A TRIBUTE TO THE NORTH CHANNEL BRIDGE At The Seaway International Bridge 1962-2014
DID YOU KNOWTHAT... ... the bridge opened to traffic on July 3, 1962 and has a clearance of 36.5 m over the old canal... The Seaway International Bridge Corporation and the Federal Bridge Corporation invite the local community to a Bridge Open House on July 8, 2014 from 2pm to 8pm ...5,700 tons of steel and hundreds of thousands rivets and bolts were used to build the old North Channel Bridge... ...3,100 m 3 or 7,300 tons of concrete were used for the the deck, 14,500 m 3 or 34,000 tons for the piers and footings... ... 142,000 litres, or 32,000 gallons of paint were used to paint the bridge...
... the bridge which is 1,600 m long and 78% over land cost $8,539,695 to build... ... from 1962 to 2014, the old North Channel Bridge, had 78,228,480 cars and 3,946,658 truck transits... ... the original toll rates were $1.00 for car and driver, 10¢ for each passenger... 25¢ for a motorcycle, 10¢ for a pedestrian and $3.50 for a truck with a maximumweight of 8 tons...
Sponsored by The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited and The Seaway International Bridge Corporation, Ltd.
Next month How will they demolish the old structure? Visit www.cornwallbridge.ca
Note: Rain Date is set for Wednesday July 9, from 2pm-8 pm
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