List of crossings of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes
This is a list of bridges, ferries, and other crossings of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, and Great Lakes, by order of south shore terminal running from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence upstream to Lake Superior.
Key: Communities linked by individual crossings |
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(N) or (E): North- or East-shore terminal (mainland) (I): Island served by the crossing (S) or (W): South- or West-shore terminal (mainland) |
Crossings
Quebec
Lower and Middle Saint Lawrence
Crossing | Picture | Year built[A] | Communities linked | Carries | Name origin | Coordinates |
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Qajaq W ferry | (N) Blanc-Sablon, Quebec | Connections with: Route 138 Labrador South Highway (Route 510) Great Northern Highway (Route 430) | 52°25′39″N 57°8′0″W / 52.42750°N 57.13333°W / 52.42750; -57.13333 (Blanc-Sablon) | |||
(S) St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador | 51°12′0″N 56°45′11″W / 51.20000°N 56.75306°W / 51.20000; -56.75306 (St. Barbe) | |||||
M/V Bella Desgagnés ferry (Route 138)[D] | (N) Kegashka (N) La Romaine (N) Harrington Harbour (N) Tête-à-la-Baleine (N) Saint-Augustin (N) Gros-Mécatina (N) Blanc-Sablon | Route 138 (ferry system bridges a 425 km (264 mi) gap between Kegasha and Old Fort) | 50°11′1″N 61°16′21″W / 50.18361°N 61.27250°W / 50.18361; -61.27250 (Kegashka) (Kegashka) 50°13′6″N 60°40′4″W / 50.21833°N 60.66778°W / 50.21833; -60.66778 (La Romaine) (La Romaine) 50°30′0″N 59°28′0″W / 50.50000°N 59.46667°W / 50.50000; -59.46667 (Harrington Harbour) (Harrington Harbour) 50°42′10″N 59°19′23″W / 50.70278°N 59.32306°W / 50.70278; -59.32306 (Tête-à-la-Baleine) (Tête-à-la-Baleine) 50°50′0″N 58°58′0″W / 50.83333°N 58.96667°W / 50.83333; -58.96667 (Gros-Mécatina) (Gros-Mécatina) 51°20′20″N 58°20′30″W / 51.33889°N 58.34167°W / 51.33889; -58.34167 (Saint-Augustin) (Saint-Augustin) 52°25′39″N 57°8′0″W / 52.42750°N 57.13333°W / 52.42750; -57.13333 (Blanc-Sablon) (Blanc-Sablon) | |||
Matane-Baie Comeau-Godbout ferry | (N) Baie-Comeau (N) Godbout | 49°13′56″N 68°8′4″W / 49.23222°N 68.13444°W / 49.23222; -68.13444 (Baie-Comeau) (Baie-Comeau) 49°19′19″N 67°35′33″W / 49.32194°N 67.59250°W / 49.32194; -67.59250 (Godbout) (Godbout) | ||||
(S) Matane | 48°50′23″N 67°34′38″W / 48.83972°N 67.57722°W / 48.83972; -67.57722 (Matane) | |||||
M/V Bella Desgagnés ferry (across the Saint Lawrence River)[D] | (N) Sept-Îles (N) Havre-Saint-Pierre | 50°11′47″N 66°22′38″W / 50.19639°N 66.37722°W / 50.19639; -66.37722 (Sept-Îles) (Sept-Îles) 50°14′11″N 63°36′19″W / 50.23639°N 63.60528°W / 50.23639; -63.60528 (Havre-Saint-Pierre) (Havre Saint-Pierre) | ||||
(I) Port-Menier | 49°48′45″N 64°20′47″W / 49.81250°N 64.34639°W / 49.81250; -64.34639 (Port-Menier) | |||||
(S) Rimouski | 48°28′52″N 68°30′59″W / 48.48111°N 68.51639°W / 48.48111; -68.51639 (Rimouski) | |||||
Rimouski-Forestville ferry | (N) Forestville | 48°44′23″N 69°3′9″W / 48.73972°N 69.05250°W / 48.73972; -69.05250 (Forestville) | ||||
(S) Rimouski | 48°28′52″N 68°30′59″W / 48.48111°N 68.51639°W / 48.48111; -68.51639 (Rimouski) | |||||
Trois Pistoles-Les Escoumins ferry | (N) Les Escoumins | 48°21′00″N 69°24′00″W / 48.35000°N 69.40000°W / 48.35000; -69.40000 (Les Escoumins) | ||||
(S) Trois-Pistoles | 48°07′00″N 69°11′00″W / 48.11667°N 69.18333°W / 48.11667; -69.18333 (Trois-Pistoles) | |||||
