The Confederation Bridge (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 bridge is Canada's longest bridge and the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water.
Construction took place from October 1993 to May 1997 and cost C1.3billion.Beforeitsofficialnaming,PrinceEdwardIslandersoftenreferredtothebridgeasthe"FixedLink".ItofficiallyopenedtotrafficonMay31,1997.Thebridgeisatwo−lanetollbridgethatcarriestheTrans−CanadaHighwaybetweenBorden−Carleton,PrinceEdwardIsland(atRoute1)andCapeJourimain,NewBrunswick(atRoute16).Itisamulti−spanbalancedcantileverbridgewithapost−tensionedconcreteboxgirderstructure.Mostofthecurvedbridgeisabovewaterwithanavigationspanforshiptraffic.Thebridgerestson62piers,ofwhichthe44mainpiersareapart.Thebridgeiswide.Thespeedlimitonthebridgeisbutcanvarywithwindandweatherconditions.Whentravellingatthespeedlimit,ittakesabout12minutestocrossthebridge.TollsapplyonlywhenleavingPrinceEdwardIsland(whentravellingwestbound).Thetollratesare50.25 for a two-axle automobile and 8.50foreachadditionalaxle.Motorcyclesarecharged20.00.
While pedestrians and cyclists are not permitted to cross the bridge, a shuttle service is available. Before 2006, the shuttle was free and since January 1, 2022, the service has charged 4.75perpedestrianor9.50 per cyclist when leaving Prince Edward Island. Baggage is charged at a rate of 4.25perbagafterthefirstbag.TheothermajorNorthumberlandStraitcrossing,WoodIslandsFerryfromWoodIslands,PrinceEdwardIslandtoCaribou,NovaScotia,chargeswhenleavingPrinceEdwardIsland.Otherferryfaresinclude20.00 per adult pedestrian, 40.00permotorcycle,and20.00 per bicycle.
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The Confederation Bridge (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 bridge is Canada's longest bridge and the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water. Construction took place from October 1993 to May 1997 and cost C$1.3 billion. Before its official naming, Prince Edward Islanders often referred to the bridge as the "Fixed Link".
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