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Confederation Bridge | |
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 Confederation Bridge in 2008, New Brunswick side | |
| Coordinates | 46°12′55″N 63°44′45″W / 46.21528°N 63.74583°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of .svg){kind=small} .svg){kind=small} Route 16 / Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) |
| Crosses | Northumberland Strait |
| Locale | Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick |
| Official name | Confederation Bridge / Pont de la Confédération |
| Other name(s) | The Bridge The Link The Fixed Link Epekwitk Crossing Abegweit Crossing The Span of Green Gables |
| Maintained by | Strait Crossing Bridge Limited (SCBL) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Multi–span post-tensioned concrete box girder |
| Total length | 12.9 km (8.0 mi) |
| Longest span | 250 m (820 ft) (43 segments) |
| Clearance below | 60 m (200 ft)[1] main shipping channel only 40 m (131.23 ft) at the near-shore shipping channels |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1 November 1993 |
| Construction end | May 1997 |
| Opened | 31 May 1997 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | about 4,000[2] |
| Toll | C$50.25 two-axle automobile $8.50per extra axle $20.00 motorcycle $9.50 bicycle (transported by shuttle vehicle) $4.75 pedestrian (transported by shuttle vehicle) (Paid westbound-only : leaving PEI) |
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The Confederation Bridge (French: Pont de la Confédération) is a box girder bridge carrying the Trans-Canada Highway across the Abegweit Passage of the Northumberland Strait, linking the province of Prince Edward Island with the mainland province of New Brunswick. Opened 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". It officially opened to traffic on May 31, 1997.[7]
- ^ "Clearance". Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ Canada Transportation Act (2000). "Fact sheet". Archived from the original on January 8, 2004. Retrieved February 27, 2007.
- ^ "The Confederation Bridge: Celebrating 20 years of connecting Canadians". Public Services and Procurement Canada. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Croken, Lowell (December 1, 2009). "Mr. Lowell Croken (Chief Electoral Officer and Chief of Protocol, Legislative Assembly, Elections P.E.I.) at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee". openparliament.ca. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Signing Day, October 7, 1993" (PDF). Confederation Bridge. 2018. p. 2. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "Take the High Road: Construction". Strait Crossing Bridge Limited. 2013. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ CBC Digital Archives. "The Confederation Bridge: P.E.I. Connects". CBC News. Retrieved February 27, 2007.