Rivière-du-Loup-St-Siméon ferry | (N) Saint-Siméon | Connections with: Route 170 | 47°50′26″N 69°52′27″W / 47.84056°N 69.87417°W / 47.84056; -69.87417 (Saint-Siméon) | |||
(S) Rivière-du-Loup | 47°50′45″N 69°34′19″W / 47.84583°N 69.57194°W / 47.84583; -69.57194 (Rivière-du-Loup) | |||||
Île d'Orléans Bridge[B] | 1935[1] | (N) Quebec City (Beauport) | Route 368 | Île d'Orléans | 46°52′45″N 71°7′58″W / 46.87917°N 71.13278°W / 46.87917; -71.13278 (Île d'Orléans Bridge) | |
(I) Île d'Orléans | ||||||
Quebec-Levis Ferry | (N) Quebec City | 46°48′42″N 71°12′5″W / 46.81167°N 71.20139°W / 46.81167; -71.20139 (Quebec City) | ||||
(S) Lévis | 46°48′37″N 71°11′17″W / 46.81028°N 71.18806°W / 46.81028; -71.18806 (Lévis) | |||||
Quebec Bridge[E] | 1917[2] | (N) Quebec City (Sainte-Foy) | Route 175 Via Rail Canadian National Railway Route Verte 6 | Quebec City | 46°44′46″N 71°17′16″W / 46.74611°N 71.28778°W / 46.74611; -71.28778 (Quebec Bridge) | |
(S) Lévis (Charny) | ||||||
Pierre Laporte Bridge | 1970[3] | (N) Quebec City (Sainte-Foy) | Autoroute 73 | Pierre Laporte (1921–1970), Vice-Premier of Quebec. | 46°44′42″N 71°17′25″W / 46.74500°N 71.29028°W / 46.74500; -71.29028 (Pierre Laporte Bridge) | |
(S) Lévis (Charny) | ||||||
Grondines-Lotbinière tunnel | 1990 | (N) Grondines | ||||
(S) Lotbinière | ||||||
Laviolette Bridge | 1967[4] | (N) Trois-Rivières | Autoroute 55 | Sieur de Laviolette (real name disputed), widely acknowledged as the founder of Trois-Rivières.[5] | 46°18′23″N 72°33′36″W / 46.30639°N 72.56000°W / 46.30639; -72.56000 (Laviolette Bridge) | |
(S) Bécancour | ||||||
Sorel-St Ignace de Loyola Ferry | (N) Berthierville (Saint Ignace de Loyola) | Connecting between: Route 158 Route 133 | 46°3′34″N 73°7′33″W / 46.05944°N 73.12583°W / 46.05944; -73.12583 (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) | |||
(S) Sorel-Tracy | 46°2′52″N 73°6′49″W / 46.04778°N 73.11361°W / 46.04778; -73.11361 (Sorel-Tracy) |
Island of Montreal
Crossing | Picture | Year built[A] | Communities linked | Carries | Name origin | Coordinates |
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Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel | 1967[6][I] | (N) Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | Autoroute 25/TCH | Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1807–1864), Prime Minister of the United Province of Canada | 45°35′0″N 73°29′51″W / 45.58333°N 73.49750°W / 45.58333; -73.49750 (Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel) | |
(I) Île Charron (Îles de Boucherville) (exit) | ||||||
(S) Longueuil, borough of Vieux-Longueuil | ||||||
Old Port of Montreal–Longueuil Ferry | (N) Borough of Ville-Marie (Jacques-Cartier Pier, Old Port of Montreal) | — | 45°30′25″N 73°33′1″W / 45.50694°N 73.55028°W / 45.50694; -73.55028 (Old Port of Montreal) | |||
(I) Saint Helen's Island (Parc Jean-Drapeau) | 45°30′40.15″N 73°32′15.5″W / 45.5111528°N 73.537639°W / 45.5111528; -73.537639 (Saint Helen's Island ferry terminal) | |||||
(S) Longueuil, borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil (Réal-Bouvier Marina) | 45°32′23.6″N 73°31′4.5″W / 45.539889°N 73.517917°W / 45.539889; -73.517917 (Réal-Bouvier Marina) | |||||
Jacques Cartier Bridge | 1930[7][J] | (N) Borough of Ville-Marie | Route 134 Pedestrians and bicycles | Jacques Cartier (1491–1557), French explorer | 45°31′17″N 73°32′28″W / 45.52139°N 73.54111°W / 45.52139; -73.54111 (Jacques Cartier Bridge) | |
(I) Île Sainte-Hélène (exit) and Île Notre-Dame | ||||||
(S) Longueuil, borough of Vieux-Longueuil | ||||||
