Facts & Trivia

An average of 7,000 vehicles per day cross the International Bridge with as many as 10,000 crossing on a busy day.

Bridge Statistics
	Name:	The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge.
	Length:	The Bridge structure itself is 1.8 miles long and from Customs to Customs is about 2 miles.
	Cost:	$20,000,000 was financed primarily through revenue bonds and was payed September 1, 2000.
	Designer:	Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist & London of New York.
	Construction:	Started September 16, 1960. Opened to traffic October 31, 1962.
	Width:	28 foot roadway between curbs, providing 14 foot traffic lanes in each direction.
	Tolls:	Current rates are available by following this link: Toll Rates
	Height:	Roadway is 145 feet above ground level at its highest point.
	Clearance:	Bridge has 124 feet minimum vertical clearance above low water in ship canals.
	Weight:	125,000 tons of which 114,000 tons are concrete and 11,000 tons are structural steel.
	Colors:	Green & Ivory
	Speed:	Maximum 30 miles per hour/50 kilometers per hour
	Maintenance:	Approximately $1 million is spent annually for sandblasting and painting contracts.
	Annual Bridge Walk:	There is an annual walk across the bridge that is open to the public each summer, scheduled near the Canadian Holiday of July 1st.