List of crossings of the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes

This is a list of bridges, ferries, and other crossings of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, and Great Lakes, by order of south shore terminal running from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence upstream to Lake Superior.

Key: Communities linked by individual crossings
(N) or (E): North- or East-shore terminal (mainland)   (I): Island served by the crossing   (S) or (W): South- or West-shore terminal (mainland)

Crossings

Quebec

Lower and Middle Saint Lawrence

Crossing	Picture	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Qajaq W ferry			(N) Blanc-Sablon, Quebec	Connections with: Route 138 Labrador South Highway (Route 510) Great Northern Highway (Route 430)
			(S) St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador
M/V Bella Desgagnés ferry (Route 138)			(N) Kegashka (N) La Romaine (N) Harrington Harbour (N) Tête-à-la-Baleine (N) Saint-Augustin (N) Gros-Mécatina (N) Blanc-Sablon	Route 138 (ferry system bridges a 425 km (264 mi) gap between Kegasha and Old Fort)		(Kegashka) (La Romaine) (Harrington Harbour) (Tête-à-la-Baleine) (Gros-Mécatina) (Saint-Augustin) (Blanc-Sablon)
Matane-Baie Comeau-Godbout ferry			(N) Baie-Comeau (N) Godbout			(Baie-Comeau) (Godbout)
			(S) Matane
M/V Bella Desgagnés ferry (across the Saint Lawrence River)			(N) Sept-Îles (N) Havre-Saint-Pierre			(Sept-Îles) (Havre Saint-Pierre)
			(I) Port-Menier
			(S) Rimouski
Rimouski-Forestville ferry	150px		(N) Forestville
			(S) Rimouski
Trois Pistoles-Les Escoumins ferry	150px		(N) Les Escoumins
			(S) Trois-Pistoles
Rivière-du-Loup-St-Siméon ferry			(N) Saint-Siméon	Connections with: Route 170
			(S) Rivière-du-Loup
Île d'Orléans Bridge	150px	1935	(N) Quebec City (Beauport)	Route 368	Île d'Orléans
			(I) Île d'Orléans
Quebec-Levis Ferry			(N) Quebec City
			(S) Lévis
Quebec Bridge		1917	(N) Quebec City (Sainte-Foy)	Route 175 Via Rail Canadian National Railway Route Verte 6	Quebec City
			(S) Lévis (Charny)
Pierre Laporte Bridge	150px	1970	(N) Quebec City (Sainte-Foy)	Autoroute 73	Pierre Laporte (1921–1970), Vice-Premier of Quebec.
			(S) Lévis (Charny)
Grondines-Lotbinière tunnel		1990	(N) Grondines
			(S) Lotbinière
Laviolette Bridge	150px	1967	(N) Trois-Rivières	Autoroute 55	Sieur de Laviolette (real name disputed), widely acknowledged as the founder of Trois-Rivières.
			(S) Bécancour
Sorel-St Ignace de Loyola Ferry			(N) Berthierville (Saint Ignace de Loyola)	Connecting between: Route 158 Route 133
			(S) Sorel-Tracy

