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The Confederation Bridge was built locally, on Prince Edward Island. The intricate processes occurred at the Amherst Point assembly yard, built on a 165 acre farm bought from one John L. Read.

At its peak, the plant employed two thousand people. When I visited the site last month with my parents, nothing was left by empty fields filled with huge concrete constructions. It felt almost as if I was walking among the megaliths of the Old World. What will future generations of archeologists think of this site?

Confederation Bridge assembly yard at Amherst Point, Borden-Carleton (1)


Confederation Bridge assembly yard at Amherst Point, Borden-Carleton (2)


Confederation Bridge assembly yard at Amherst Point, Borden-Carleton (3)


Confederation Bridge assembly yard at Amherst Point, Borden-Carleton (4)


Confederation Bridge assembly yard at Amherst Point, Borden-Carleton (8)




Confederation Bridge assembly yard at Amherst Point, Borden-Carleton (5)


Confederation Bridge assembly yard at Amherst Point, Borden-Carleton (6)


Confederation Bridge assembly yard at Amherst Point, Borden-Carleton (7)


Confederation Bridge assembly yard at Amherst Point, Borden-Carleton (9)


Confederation Bridge assembly yard at Amherst Point, Borden-Carleton (10)


Confederation Bridge assembly yard at Amherst Point, Borden-Carleton (11)


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