Montreal Metro Tunnel | 1966[8] | (N) Borough of Ville-Marie (Berri-UQAM station) | Montreal Metro Line 4 Yellow | — | 45°30′N 73°32′W / 45.500°N 73.533°W / 45.500; -73.533 (Metro tunnel (line 4)) | |
(I) Île Sainte-Hélène (Jean-Drapeau station) and Île Notre-Dame | ||||||
(S) Longueuil, borough of Vieux-Longueuil (Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke station) | ||||||
Pont de la Concorde Bridge[B] | 1965[9][K] | (N) Borough of Ville-Marie | Pierre-Dupuy Avenue and Route Verte 1 and 2 | Reference to Montreal's motto, Concordia salus[9] | 45°30′22″N 73°32′17″W / 45.50611°N 73.53806°W / 45.50611; -73.53806 (Pont de la Concorde) 45°30′28″N 73°31′49″W / 45.50778°N 73.53028°W / 45.50778; -73.53028 (Saint-Lambert) (Pont des Îles) | |
(I) Île Sainte-Hélène and Île Notre-Dame (Parc Jean-Drapeau), borough of Ville-Marie, Montreal | ||||||
Victoria Bridge | 1898[10][L] | (N) Borough of Le Sud-Ouest | Route 112 Canadian National Railway (CN) RTM Mont-Saint-Hilaire line commuter train Via Rail and Amtrak passenger trains | Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819–1901) | 45°29′29″N 73°31′46″W / 45.49139°N 73.52944°W / 45.49139; -73.52944 (Victoria Bridge) | |
(S) Saint-Lambert | ||||||
Samuel de Champlain Bridge | 2019[11][M] | (N) Borough of Verdun | | Samuel de Champlain (c. 1580–1635), founder of Quebec City | 45°28′7″N 73°31′15″W / 45.46861°N 73.52083°W / 45.46861; -73.52083 (Champlain Bridge) | |
(I) Île des Sœurs (exit) | ||||||
(S) Brossard | ||||||
Champlain Bridge Ice Structure | 1964[12][N] | (I) Île des Sœurs | Route Verte 1 and 2 | 45°27′57″N 73°31′11″W / 45.46583°N 73.51972°W / 45.46583; -73.51972 (Champlain Bridge Ice Structure) | ||
(S) St. Lawrence Seaway levee | ||||||
Honoré Mercier Bridge | 1934, 1963[13][O] | (N) Borough of LaSalle | Route 138 | Honoré Mercier (1840–1894), Premier of Quebec | 45°25′0″N 73°39′18″W / 45.41667°N 73.65500°W / 45.41667; -73.65500 (Honoré Mercier Bridge) | |
(S) Kahnawake Mohawk Reserve | ||||||
Saint-Laurent Railway Bridge | 1886[14] | (N) Borough of LaSalle | Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM) Candiac line (commuter train) | Saint Lawrence River | 45°25′8″N 73°39′34″W / 45.41889°N 73.65944°W / 45.41889; -73.65944 (Saint-Laurent Railway Bridge) | |
(S) Kahnawake Mohawk Reserve | ||||||
Île-Dorval ferry[B] | (N) Dorval | 45°26′17″N 73°44′22″W / 45.43806°N 73.73944°W / 45.43806; -73.73944 (Dorval ferry terminal) | ||||
(I) Dorval Island | 45°26′0″N 73°44′32″W / 45.43333°N 73.74222°W / 45.43333; -73.74222 (Île-Dorval ferry terminal) |
Upper Saint Lawrence and Beauharnois Canal
Crossing | Picture | Year built[A] | Communities linked | Carries | Name origin | Coordinates |
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Boulevard Edgar Hébert Bridge[P] (Beauharnois Canal) | (I) Melocheville | Route 132 | Edgar Hébert (1911–1984), MNA for Beauharnois (1948–1962).[15] | 45°18′57″N 73°54′28″W / 45.31583°N 73.90778°W / 45.31583; -73.90778 | ||
(S) Beauharnois | ||||||
Pied-du-Canal Bridge (Beauharnois Canal) | (I) Melocheville | CSX Rail | Reference to the position of the bridge, close to the canal's downstream end. | 45°17′58″N 73°55′13″W / 45.29944°N 73.92028°W / 45.29944; -73.92028 | ||
(S) Beauharnois | ||||||
Serge-Marcil Bridge (main channel) | (N) Vaudreuil-Dorion | Autoroute 30 | Serge Marcil (1944–2010), former Member of the National Assembly who served the riding of Beauharnois | 45°18′25″N 74°00′53″W / 45.30694°N 74.01472°W / 45.30694; -74.01472 | ||
(I) Melocheville | ||||||