Island of Montreal

Crossing	Picture	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel	An entrance of the Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine tunnel, with a sign telling drivers that they are about to cross the Saint Lawrence.	1967	(N) Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve	Autoroute 25/Trans-Canada Highway	Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1807–1864), Prime Minister of the United Province of Canada
			(I) Île Charron (Îles de Boucherville) (exit)
			(S) Longueuil, borough of Vieux-Longueuil
Old Port of Montreal–Longueuil Ferry	The Old Port of Montreal–Longueuil Ferry at the Old Port of Montreal.		(N) Borough of Ville-Marie (Jacques-Cartier Pier, Old Port of Montreal)		—
			(I) Saint Helen's Island (Parc Jean-Drapeau)
			(S) Longueuil, borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil (Réal-Bouvier Marina)
Jacques Cartier Bridge	A cantilevered bridge, with a sunset in the background.	1930	(N) Borough of Ville-Marie	Route 134 Pedestrians and bicycles	Jacques Cartier (1491–1557), French explorer
			(I) Île Sainte-Hélène (exit) and Île Notre-Dame
			(S) Longueuil, borough of Vieux-Longueuil
Montreal Metro Tunnel	The exterior of a subway station entrance.	1966	(N) Borough of Ville-Marie (Berri-UQAM station)	Montreal Metro Line 4 Yellow	—
			(I) Île Sainte-Hélène (Jean-Drapeau station) and Île Notre-Dame
			(S) Longueuil, borough of Vieux-Longueuil (Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke station)
Pont de la Concorde Bridge	150px	1965	(N) Borough of Ville-Marie	Pierre-Dupuy Avenue and Route Verte 1 and 2	Reference to Montreal's motto, Concordia salus	(Pont de la Concorde) (Pont des Îles)
			(I) Île Sainte-Hélène and Île Notre-Dame (Parc Jean-Drapeau), borough of Ville-Marie, Montreal
Victoria Bridge		1898	(N) Borough of Le Sud-Ouest	Route 112 Canadian National Railway (CN) RTM Mont-Saint-Hilaire line commuter train Via Rail and Amtrak passenger trains	Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819–1901)
			(S) Saint-Lambert
Samuel de Champlain Bridge	150px	2019	(N) Borough of Verdun	25px Autoroutes 10, 15, and 20	Samuel de Champlain (c. 1580–1635), founder of Quebec City
			(I) Île des Sœurs (exit)
			(S) Brossard
Champlain Bridge		1962 (closed 2019)	(N) Borough of Verdun	25px Autoroutes 10, 15, and 20		Samuel de Champlain (c. 1580–1635), founder of Quebec City
			(I) Île des Sœurs (exit)
			(S) Brossard
Champlain Bridge Ice Structure	150px	1964	(I) Île des Sœurs	Route Verte 1 and 2
			(S) St. Lawrence Seaway levee
Honoré Mercier Bridge		1934, 1963	(N) Borough of LaSalle	Route 138	Honoré Mercier (1840–1894), Premier of Quebec
			(S) Kahnawake Mohawk Reserve
Saint-Laurent Railway Bridge	150px	1886	(N) Borough of LaSalle	Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM) Candiac line (commuter train)	Saint Lawrence River
			(S) Kahnawake Mohawk Reserve
Île-Dorval ferry			(N) Dorval
			(I) Dorval Island

Upper Saint Lawrence and Beauharnois Canal

Crossing	Picture	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Boulevard Edgar Hébert Bridge (Beauharnois Canal)	150px		(I) Melocheville	Route 132	Edgar Hébert (1911–1984), MNA for Beauharnois (1948–1962).
			(S) Beauharnois
Pied-du-Canal Bridge (Beauharnois Canal)			(I) Melocheville	CSX Rail	Reference to the position of the bridge, close to the canal's downstream end.
			(S) Beauharnois
Serge-Marcil Bridge (main channel)	150px		(N) Vaudreuil-Dorion	Autoroute 30	Serge Marcil (1944–2010), former Member of the National Assembly who served the riding of Beauharnois
			(I) Melocheville
Madeleine-Parent Bridge (Beauharnois Canal)	150px				Madeleine Parent (1918–2012), former trade union activist
			(S) Beauharnois
St. Louis Bridge (Beauharnois Canal)	150px		(I) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Saint-Timothée)	Boulevard Pie-XII (Salaberry) Rue du Pont (Saint-Louis)	Municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague.
			(S) Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Larocque Bridge (Beauharnois Canal)	150px		(I) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Autoroute 530 Route 132 Route 201	Larocque Street in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. The origin of the name Larocque is unknown.
			(S) Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka
Monseigneur Langlois Bridge (main channel)	150px		(N) Coteau du Lac	Route 201	Joseph-Alfred Langlois, bishop of Valleyfield
			(I) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Grande-Île)
Coteau Railway Bridge (main Channel)	150px		(N) Coteau du Lac	Canadian National Railway	Les Coteaux, Quebec
			(I) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Grande-Île)

