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This is a list of bridges and crossings over the Niagara River in order from Lake Erie downstream (generally northward) to Lake Ontario. Bridges and crossings marked * cross branches of the river within the United States, while those marked † cross within Canada. All others cross the full river and connect the U.S. and Canada.
Wellesley Island, New York, United States to Hill Island, Ontario, Canada: Official name: The Thousand Islands Bridge system: Maintained by: Thousand Islands Bridge Authority: Characteristics; Design: suspension, open-spandrel deck arch bridge & truss bridge [1] Total length: Total: 8.5 mi (13.7 km) Longest span: American suspension: 800 ft (240 m)
The Ambassador Bridge is the busiest crossing on the Canada–United States border, [6] [7] with nearly 25% of U.S.–Canada border crossings by trucks using the bridge. [8] [7] The bridge has been criticized for its monopoly status (as no trucks are permitted to use the tunnel), private ownership by billionaire Manuel Moroun and poor ...
Opened on May 31, 1997, the 12.9-kilometre (8.0 mi) bridge is Canada's longest bridge [3] and the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water. [4] Construction took place from 1 November 1993 until May 1997 [5] [6] and cost C$1.3 billion. Before its official naming, Prince Edward Islanders often referred to the bridge as the "Fixed Link".
The Thousand Islands Border Crossing connects the towns of Alexandria Bay, New York, and Ivy Lea, Ontario, on the Canada–US border. The crossing is via the international span of the Thousand Islands Bridge. The Thousand Islands bridge, which was completed in 1938, is actually a system of five bridges and the island roadways connecting them.
Peace Bridge from Fort Erie, with new lighting retrofit. The building of the Peace Bridge was approved by the International Joint Commission on August 6, 1925. Edward Lupfer served as chief engineer. [2] A major obstacle to building the bridge was the swift river current, which averages 7.5 to 12 miles per hour (12.1 to 19.3 km/h).
In the early 2020s, the Canada Infrastructure Bank funded a study to examine freight traffic needs over the New Westminster bridge. [19] The study narrowed down to two options to address traffic growth. The first option was to simply replace the current single-track bridge with a new double-track bridge in the existing location.
The Three Nations Crossing is a border crossing on the Canada–US border, connecting the city of Cornwall, Ontario in Canada to Massena, New York, in the United States.The crossing is associated with the Seaway International Bridge, which crosses the two channels on each side of Cornwall Island, which is located on the St. Lawrence River.