Canso Causeway
The
Canso Causeway connects
Cape Breton Island to the mainland of the province of
Nova Scotia in eastern
Canada. Completed in
1955, the mile long causeway crosses the
Strait of Canso. Before the construction of the causeway, Cape Breton was connected to the mainland by ferries for motor vehicles and railway cars.
Canso comes from the Mi'kmaq word "kamsok", which means "opposite the lofty cliffs."