Ontario and the United States

Upper Saint Lawrence River

Crossing	Picture	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Three Nations Crossing (North Channel Bridge)	150px	1962 2014 (replaced)	(N) Cornwall, Ontario	25px Brookdale Avenue/ON 138 Access to NY 37	Mohawks of Akwesasne
			(I) Akwesasne (Cornwall Island)
Three Nations Crossing (South Channel Bridge)	[1]	1958
			(S) Massena, New York
Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge		1960	(N) Johnstown, Ontario	ON 416 NY 812	Ogdensburg, New York Prescott, Ontario
			(S) Ogdensburg, New York
Thousand Islands Bridge	150px	1938	(N) Ivy Lea, Ontario	25px ON 137 Interstate 81	Thousand Islands
			(I) Wellesley Island
			(S) Orleans, New York
Murray Isle Ferry			(I) Murray Isle
			(S) Mason Point, New York
Grindstone Island Ferry			(I) Grindstone Island
			(S) Clayton, New York
Howe Island Township Ferry			(N) Gananoque, Ontario
			(I) Howe Island
Howe Island County Ferry			(N) Pitt's Ferry
			(I) Howe Island
Carleton Island Ferry			(I) Carleton Island
			(S) Cape Vincent, New York
Kingston-Wolfe Island Ferry	150px		(N) Kingston, Ontario	Frontenac County Road 95
			(I) Wolfe Island (Ontario)
Horne's Ferry
			(S) Cape Vincent, New York

Lake Ontario and Niagara River

Crossing	Picture	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway	150px		(N) Burlington, Ontario	Queen Elizabeth Way	James Noble Allan (1894–1992), Ontario Minister of Highways and Chairman of the Niagara Parks Commission.
			(N) Hamilton, Ontario
Lewiston-Queenston Bridge	150px		(N) Queenston, ON	Highway 405 I-190	Lewiston, New York Queenston, Ontario
			(S) Lewiston, NY
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge			(N) Niagara Falls, Ontario	Road (for NEXUS users only) and Amtrak/Via passenger trains	Whirlpool Rapids
			(S) Niagara Falls, New York
Michigan Central Railway Bridge	150px		(N) Niagara Falls, Ontario	Disused (was Canadian Pacific Railway)	Michigan Central Railroad, which originally built the bridge.
			(S) Niagara Falls, New York
Rainbow Bridge	150px		(N) Niagara Falls, Ontario	Access to Highway 420 (not open to commercial trucks)	Rainbows forming over Niagara Falls, which can be seen from the bridge.
			(S) Niagara Falls, New York
North Grand Island Bridge			(I) Grand Island, New York	I-190	Grand Island, New York.
			(S) Niagara Falls, New York
South Grand Island Bridge			(I) Grand Island, New York
			(S) Tonawanda, New York
International Railway Bridge			(N) Fort Erie, Ontario	Canadian National Railway
			(S) Buffalo, New York
Peace Bridge			(N) Fort Erie, Ontario	Queen Elizabeth Way	100 years of peace between the United States and Canada.
			(S) Buffalo, New York

Lake Erie / Bass Islands

Crossing	Picture	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Leamington - Pelee Island - Sandusky Ferry	150px		(N) Leamington, Ontario	North end: Erie Street Middle: Pelee Island Ferry Terminal South End: US 6 US 250 Ohio SR 4 Ohio SR 101	—
			(I) Pelee Island
			(S) Sandusky, Ohio
Marblehead - Kelleys Island Ferry			(I) Kelleys Island	Connecting: Ohio SR 575 Ohio SR 163	—
			(S) Marblehead, Ohio
Put-In-Bay - Port Clinton Ferry			(I) Put-In-Bay, Ohio	Connecting: Ohio SR 357 Ohio SR 53	—
			(S) Port Clinton, Ohio

