Peace Bridge

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Peace Bridge
Peace Bridge from the Canadian side.
Coordinates	42°54′25″N 78°54′20″W / 42.90694°N 78.90556°W / 42.90694; -78.90556
Carries	3 reversible lanes of NY 955B / Queen Elizabeth Way
Crosses	Niagara River
Locale	Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York
Maintained by	Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (Peace Bridge Authority)
Characteristics
Design	Deck type truss and arch bridge
Total length	5,800 feet (1.77 km)
Longest span	130 m
History
Opened	June 1, 1927; 97 years ago (1927-06-01)
Statistics
Toll	Canada-bound only: $4.00 USD (E-ZPass), $8.00 USD (cash), or $10.75 CAD (cash) [1]
Location

The Peace Bridge is an international bridge over the Niagara River between Canada and the United States, located just north of the river's source at the east end of Lake Erie about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) upriver of Niagara Falls. It connects Buffalo, New York, in the United States to Fort Erie, Ontario, in Canada. It is operated and maintained by the bi-national Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority.

The Peace Bridge consists of five arched spans over the Niagara River and a Parker deck-type truss span over the Black Rock Canal on the American side of the river. The length is 5,800 feet (1.77 km). Material used in the construction included 3,500 feet (1.07 km) of steelwork, 9,000 tons of structural steel and 800 tons of reinforcing steel in the concrete abutments. The Peace Bridge was named to commemorate 100 years of peace between the United States and Canada.^{[citation needed]} It was constructed as a highway bridge to address pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic which could not be accommodated on the International Railway Bridge, built in 1873.^{[citation needed]}