Madeleine-Parent Bridge (Beauharnois Canal) | Madeleine Parent (1918–2012), former trade union activist | 45°17′51″N 73°55′16″W / 45.29750°N 73.92111°W / 45.29750; -73.92111 | ||||
(S) Beauharnois | ||||||
St. Louis Bridge (Beauharnois Canal) | (I) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Saint-Timothée) | Boulevard Pie-XII (Salaberry) Rue du Pont (Saint-Louis) | Municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague.[16] | 45°13′50″N 74°0′4″W / 45.23056°N 74.00111°W / 45.23056; -74.00111 | ||
(S) Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | ||||||
Larocque Bridge (Beauharnois Canal) | (I) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Autoroute 530 Route 132 Route 201 | Larocque Street in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. The origin of the name Larocque is unknown.[17] | 45°13′23″N 74°6′57″W / 45.22306°N 74.11583°W / 45.22306; -74.11583 | ||
(S) Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka | ||||||
Monseigneur Langlois Bridge (main channel) | (N) Coteau du Lac | Route 201 | Joseph-Alfred Langlois [fr], bishop of Valleyfield[18] | 45°16′21″N 74°10′53″W / 45.27250°N 74.18139°W / 45.27250; -74.18139 | ||
(I) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Grande-Île) | ||||||
Coteau Railway Bridge (main Channel) | (N) Coteau du Lac | Canadian National Railway | Les Coteaux, Quebec | 45°15′30″N 74°10′57″W / 45.25833°N 74.18250°W / 45.25833; -74.18250 | ||
(I) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Grande-Île) |
Ontario and the United States
Upper Saint Lawrence River
Crossing | Picture | Year built[A] | Communities linked | Carries | Name origin | Coordinates |
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Three Nations Crossing (North Channel Bridge) | 1962[citation needed]
| (N) Cornwall, Ontario | Brookdale Avenue/ON 138 Access to NY 37 | Mohawks of Akwesasne[citation needed] | 45°0′29″N 74°44′22″W / 45.00806°N 74.73944°W / 45.00806; -74.73944 ("Three Nations Crossing (North Channel)") | |
(I) Akwesasne (Cornwall Island) | ||||||
Three Nations Crossing (South Channel Bridge) | [1] | 1958[citation needed] | 44°59′23″N 74°44′22″W / 44.98972°N 74.73944°W / 44.98972; -74.73944 ("Three Nations Crossing (South Channel)") | |||
(S) Massena, New York | ||||||
Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge | 1960[20] | (N) Johnstown, Ontario | ON 416 NY 812 | Ogdensburg, New York Prescott, Ontario | 44°44′7″N 75°27′35″W / 44.73528°N 75.45972°W / 44.73528; -75.45972 | |
(S) Ogdensburg, New York | ||||||
Thousand Islands Bridge | 1938[21] | (N) Ivy Lea, Ontario | ON 137 Interstate 81 | Thousand Islands | 44°20′51″N 75°59′1″W / 44.34750°N 75.98361°W / 44.34750; -75.98361 (Thousand Islands Bridge) | |
(I) Wellesley Island | ||||||
(S) Orleans, New York | ||||||
Murray Isle Ferry[B] | (I) Murray Isle | |||||
(S) Mason Point, New York | ||||||
Grindstone Island Ferry[B] | (I) Grindstone Island | |||||
(S) Clayton, New York | ||||||
Howe Island Township Ferry[B] | (N) Gananoque, Ontario | |||||
(I) Howe Island | ||||||
Howe Island County Ferry[B] | (N) Pitt's Ferry | |||||
(I) Howe Island | ||||||
Carleton Island Ferry[B] | (I) Carleton Island | |||||
(S) Cape Vincent, New York | ||||||
Kingston-Wolfe Island Ferry | (N) Kingston, Ontario | Frontenac County Road 95 (Ontario Side) | 44°13′55″N 76°28′34″W / 44.23194°N 76.47611°W / 44.23194; -76.47611 (Kingston) | |||
(I) Wolfe Island (Ontario) | 44°11′38″N 76°26′34″W / 44.19389°N 76.44278°W / 44.19389; -76.44278 (Wolfe Island) | |||||
