Lewiston-Queenston Bridge

Lewiston-Queenston Bridge
The bridge as seen from the observation deck of the nearby Power Vista at the Robert Moses hydroelectric power plant (NY).
Carries	5 reversible lanes of Highway 405 and I-190
Crosses	Niagara River
Locale	Queenston, Ontario and Lewiston, New York
Maintained by	Niagara Falls Bridge Commission
Longest span	1,000 feet (305 m)
Total length	1,600 feet (488 m)
Clearance below	370 feet (113 m)
Opening date	November 1, 1962

The Lewiston-Queenston Bridge crosses the Niagara River gorge just south of the Niagara Escarpment. The bridge was officially opened on November 1 1962. It is an international bridge between the United States and Canada. It connects Interstate 190 in the town of Lewiston, New York to Highway 405 in the village of Queenston, Ontario. The Lewiston-Queenston Bridge is a replica of the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls. The current arch bridge replaced an old suspension bridge also called the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge seven-tenths of a mile north. Coincidentally, the suspension bridge was originally built near the location of the present-day Rainbow Bridge, and was moved to Queenston in 1898, after the completion of the Rainbow Bridge's predecessor, the Upper Steel Arch Bridge. The suspension bridge was dismantled in 1963. Customs plazas are located on both ends of the bridge, with tolls only being charged on entering Canada ($3.25 [USD or CAD] per automobile as of December 2007). Also, two duty-free stores are located between the two plazas. The bridge permits no pedestrians, but licensed taxi service is permitted. ^[1]

See also

Upper Niagara River emptying into Lake Ontario. This is the view north from the middle of the Lewiston-Queenston bridge.

• List of crossings of the Niagara River

External links

• Lewiston-Queenston Bridge (1962) in the Structurae database
• Niagara Falls Bridge Commission
• Location of the bridge with photos and web sites related to the area
• Images from the Niagara Historic Digital Collections
• Lewiston Queenston Bridge Collection of Images Niagara Falls Public Library (Ont.)

References

Bridges of the Niagara River
Upstream Whirlpool Rapids Bridge Amtrak	Lewiston-Queenston Bridge	Downstream Lake Ontario