Three Nations Crossing

North Channel Bridge of Three Nations Crossing
Coordinates	44°59′26″N 74°44′23″W
Carries	Two Lanes of Traffic
Crosses	Saint Lawrence River
Locale	Cornwall, Ontario
Maintained by	Seaway International Bridge Corporation
Characteristics
Design	Truss bridge
Total length	Template:M to ft
Width	Template:M to ft
Height	15ft. 6inc.
Load limit	115,000lbs
History
Opened	1962
Statistics
Daily traffic	7000 - 9000 Cars Daily
Toll	$3.25 CDN/USD
Location

South Channel Bridge of Three Nations Crossing
Coordinates	44°59′26″N 74°44′23″W
Carries	Two Lanes of Traffic
Crosses	Saint Lawrence River
Locale	Cornwall, Ontario/Massena, New York
Maintained by	Seaway International Bridge Corporation
Characteristics
Design	suspension bridge
Total length	Template:M to ft
Width	Template:M to ft
Height	15ft. 6inc.
Longest span	Template:M to ft
Load limit	115,000lbs
History
Opened	1958
Statistics
Daily traffic	7000 - 9000 Cars Daily
Toll	$3.25 CDN/USD
Location

The Three Nations Crossing is a border crossing connecting the city of Cornwall, Ontario in Canada to Rooseveltown, New York, a neighbourhood within the town of Massena, in the United States. The crossing is traversed by the Seaway International Bridge, which crosses the St. Lawrence River and is 4.7 kilometers (2.92 miles) in total length.

The bridge is jointly owned by the Federal Bridge Corporation and the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. It is operated by the Seaway International Bridge Corporation, which came under the control of the Federal Bridge Corporation from the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority in 1998.

Previously known as the Cornwall-Massena International Bridge, the SIB was a private bridge whose outstanding stock was purchased by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority (Canada) and the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (U.S.) in 1957. It was incorporated in Canada five years later.

The bridge consists of the South and North Channel Bridges. The South Channel Bridge was opened in 1958, and spans the St. Lawrence Seaway. The North Channel Bridge, opened in 1962, connects the City of Cornwall to Cornwall Island.

In 2000, the international border crossing that the Seaway International Bridge comprises was named the Three Nations Crossing, in honour of the Mohawks of Akwesasne who inhabit the region.

In June of 2009, Akwesasne Mohawks peacefully occupied the bridge to protest the Canadian governnemt's decision to arm border agents on Mohawk land. The crossing remains closed to most traffic.

See also

• List of crossings of the Saint Lawrence River

External links

• Seaway International Bridge Corporation