Horne's Ferry | 44°8′7″N 76°21′14″W / 44.13528°N 76.35389°W / 44.13528; -76.35389 (Wolfe Island) | |||||
(S) Cape Vincent, New York | 44°7′48″N 76°20′6″W / 44.13000°N 76.33500°W / 44.13000; -76.33500 (Cape Vincent) |
Lake Ontario and Niagara River
Crossing | Picture | Year built[A] | Communities linked | Carries | Name origin | Coordinates |
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Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway[R] | (N) Burlington, Ontario | Queen Elizabeth Way | James Noble Allan (1894–1992), Ontario Minister of Highways and Chairman of the Niagara Parks Commission. | 43°17′52″N 79°47′48″W / 43.29778°N 79.79667°W / 43.29778; -79.79667 | ||
(N) Hamilton, Ontario | ||||||
Lewiston-Queenston Bridge | (N) Queenston, ON | Highway 405 I-190 | Lewiston, New York Queenston, Ontario | 43°09′11″N 79°02′41″W / 43.15306°N 79.04472°W / 43.15306; -79.04472 | ||
(S) Lewiston, NY | ||||||
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge | (N) Niagara Falls, Ontario | Road (for NEXUS users only) and Amtrak/Via passenger trains | Whirlpool Rapids | 43°06′33″N 79°03′30″W / 43.10917°N 79.05833°W / 43.10917; -79.05833 | ||
(S) Niagara Falls, New York | ||||||
Michigan Central Railway Bridge | (N) Niagara Falls, Ontario | Disused (was Canadian Pacific Railway) | Michigan Central Railroad, which originally built the bridge. | 43°06′30.80″N 79°03′29.76″W / 43.1085556°N 79.0582667°W / 43.1085556; -79.0582667 | ||
(S) Niagara Falls, New York | ||||||
Rainbow Bridge | (N) Niagara Falls, Ontario | Access to Highway 420 (not open to commercial trucks) | Rainbows forming over Niagara Falls, which can be seen from the bridge. | 43°05′25″N 79°04′04″W / 43.09028°N 79.06778°W / 43.09028; -79.06778 | ||
(S) Niagara Falls, New York | ||||||
North Grand Island Bridge | (I) Grand Island, New York | I-190 | Grand Island, New York. | 43°04′08″N 78°59′27″W / 43.06889°N 78.99083°W / 43.06889; -78.99083 | ||
(S) Niagara Falls, New York | ||||||
South Grand Island Bridge | (I) Grand Island, New York | 42°59′55″N 78°56′13″W / 42.99861°N 78.93694°W / 42.99861; -78.93694 | ||||
(S) Tonawanda, New York | ||||||
International Railway Bridge | (N) Fort Erie, Ontario | Canadian National Railway | 42°55′44″N 78°54′36″W / 42.92889°N 78.91000°W / 42.92889; -78.91000 | |||
(S) Buffalo, New York | ||||||
Peace Bridge | (N) Fort Erie, Ontario | Queen Elizabeth Way | 100 years of peace between the United States and Canada.[citation needed] | 42°54′25″N 78°54′21″W / 42.90694°N 78.90583°W / 42.90694; -78.90583 | ||
(S) Buffalo, New York |
Lake Erie / Bass Islands
Crossing | Picture | Year built[A] | Communities linked | Carries | Name origin | Coordinates |
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Leamington - Pelee Island - Sandusky Ferry | (N) Leamington, Ontario | North end: Erie Street Middle: Pelee Island Ferry Terminal South End: US 6 US 250 Ohio SR 4 Ohio SR 101 | — | |||
(I) Pelee Island | ||||||
(S) Sandusky, Ohio | ||||||
Marblehead - Kelleys Island Ferry | (I) Kelleys Island | Connecting: Ohio SR 575 Ohio SR 163 | — | |||
(S) Marblehead, Ohio | ||||||
Put-In-Bay - Port Clinton Ferry | (I) Put-In-Bay, Ohio | Connecting: Ohio SR 357 Ohio SR 53 | — | |||
(S) Port Clinton, Ohio |
Detroit and St. Clair Rivers
Crossing | Picture | Year built[A] | Communities linked | Carries | Name origin | Coordinates |
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Wayne County Bridge | 1931 (1873) | (I) Trenton, Michigan | Grosse Ile Parkway | Grosse Ile | 42°07′39″N 83°10′31″W / 42.12750°N 83.17528°W / 42.12750; -83.17528 | |
