Confederation Bridge

The Confederation Bridge 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... Wikipedia

  • Carries:  2 lanes of 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)
  • Design:  Multi–span post-tensioned concrete box girder
  • Total length:  12.9 km (8.02 mi)
  • Longest span:  250 m (820.21 ft) (43 segments)
  • Clearance below:  60 m (196.85 ft), main shipping channel only, 40 m (131.23 ft), at the near-shore shipping channels
  • Construction begin:  November 1, 1993
  • Daily traffic:  about 4,000
  • Toll:  C$20.00 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)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo