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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".
Canada's longest bridge is the Confederation Bridge in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with a total of 12,910 metres (8.02 mi) between abutments, it's also the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water. More than 5,000 local workers helped with the project, which cost about $1 billion.
The Pierre Laporte Bridge (French: Pont Pierre-Laporte) is the longest main span suspension bridge in Canada. [2] It crosses the Saint Lawrence River approximately 200 metres (660 ft) west (upstream) of the Quebec Bridge between Quebec City and Lévis .
The Ambassador and Blue Water Bridges remained open following an explosion on a New York-Canada bridge on Wednesday.
The Olivier Charbonneau Bridge is a high cable-stayed bridge carrying 6 lanes of Quebec Autoroute 25, thus 3 lanes per direction, separated by a central reservation. A cycling path is also available on the east side of the bridge. In June 2011, shortly after the bridge's opening, over 25,000 vehicles were crossing the bridge daily. [8]
Bridges in Canada by province or territory (13 C) Bridges in Canada by river (12 C, 2 P) Bridges in Canada by traffic (4 C) Bridges in Canada by type (16 C) *
The bridge carries about $360 million a day in two-way cargoes - 25% of the value of all U.S.-Canada goods trade. Concrete barricades have been set up in front of the police near the bridge to ...
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