Ferry Point International Bridge | |
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The bridge as seen from Calais | |
Coordinates | 45°11′30.0″N 67°17′0.2″W / 45.191667°N 67.283389°W / 45.191667; -67.283389 |
Carries | SR 9 USBR 1 |
Crosses | St. Croix River |
Locale | St. Stephen, New Brunswick |
Characteristics | |
Design | Plate girder bridge |
Location | |
The Ferry Point International Bridge is an international bridge, which connects St. Stephen, New Brunswick in Canada and Calais, Maine in the United States, across the St. Croix River.
The bridge connects the two cities' downtowns. St. Stephen is also connected to Calais by the Milltown International Bridge approximately 3.2 km (2.0 mi) upstream and the International Avenue Bridge, approximately 4.4 km (2.7 mi), which opened in November 2009.
Border crossing
Main article: Ferry Point Border CrossingThe Ferry Point Bridge Crossing connects the towns of Calais, Maine and St. Stephen, New Brunswick on the Canada–US border at the Ferry Point International Bridge. The current US facility, built in 1935–36, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. The current Canadian facility was built in 1955.
References
- "Ferry Point Crossing / Calais –". Ezbordercrossing.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Maine Memory Network | International Bridge between Calais and St. Stephen, N.B., ca. 1940". Mainememory.net. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Chapter 1: Eastern Maine". United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border. The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Winter 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
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- Road bridges in New Brunswick
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- International bridges in Maine
- Buildings and structures in Calais, Maine
- St. Stephen, New Brunswick
- Road bridges in Maine
- Plate girder bridges in the United States
- Plate girder bridges
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