The Saint Croix–Vanceboro Bridge is an international

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

, which connects the communities of Saint Croix, New Brunswick in Canada and

Vanceboro, Maine Vanceboro is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after landowner William Vance. The main village in town is located at the eastern terminus of Maine State Route 6. Vanceboro is across the St. Croix River from S ...

in the United States, across the St. Croix River. The bridge consists of three reinforced concrete slab spans for a total length of , which carries a two lane roadway across the river. The bridge was constructed in 1927 as a concrete

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structure, and opened in 1928. The original bridge was replaced with the current deck in 1997.

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estimated the bridge's traffic at 66,635 vehicles annually in 2006.

Border crossing

The Vanceboro - St. Croix Border Crossing connects the towns of

and Saint Croix, New Brunswick on the

Canada–United States border The border between Canada and the United States is the longest international border in the world. The terrestrial boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Can ...

. The Canadian government has at times called this crossing McAdam, named for the larger municipality east of St. Croix. In the early 1900s, this crossing was located at the adjacent lock structure a short distance to the north. At some point in the distant past (at least prior to 1930), a bridge existed to the south of the railroad bridge, extending from Public Crossing Road on the Canadian side. Concrete footings for this bridge remain on the US side at this site.

References

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Road bridges in New Brunswick Canada–United States bridges Bridges completed in 1928 Bridges completed in 1997 Road bridges in Maine International bridges in Maine Concrete bridges in the United States Concrete bridges in Canada {{Maine-bridge-struct-stub