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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 on 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.