from Western Canada by road. This could only happen in Ontario.

http://lakesuperiornews.com/News/NipigonRiverBridgeClosed.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Amazing that there is only ONE bridge. The country is now split in two, except by rail/air. I looked at a map and it's true, it is the only route.

There is another bridge further north but the road that crosses it doesn't link to any roads east. So the Nipigon bridge really was the only way.

 

[Mr. Piggy]

Amazing that there is only ONE bridge. The country is now split in two, except by rail/air. I looked at a map and it's true, it is the only route.

There is another bridge further north but the road that crosses it doesn't link to any roads east. So the Nipigon bridge really was the only way.

This bridge was opened November 29th and the original bridge has been torn down to build the other span. I'm a cross Canada truck driver and am now stuck in the west. The only way around is through the US which is not an option for me. Looks like the designers of this bridge are in deep shit.

 

[pusher69]

This is what happens when you let idiots to run the province and country... and the idiots that work for that construction crew.
Still baffles me why they need to demolish the old bridge instead of allowing the new bridge to survive a few winters to test it. Guess they won't be building anymore cable suspension bridges in northern Canada.

 

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OMG, this is cray cray...just wow. Can't believe this happened. I wonder what the economic impact is from such a huge closure.

 

[Occasionally]

Wow. Never knew there was only one key way to get across the country at that point.

 

[jcpro]

All the more reason to do the right thing and fly. Driving through the Northern Ontario can drive anybody to drink.

 

[SkyRider]

Driving through the Northern Ontario can drive anybody to drink.

It's been quite a few years since I drove that route. Is it still a 2 lane winding sloped highway with lots of blind spots? (The only more scary route is Rogers Pass in the Rockies.)

 

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Looks like CBC has good coverage with lots of viewer comments....

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/thunder-bay/nipigon-river-bridge-closed-transcanada-1.3397831

 

[Mr. Piggy]

It's been quite a few years since I drove that route. Is it still a 2 lane winding sloped highway with lots of blind spots? (The only more scary route is Rogers Pass in the Rockies.)

It's not scary neither is Rogers Pass.

 

[Aardvark154]

Don't know what the topography is like there but perhaps time to call the Royal Canadian Engineers and have a temporary military bridge put in.

 

[Aardvark154]

Looking at a map even if you are able to detour through the U.S. talk about two sides of a triangle!

 

[SkyRider]

http://www.dangerousroads.org/north...top-12-most-dangerous-highways-in-canada.html

 

[fuji]

One lane has apparently been opened.

 

[Lv Wmn]

This bridge was opened November 29th and the original bridge has been torn down to build the other span. I'm a cross Canada truck driver and am now stuck in the west. The only way around is through the US which is not an option for me. Looks like the designers of this bridge are in deep shit.

Wonder if you are hauling my stuff? Lumber on that truck? I see now they have one lane open alternating each direction with a safety/lead truck in use.

I bet it takes a day or two to clear based on the backlog.

You are right someone needs to be fired and the contractor needs to fix it for free for this kind of problem

 

[canada-man]

The Nipigon River Bridge in northwestern Ontario is open to one lane this morning, a day after a piece of its decking lifted more than 60 centimetres.

The bridge had been shut down to traffic Sunday afternoon. On Monday morning, east-west traffic is being routed through the one open lane with the help of a pilot vehicle

The Trans-Canada running through Nipigon is the only major highway in the area.

On Sunday, Mayor Richard Harvey said the only option for motorists crossing northern Ontario was to detour through the U.S. It is the only road in northern Ontario that connects Eastern and Western Canada.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/nipigon-bridge-transcanada-update-1.3398207

 

[dirkd101]

It would appear someone fucked up designing that bridge. Luckily nobody was hurt.

 

[AK-47]

This won't be fun for anybody planning to drive across the country without having a passport handy

I dont think you need a passport anymore if you're crossing into US by car, only by air.

Not 100% sure though. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong

 

[fuji]

I dont think you need a passport anymore if you're crossing into US by car, only by air.

Not 100% sure though. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong

You absolutely need your passport crossing by car.

 

[trm]

Any rational construction manager would leave the old bridge in place until the new one is completed. This is bad planning and scheduling. Someone is going to be on the hot seat. The whole purpose of expansion joints it to allow the bridge to expand and contract as temperatures rise and fall. This is a concept all civil engineers are familiar with. The designer has some explaining to do.