Thousand Islands Bridge

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Thousand Islands Bridge
A view of the Canadian side of the bridge system from an observation tower just before the border crossing.
Official name	The Thousand Islands Bridge system
Carries	Automotive traffic
Crosses	Saint Lawrence River
Locale	Wellesley Island, New York, United States to Hill Island, Ontario, Canada
Maintained by	Thousand Island Bridge Authority
Design	suspension & truss bridge^[1]
Longest span	American suspension: 800 ft (240 m) Canadian suspension: 750 ft (230 m) Canadian truss: 600 ft (180 m)
Total length	Total: 8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Clearance below	U.S.: 150 ft (46 m) Canada: 120 ft (37 m)
Beginning date of construction	April 30, 1937
Opening date	1937
Toll	Varies $2.50–$13.50 (US$ & CN$ are equal)^[2]
Coordinates	44°20′50.71″N 75°59′0.6″W / 44.3474194, -75.9835 (Thousand Islands Bridge)Coordinates: 44°20′50.71″N 75°59′0.6″W / 44.3474194, -75.9835 (Thousand Islands Bridge)

Toll plaza on the Thousand Islands Bridge

Thousand Island bridge view from Gananoque Boat Tours

The Thousand Islands Bridge is an international bridge over the Saint Lawrence River connecting northern New York in the United States with southeastern Ontario in Canada. Constructed in 1937, with additions in 1959, the bridge spans the United States-Canada border in the middle of the Thousand Islands region, from which it derives its name. The bridge is administered by the Thousand Island Bridge Authority, an international agency.

The actual international border bridge crossing is between Wellesley Island in the United States and Hill Island in Canada.

1 Structure
2 Future
3 Footnotes
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Structure

The bridge is actually not a single bridge but rather a series of bridges that span parts of the St. Lawrence River, ultimately connecting both banks. The southern end of the bridge connects with Interstate 81 and the northern end of the bridge connects to Highway 401 via Highway 137. There is also an interchange with the Thousand Islands Parkway on the Ontario side.

[edit] Future

Thousand Island Bridge Authority is conducting a study among other things, determine when the bridge will reach its operational limits and how to reduce delay on the bridge^[3]