(S) Riverview, Michigan | ||||||
Grosse Ile Toll Bridge | 1913 | (I) Riverview, Michigan | Bridge Road | Grosse Ile | 42°10′20″N 83°09′34″W / 42.17222°N 83.15944°W / 42.17222; -83.15944 | |
(S) Riverview, Michigan | ||||||
Gordie Howe International Bridge | (future) | (N) Windsor, Ontario | Will connect the Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway extension of Ontario Highway 401 to Interstate 75 | Gordie Howe, famed ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings | 42°17′17″N 83°05′51″W / 42.2880°N 83.0975°W / 42.2880; -83.0975 | |
(S) Detroit, Michigan | ||||||
Ambassador Bridge | 1927 | (N) Windsor, Ontario | Ontario Highway 3 Access to Interstate 75, Interstate 96 | 42°18′43″N 83°04′27″W / 42.31194°N 83.07417°W / 42.31194; -83.07417 | ||
(S) Detroit, Michigan | ||||||
Michigan Central Railway Tunnel | 1910 | (N) Windsor, Ontario | Canadian Pacific Railway | Michigan Central Railroad, which originally built the tunnel. | 42°19′15″N 83°03′05″W / 42.32083°N 83.05139°W / 42.32083; -83.05139 | |
(S) Detroit, Michigan | ||||||
Detroit–Windsor Tunnel | 1930 | (N) Windsor, ON | Access to Interstate 375, M-3, M-10 | Detroit, Michigan Windsor, Ontario | 42°19′28″N 83°02′24″W / 42.32444°N 83.04000°W / 42.32444; -83.04000 | |
(S) Detroit, MI | ||||||
MacArthur Bridge | 1923 | (I) Belle Isle, Michigan | Grand Boulevard | General Douglas MacArthur, who led American troops in the Philippines Campaign during World War II.[citation needed] | 42°20′33″N 82°59′54″W / 42.34250°N 82.99833°W / 42.34250; -82.99833 | |
(S) Detroit, Michigan | ||||||
Champion Auto Ferry | (N) Algonac, Michigan | Connecting: M-29 M-154 | — | |||
(I) Harsens Island | ||||||
Algonac - Walpole Island Ferry | (W) Algonac, Michigan | Connections to: M-29 | — | |||
(I) Walpole Island | ||||||
Blue Water Ferry | (W) Marine City, Michigan | Connections to: M-29 St. Clair Parkway / Lambton County Road 33 | — | |||
(E) Sombra, Ontario | ||||||
St. Clair Tunnel | 1891 | (E) Sarnia, Ontario | Canadian National Railway | St. Clair River | 42°57′30″N 82°24′38″W / 42.95833°N 82.41056°W / 42.95833; -82.41056 | |
(W) Port Huron, Michigan | ||||||
Blue Water Bridge | 1938 | (E) Sarnia, Ontario | Highway 402 Interstates 69/94 | 42°59′54″N 82°25′24″W / 42.99833°N 82.42333°W / 42.99833; -82.42333 | ||
(W) Port Huron, Michigan |
Straits of Mackinac and Soo Locks area
Crossing | Picture | Year built[A] | Communities linked | Carries | Name origin | Coordinates |
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Bois Blanc Island Ferry | (I) Pointe Aux Pins, Michigan | Connections with: US 23 M-27 County Road C-66 | ||||
(S) Cheboygan, Michigan | ||||||
Mackinaw City - Mackinac Island Ferry | (I) Mackinac Island | Connecting: M-185 with: Interstate 75 US 23 (bicycles and pedestrians only) | ||||
(S) Mackinaw City, Michigan | ||||||
St. Ignace - Mackinac Island Ferry | (I) Mackinac Island | Connecting: M-185 with: Interstate 75 US 2 (bicycles and pedestrians only) | ||||
(W) St. Ignace, Michigan | ||||||
Drummond Island Ferry | (I) Drummond Island | M-134 | ||||
(W) De Tour Village, Michigan | ||||||
Barbeau - Neebish Island Ferry | (I) Neebish Island | Ferry Road | ||||
(W) Barbeau, Michigan | ||||||
Sugar Island Ferry | (I) Sugar Island | Connecting: Portage Avenue / Riverside Drive with 1 1/2 Mile Road | ||||
(W) Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | ||||||
