Albert Bridge (2001 pop.: 159) is a Canadian

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Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Cape Breton Regional Municipality (often referred to as simply "CBRM") is the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's second largest municipality and the economic heart of Cape Breton Island. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 94,285. The ...

. Situated on the Mira River, the community was previously named Mira Ferry for the location of a small

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crossing the river. It received its present name after Albert Munro, the son of William Henry Munro, Nova Scotia's representative in the British Parliament who used his influence to have the ferry replaced with a bridge in 1849. The Mira River offers numerous water-based recreational opportunities during the summer months, including swimming, boating and canoeing. The bridge connects the two sides of the community, straddling the river. The community's economy is tied to the summer recreational months with numerous

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s making the area most active during this time; much of the business activity is centred on servicing these seasonal residents. Trunk 22 is the main road through the village and connects

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and

Louisbourg Louisbourg is an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. History The French military founded the Fortress of Louisbourg in 1713 and its fortified seaport on the southwest part of the harbour, ...

Nearby attractions

Mira River Provincial Park Mira River Provincial Park is a provincial park situated on the Mira River in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, from Sydney and from the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada. Opened in 1967, the property offers camping si ...

, near Albert Bridge, off Trunk 22 * Albert Bridge - The

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bridge built during the 1970s replacing an older bridge that crossed the Mira River. Though officially discouraged, the northwestern portion of the span is a popular platform for bridge diving and jumping into the water below"Bridge jumping discouraged on Cape Breton"

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, July 22, 2003. Retrieved January 8, 2007. * Union Church in Mira Ferry - Built in 1857, is the oldest

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Cape Breton Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18. ...

Notable residents

Allister MacGillivray Allister MacGillivray CM, D. Litt (honors), is a Canadian singer/songwriter, guitarist, and music historian from the Cape Breton region of Nova Scotia. He was born January 17, 1948, in the coal-mining and fishing town of Glace Bay. Early life ...

, songwriter * Ciaran MacGillivray, musician, Allister's son

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Communities in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality {{CapeBretonNS-geo-stub