NEW YORK, USA AND ONTARIO, CANADA

Thousand Islands International Bridge

Opened August 18, 1938

Spans the St Lawrence River from Ontario to New York, it is actually a system of five bridges—two are cable-supported. Opened jointly by Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada and US President, Franklin Roosevelt, the system spans 8 miles.

Thousand Islands International Bridge Fact Sheet

Name
Thousand Islands International Bridge
Local moniker(s)
The Thousand Islands Bridge system
Thousand Islands Bridge
Pont des Mille-îles
Location
Wellesley Island, New York, United States of America to Hill Island, Ontario
Wellesley Island (actually named for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington) in New York State is separated from Hill Island in Ontario by the International Rift in the St. Lawrence River.
Coordinates
44°18′7.47″N 75°58′56.97″W
Construction started
1937
Year opened to traffic
1938
Design
Suspension/Cable stayed etc.
Suspension
Construction cost (1938)
$3.05 million
Designer
Dr. David Steinman, Dr. Holton Robinson, Monsaurat and Pratley of Montreal (Canadian consultants)
Type of traffic
Road and/or railway
Road
Bridge owner
Thousand Islands Bridge Authority (USA)
Federal Bridge Corporation of Canada
Bridge operator
Thousand Islands Bridge Authority
Contact information
Main Office
43530 Interstate 81
Alexandria Bay, NY 13607
USA
Lansdowne Office
PO Box 10
Lansdowne, Ontario Canada KOE 1L0
Tel: 315-482-2501
Links
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Last updated: September 21, 2021

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