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge | 1962 | (N) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | Interstate 75 | Sault Ste. Marie, twin cities in Ontario and Michigan | 46°30′12″N 84°21′45″W / 46.50333°N 84.36250°W / 46.50333; -84.36250 | |
(I) Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | ||||||
Mackinac Bridge | 1957 | (I) St. Ignace, Michigan | Straits of Mackinac | 45°49′02″N 84°43′39″W / 45.81722°N 84.72750°W / 45.81722; -84.72750 | ||
(S) Mackinaw City, Michigan |
Lake Huron / Georgian Bay, Ontario
Crossing | Picture | Year built[A] | Communities linked | Carries | Name origin | Coordinates |
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Bernt Gilbertson Bridge | (I) St. Joseph Island | Highway 548 | Bernt Gilbertson (?-1975), MPP for Algoma, 1967–1975 | |||
(N) 2 km south of Highway 17/TCH west of Desbarats | ||||||
Little Current Swing Bridge | (S) Little Current, Ontario | Highway 6 | Little Current, Ontario | |||
(N) Turner, Ontario | ||||||
MS Chi-Cheemaun Ferry | (S) South Baymouth, Ontario | Highway 6 | "Big canoe" in Ojibwe | |||
(N) Tobermory, Ontario |
Lake Superior
Crossing | Picture | Year built[A] | Communities linked | Carries | Name origin | Coordinates |
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Portage Lake Lift Bridge | 1959 | (N) Hancock, Michigan | US 41 M-26 | Portage Lake, a segment of the Keweenaw Waterway | ||
(S) Houghton, Michigan | ||||||
Isle Royale ferry | (N) Isle Royale, Michigan | |||||
(S) Houghton, Michigan | ||||||
Madeline Island Ferry | (I) La Pointe, Wisconsin | Connecting: County Road H WIS 13 | ||||
(S) Bayfield, Wisconsin | ||||||
Aerial Lift Bridge | 1905 | (N) Duluth, Minnesota | S Lake Avenue | |||
(S) Minnesota Point, Minnesota | ||||||
John A. Blatnik Bridge | 1961 | (E) Superior, Wisconsin | Interstate 535 US 53 | John Blatnik (1911–1991), Congressional Representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district, 1947–1975 | ||
(W) Duluth, Minnesota | ||||||
Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge | 1985 | (E) Superior, Wisconsin | US 2 | Richard Ira Bong (1920–1945), World War II fighter pilot | ||
(W) Duluth, Minnesota |
Lake Michigan
Crossing | Picture | Year built[A] | Communities linked | Carries | Name origin | Coordinates |
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Beaver Island Ferry | (I) Beaver Island, Michigan | Connection to: US 31 | ||||
(S) Charlevoix, Michigan | ||||||
North Manitou Island Ferry | (E) Leland, Michigan | Connection to: M-22 | ||||
(I) North Manitou Island, Michigan | ||||||
South Manitou Island Ferry | (E) Leland, Michigan | Connection to: M-22 | ||||
(I) South Manitou Island, Michigan | ||||||
Washington Island Ferry | (I) Washington Island, Wisconsin | Connecting: County Road W WIS 42 | ||||
(S) Northport, Door County, Wisconsin | ||||||
SS Badger | (E) Ludington, Michigan | US 10 | "Bucky Badger", athletic mascot for the University of Wisconsin–Madison | |||
(W) Manitowoc, Wisconsin | ||||||
Lake Express Ferry | (E) Muskegon, Michigan | Connections with: Muskegon: Estes Street to: US 31 Interstate 96 M-46 Milwaukee: Interstate 794 WIS 794 | ||||
(W) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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See also
- List of crossings of the Rivière des Mille Îles
- List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies
- List of bridges to the Island of Montreal
- List of crossings of the Ottawa River
Notes
- A The year of construction of the original structure. In the case of ferries, no date is given, as the beginning of a ferry link is often not documented.
