List of crossings of the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes
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, and other crossings of the Gulf of St. Lawrence,
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
, and
Great Lakes The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes in the mid-east region of North America that connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River. There are five lak ...
, by order of south shore terminal running from the
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upstream to
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Crossings


Quebec


Lower and Middle Saint Lawrence


Island of Montreal


Upper Saint Lawrence and Beauharnois Canal


Ontario and the United States


Upper Saint Lawrence River


Lake Ontario and Niagara River


Lake Erie / Bass Islands


Detroit and St. Clair Rivers


Straits of Mackinac and Soo Locks area


Lake Huron / Georgian Bay, Ontario


Lake Superior


Lake Michigan


See also

* List of crossings of the Rivière des Mille Îles *
List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Rivière des Prairies from the Saint Lawrence River upstream to the Ottawa River ( Lac des Deux Montagnes). See also * List of bridges in Quebec * List of bridges to the Island of Montreal * ...
*
List of bridges to the Island of Montreal Like most major cities, Montreal needs easy highway access from its suburbs and surrounding areas. However, because Montreal was built on Island of Montreal, an island surrounded by three rivers, it can be entered by land only on a bridge or throu ...
*
List of crossings of the Ottawa River This is a list of bridges, dams, and ferries on the Ottawa River, proceeding stream upwards from the Saint Lawrence River, with the year in which they were opened. Crossings Between the Saint Lawrence River and the Lake of Two Mountains A ...


Notes

: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. :Provides only a partial crossing. :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 Basse-Côte-Nord Territory (French: ''Territoire de la Basse-Côte-Nord'', meaning "lower north shore") was a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) in eastern Quebec, Canada. The territory, whose geographical code was 982, wa ...
. Its easternmost terminal is in
Blanc-Sablon, Quebec Blanc-Sablon is the easternmost community in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, in the administrative région of Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, Canada. With a population of 1,122 inhabitants in 2021, it is the most ...
. :Quebec Bridge is the lowermost fixed crossing of the whole river. :The Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine complex consists of a tunnel from Montreal to Île Charron and a bridge from Île Charron to the South Shore. :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. :Pont de la Concorde (Concorde Bridge) and Pont des Îles ''("Bridge of the Islands")'' were built for
Expo 67 The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It was a category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be one of the most su ...
. Pont de la Concorde connects
Montreal Island The Island of Montreal (french: Île de Montréal) is a large island in southwestern Quebec, Canada, that is the site of a number of municipalities including most of the city of Montreal and is the most populous island in Canada. It is the main ...
to
Saint Helen's Island Saint Helen's Island (french: Île Sainte-Hélène) is an island in the Saint Lawrence River, in the territory of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It forms part of the Hochelaga Archipelago. It is situated immediately offshore from Old Mont ...
, while Pont des Îles connects Saint Helen's Island to Notre-Dame Island. :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. :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. :The Champlain Bridge Ice Structure, known in French as "l'Estacade Champlain," was built to control ice floes coming from the Laprairie Basin. :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. :The Edgar Hébert Boulevard crossing consists of a suspension bridge over the discharge of the
Beauharnois Power Station Beauharnois may refer to: *An alternative spelling of French House of Beauharnais Canada Members of the House of Beauharnais * Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois (1670–1749), Governor General of North-American New France (fr: ''Nouve ...
and a tunnel under the locks of Beauharnois Canal. :The South Channel Bridge was demolished in 1958, and the North Channel Bridge in 1965. :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 Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by the U.S. state of New York. The Canada–United States border ...
, which allows motorists to drive around the city of
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...
.


References


External links


Ontario Government Ferry Information Howe and Wolfe Islands

Quebec Government Ferries webpage

Wolfe, Horne, and Simcoe Island Ferry Information
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Crossings Of The Saint Lawrence River *
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
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