The last train rolled over this old bridge in 1990. I can recall travelling across it as a girl, and how scary it was to stare downward from the train window and see only swirling water far below. Today the bridge is a derelict reminder of a past when the railway ran the length and breadth of Nova Scotia, carrying freight and passengers to and from various communities and seaports. Weymouth is a Loyalist settlement located on the tidal Sissiboo River. The river's odd name is either a native Mi'kmaq word, or is derived from the Acadian French "six hiboux" - six owls.

Weymouth in the 1800s was a thriving shipbuilding port, from which pulpwood and lumber were shipped all over the world. Remnants of the old wharves can still be seen. In 1929, fire destroyed many of the town's original shops and other buildings. This did not include The Trading Post, established in 1837 and still in operation as the oldest general store in eastern Canada. Weymouth is a beautiful but quiet community now, and its last sawmill mill has shut down. The area's economy is largely supported by farming, fishing and logging (but obviously the lumber is milled elsewhere). Descendants of the Loyalists - both African-Canadian and Caucasian - together with Acadians, comprise most of the population.