- B Provides only a partial crossing.
- D Nordik Express offers, in addition to links to Rimouski, Sept-Îles, and Havre-Saint-Pierre, a ferry link to several communities along the Basse-Côte-Nord. Its easternmost terminal is in Blanc-Sablon, Quebec.
- E Quebec Bridge is the lowermost fixed crossing of the whole river.
- I The Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine complex consists of a tunnel from Montreal to Île Charron and a bridge from Île Charron to the South Shore.[6]
- J Jacques-Cartier Bridge was originally named Harbour Bridge/Pont du Havre, and renamed after Jacques Cartier in 1934 (400th anniversary of Cartier's first voyage). The section over the St. Lawrence Seaway was lifted to a new height in 1962.[7]
- K Pont de la Concorde (Concorde Bridge) and Pont des Îles ("Bridge of the Islands") were built for Expo 67.[9] Pont de la Concorde connects Montreal Island to Saint Helen's Island, while Pont des Îles connects Saint Helen's Island to Notre-Dame Island.
- L Victoria Bridge was built as a one-track tubular bridge which opened in 1860, then rebuilt as a two-track truss bridge in 1898. The South Y approach was rebuilt around the Saint-Lambert locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1961.[10]
- M At the north end of Champlain Bridge, two spans, one north-south (aut. 15 and 20) and one east-west (aut. 10) connect Île des Sœurs to I. of Montreal. These two spans, called Pont Île-des-Sœurs and Pont Clément, are part of the Champlain Bridge complex.[11]
- N The Champlain Bridge Ice Structure, known in French as "l'Estacade Champlain," was built to control ice floes coming from the Laprairie Basin.[12]
- O The section of Honoré-Mercier bridge spanning over the St. Lawrence Seaway was rebuilt to seaway standards in the 1950s. The bridge was twinned by an identical one, on the downriver side, which opened in 1963.[13]
- P The Edgar Hébert Boulevard crossing consists of a suspension bridge over the discharge of the Beauharnois Power Station and a tunnel under the locks of Beauharnois Canal.
- Q The South Channel Bridge was demolished in 1958, and the North Channel Bridge in 1965.
- R The Burlington Bay Skyway does not cross between both sides of the St. Lawrence/Great Lakes river system, but it is a major thoroughfare crossing the western tip of Lake Ontario, which allows motorists to drive around the city of Hamilton.
References
- ^ Janberg, Nicolas (2006). "Structurae [fr] - Pont de l'Île d'Orléans" (in French). Structurae (fr). Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ Jansberg, Nicolas (2004). "Quebec Bridge". Structurae [en]. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ Jansberg, Nicolas (2006). "Pierre Laporte Bridge". Structurae [en]. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ Jansberg, Nicolas (2004). "Laviolette Bridge". Structurae [en]. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ "Toponymie Trois-Rivières". City of Trois-Rivières. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ a b "Pont-tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine (40 ans)" (in French). Transports Québec. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ a b "The Jacques Cartier Bridge: History". Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated. Archived from the original on 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "Important dates in STM's history". Société de Transport de Montréal. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ a b c "Fiche toponymique" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ a b "The Victoria Bridge". City of Montreal. 2003. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ a b "The Champlain Bridge and Bonaventure Expressway". Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated. Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ a b "The Champlain Bridge Ice Control Structure". Les Ponts Jacques-Cartier et Champlain Incorporée. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ a b Les Ponts Jacques-Cartier et Champlain Incorporée. "Histoire du pont Mercier" (in French). Les Ponts Jacques-Cartier et Champlain Incorporée. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ Johansen, Bruce Elliott (1999). The encyclopedia of Native American economic history. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-313-30623-5.
- ^ "Fiche toponymique" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ "Fiche toponymique" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ "Fiche toponymique" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ "Fiche toponymique" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ "New Bridge in Cornwall - News - Cornwall Seaway News". Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ "Ogdensburg Prescott International Bridge". Nicolas Janberg's Structurae. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Thousand Islands Bridge". Digital archives. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1938-08-18. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
External links
- Ontario Government Ferry Information Howe and Wolfe Islands
- Quebec Government Ferries webpage Archived 2006-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Wolfe, Horne, and Simcoe Island Ferry Information
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