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List of crossings of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes

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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
  (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

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Quebec

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Lower and Middle Saint Lawrence

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Crossing Picture Year built[A] Communities linked Carries Name origin Coordinates
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

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Crossing Picture Year built[A] Communities linked Carries Name origin Coordinates
Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel An entrance of the Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine tunnel, with a sign telling drivers that they are about to cross the Saint Lawrence. 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 The Old Port of Montreal–Longueuil Ferry at the Old Port of Montreal. (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 A cantilevered bridge, with a sunset in the background. 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 The exterior of a subway station entrance. 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] A steel box-girder bridge, with part of the city skyline in the background. 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 The numerous truss sections of a long bridge across a large body of water. 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 A view of the bridge's cantilevered main span. 2019[11][M] (N) Borough of Verdun

Autoroutes 10, 15, and 20

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 A normal box girder bridge, but with closely spaced pillars. 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 A view of a twinned steel truss bridge, from between the spans. 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 A bridge with two truss sections in the middle. 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

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Crossing Picture Year built[A] Communities linked Carries Name origin Coordinates
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

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Upper Saint Lawrence River

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Crossing Picture Year built[A] Communities linked Carries Name origin Coordinates
Three Nations Crossing (North Channel Bridge) 1962[citation needed]


2014 (replaced)[19]

(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

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Crossing Picture Year built[A] Communities linked Carries Name origin Coordinates
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

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Crossing Picture Year built[A] Communities linked Carries Name origin Coordinates
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

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Crossing Picture Year built[A] Communities linked Carries Name origin Coordinates
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

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Crossing Picture Year built[A] Communities linked Carries Name origin Coordinates
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

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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

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Crossing Picture Year built[A] Communities linked Carries Name origin Coordinates
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

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Crossing Picture Year built[A] Communities linked Carries Name origin Coordinates
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

See also

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Notes

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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

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  1. ^ Janberg, Nicolas (2006). "Structurae [fr] - Pont de l'Île d'Orléans" (in French). Structurae (fr). Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  2. ^ Jansberg, Nicolas (2004). "Quebec Bridge". Structurae [en]. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  3. ^ Jansberg, Nicolas (2006). "Pierre Laporte Bridge". Structurae [en]. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  4. ^ Jansberg, Nicolas (2004). "Laviolette Bridge". Structurae [en]. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  5. ^ "Toponymie Trois-Rivières". City of Trois-Rivières. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Important dates in STM's history". Société de Transport de Montréal. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  9. ^ a b c "Fiche toponymique" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  10. ^ a b "The Victoria Bridge". City of Montreal. 2003. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Johansen, Bruce Elliott (1999). The encyclopedia of Native American economic history. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-313-30623-5.
  15. ^ "Fiche toponymique" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  16. ^ "Fiche toponymique" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  17. ^ "Fiche toponymique" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  18. ^ "Fiche toponymique" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  19. ^ "New Bridge in Cornwall - News - Cornwall Seaway News". Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  20. ^ "Ogdensburg Prescott International Bridge". Nicolas Janberg's Structurae. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  21. ^ "Thousand Islands Bridge". Digital archives. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1938-08-18. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
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