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New energy efficient LED lighting illuminates the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge: red and white for the Canadian arch and red, white, and blue for the American arches. View of Sault Canal and bridge from the Sault Ste. Marie / St. Marys River boardwalk.

 

The International Bridge- -a 4.5 kilometer / 2.8 mile long metal Cantilever (suspended deck) Warren Through Truss two lane bridge with a two span arch over the American Soo Locks and a single span arch over the Canadian Sault Canal. It was designed by the New York architectural firm of Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist and London; the bridge opened October 1962. The bridge spans the St. Marys River and connects Sault Ste. Marie Michigan to Sault Ste. Marie Ontario.

 

The Sault Canal opened in 1895- - it was the world’s first electrically operated lock, and the world’s longest lock- -274 metres / 899 feet long and 18 metres / 59 feet wide. Closed in 1987 due to a lock wall collapse, the canal was reconstructed and reopened for recreational boating use in 1998. The Sault Canal is operated as a National Historic Site by Parks Canada.

 

Thirty second exposure.

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Uploaded on March 18, 2017
Taken on February 24, 2017