In 1905, the federal government funded the PEIR to build a new subdivision, from east of Charlottetown, out to Murray Harbour, seeing the construction of the "new" Hillsborough River Bridge, built to support bringing rail service to southeastern corner of the Island.
In 1905, the federal government funded the PEIR to build a new line, a subdivision, from east of Charlottetown, out to Murray Harbour. Part of which saw the construction of the new "Hillsborough River Bridge, consisting of 12 sections of two' surplus" narrow gauge rail bridges, to support the Murray Harbour Subdivision, bringing service to southeastern corner of the Island.