Detroit and St. Clair Rivers

Crossing	Picture	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Wayne County Bridge	150px	1931 (1873)	(I) Trenton, Michigan	Grosse Ile Parkway	Grosse Ile
			(S) Riverview, Michigan
Grosse Ile Toll Bridge		1913	(I) Riverview, Michigan	Bridge Road	Grosse Ile
			(S) Riverview, Michigan
Gordie Howe International Bridge		(future)	(N) Windsor, Ontario	Will connect the Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway extension of Ontario Highway 401 to Interstate 75	Gordie Howe, famed ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings
			(S) Detroit, Michigan
Ambassador Bridge		1927	(N) Windsor, Ontario	Ontario Highway 3 Access to Interstate 75, Interstate 96
			(S) Detroit, Michigan
Michigan Central Railway Tunnel	150px	1910	(N) Windsor, Ontario	Canadian Pacific Railway	Michigan Central Railroad, which originally built the tunnel.
			(S) Detroit, Michigan
Detroit–Windsor Tunnel		1930	(N) Windsor, ON	Access to Interstate 375, M-3, M-10	Detroit, Michigan Windsor, Ontario
			(S) Detroit, MI
MacArthur Bridge	150px	1923	(I) Belle Isle, Michigan	Grand Boulevard	General Douglas MacArthur, who led American troops in the Philippines Campaign during World War II.
			(S) Detroit, Michigan
Champion Auto Ferry			(N) Algonac, Michigan	Connecting: M-29 M-154	—
			(I) Harsens Island
Algonac - Walpole Island Ferry			(W) Algonac, Michigan	Connections to: M-29	—
			(I) Walpole Island
Blue Water Ferry			(W) Marine City, Michigan	Connections to: M-29 St. Clair Parkway / Lambton County Road 33	—
			(E) Sombra, Ontario
St. Clair Tunnel		1891	(E) Sarnia, Ontario	Canadian National Railway	St. Clair River
			(W) Port Huron, Michigan
Blue Water Bridge		1938	(E) Sarnia, Ontario	Highway 402 Interstates 69/94
			(W) Port Huron, Michigan

Straits of Mackinac and Soo Locks area

Crossing	Picture	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Bois Blanc Island Ferry			(I) Pointe Aux Pins, Michigan	Connections with: US 23 M-27 County Road C-66
			(S) Cheboygan, Michigan
Mackinaw City - Mackinac Island Ferry			(I) Mackinac Island	Connecting: M-185 with: Interstate 75 US 23 (bicycles and pedestrians only)
			(S) Mackinaw City, Michigan
St. Ignace - Mackinac Island Ferry			(I) Mackinac Island	Connecting: M-185 with: Interstate 75 US 2 (bicycles and pedestrians only)
			(W) St. Ignace, Michigan
Drummond Island Ferry			(I) Drummond Island	M-134
			(W) De Tour Village, Michigan
Barbeau - Neebish Island Ferry			(I) Neebish Island	Ferry Road
			(W) Barbeau, Michigan
Sugar Island Ferry			(I) Sugar Island	Connecting Portage Avenue / Riverside Drive with 1 1/2 Mile Road
			(W) Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge		1962	(N) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Interstate 75	Sault Ste. Marie, twin cities in Ontario and Michigan
			(I) Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Mackinac Bridge		1957	(I) St. Ignace, Michigan		Straits of Mackinac
			(S) Mackinaw City, Michigan

Lake Huron / Georgian Bay, Ontario

Crossing	Picture	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Bernt Gilbertson Bridge			(I) St. Joseph Island	25px Highway 548	Bernt Gilbertson (?-1975), MPP for Algoma, 1967–1975
			(N) 2 km south of Highway 17/TCH west of Desbarats
Little Current Swing Bridge			(S) Little Current, Ontario	25px Highway 6	Little Current, Ontario
			(N) Turner, Ontario
MS Chi-Cheemaun Ferry	140x140px		(S) South Baymouth, Ontario	25px Highway 6	"Big canoe" in Ojibwe
			(N) Tobermory, Ontario

Lake Superior

Crossing	Picture	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Portage Lake Lift Bridge		1959	(N) Hancock, Michigan	US 41 M-26	Portage Lake, a segment of the Keweenaw Waterway
			(S) Houghton, Michigan
Isle Royale ferry			(N) Isle Royale, Michigan
			(S) Houghton, Michigan
Madeline Island Ferry			(I) La Pointe, Wisconsin	Connecting: County Road H WIS 13
			(S) Bayfield, Wisconsin
John A. Blatnik Bridge	140px	1961	(E) Superior, Wisconsin	Interstate 535 US 53	John Blatnik (1911–1991), Congressional Representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district, 1947–1975
			(W) Duluth, Minnesota
Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge	140px	1985	(E) Superior, Wisconsin	US 2	Richard Ira Bong (1920–1945), World War II fighter pilot
			(W) Duluth, Minnesota

Lake Michigan

Crossing	Picture	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Beaver Island Ferry			(I) Beaver Island, Michigan	Connection to: US 31
			(S) Charlevoix, Michigan
North Manitou Island Ferry			(E) Leland, Michigan	Connection to: M-22
			(I) North Manitou Island, Michigan
South Manitou Island Ferry			(E) Leland, Michigan	Connection to: M-22
			(I) South Manitou Island, Michigan
Washington Island Ferry			(I) Washington Island, Wisconsin	Connecting: County Road W WIS 42
			(S) Northport, Door County, Wisconsin
SS Badger			(E) Ludington, Michigan	US 10	"Bucky Badger", athletic mascot for the University of Wisconsin–Madison
			(W) Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Lake Express Ferry			(E) Muskegon, Michigan	Connections with: Muskegon: Estes Street to: US 31 Interstate 96 M-46 Milwaukee: Interstate 794 WIS 794
			(W) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

See also

• List of crossings of the Rivière des Mille Îles
• List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies
• List of bridges to the Island of Montreal
• List of crossings of the Ottawa River

Notes

^A The year of construction of the original structure. In the case of ferries, no date is given, as the beginning of a ferry link is often not documented.

^B Provides only a partial crossing.

^D Nordik Express offers, in addition to links to Rimouski, Sept-Îles, and Havre-Saint-Pierre, a ferry link to several communities along the Basse-Côte-Nord. Its easternmost terminal is in Blanc-Sablon, Quebec.

^E Quebec Bridge is the lowermost fixed crossing of the whole river.

^I The Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine complex consists of a tunnel from Montreal to Île Charron and a bridge from Île Charron to the South Shore.

^J Jacques-Cartier Bridge was originally named Harbour Bridge/Pont du Havre, and renamed after Jacques Cartier in 1934 (400th anniversary of Cartier's first voyage). The section over the St. Lawrence Seaway was lifted to a new height in 1962.

^K Pont de la Concorde (Concorde Bridge) and Pont des Îles ("Bridge of the Islands") were built for Expo 67. Pont de la Concorde connects Montreal Island to Saint Helen's Island, while Pont des Îles connects Saint Helen's Island to Notre-Dame Island.

^L Victoria Bridge was built as a one-track tubular bridge which opened in 1860, then rebuilt as a two-track truss bridge in 1898. The South Y approach was rebuilt around the Saint-Lambert locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1961.

^M At the north end of Champlain Bridge, two spans, one north-south (aut. 15 and 20) and one east-west (aut. 10) connect Île des Sœurs to I. of Montreal. These two spans, called Pont Île-des-Sœurs and Pont Clément, are part of the Champlain Bridge complex.

^N The Champlain Bridge Ice Structure, known in French as "l'Estacade Champlain," was built to control ice floes coming from the Laprairie Basin.

^O The section of Honoré-Mercier bridge spanning over the St. Lawrence Seaway was rebuilt to seaway standards in the 1950s. The bridge was twinned by an identical one, on the downriver side, which opened in 1963.

^P The Edgar Hébert Boulevard crossing consists of a suspension bridge over the discharge of the Beauharnois Power Station and a tunnel under the locks of Beauharnois Canal.

^Q The South Channel Bridge was demolished in 1958, and the North Channel Bridge in 1965.

^R The Burlington Bay Skyway does not cross between both sides of the St. Lawrence/Great Lakes river system, but it is a major thoroughfare crossing the western tip of Lake Ontario, which allows motorists to drive around the city of Hamilton.

External links

• Ontario Government Ferry Information Howe and Wolfe Islands
• Quebec Government Ferries webpage
• Wolfe, Horne, and Simcoe Island Ferry Information