Confederation Bridge

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Confederation Bridge is a long-span bridge in eastern Canada that carries the Trans-Canada Highway across the Northumberland Strait, linking Prince Edward Island to the mainland province of New Brunswick.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf beam bridge ⓘ
box girder bridge ⓘ
bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fixed Link ⓘ
bicycleAccess no ⓘ
carries Route 1 (Prince Edward Island) ⓘ
Route 16 (New Brunswick) ⓘ
Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ
clearanceBelow 60 metres ⓘ
climate cold, icy marine environment ⓘ
connects New Brunswick ⓘ
Prince Edward Island ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1997 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1993 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
crosses Northumberland Strait ⓘ
designer J. Muller International ⓘ
SNC-Lavalin ⓘ
endPoint Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick ⓘ
latitude 46.224 ⓘ
length 12.9 kilometres ⓘ
8.0 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Canada ⓘ
New Brunswick ⓘ
Northumberland Strait ⓘ
Prince Edward Island ⓘ
eastern Canada ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Canada
longitude -63.750 ⓘ
mainSpanLength 250 metres ⓘ
maintainedBy Strait Crossing Bridge Limited ⓘ
material reinforced concrete ⓘ
namedAfter Canadian Confederation ⓘ
notableFor one of the longest bridges in the world over ice-covered waters ⓘ
numberOfSpans 44 ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
officialName Confederation Bridge ⓘ
opened 1997-05-31 ⓘ
openedBy Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II
openingCeremonyDate 1997-05-31 ⓘ
owner Government of Canada ⓘ
partOf Trans-Canada Highway system ⓘ
pedestrianAccess no ⓘ
regionServed Maritime Provinces ⓘ
New Brunswick ⓘ
Prince Edward Island ⓘ
replaced seasonal ferry service between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick ⓘ
startPoint Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island ⓘ
toll yes ⓘ
tollDirection only when entering Prince Edward Island ⓘ
trafficType motor vehicles ⓘ

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Prince Edward Island → connectedBy → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Maritime Canada → hasTransportationLink → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Northumberland Strait → crossedBy → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Confederation Bridge → officialName → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick → near → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island → hasTransportationInfrastructure → Confederation Bridge toll plaza ⓘ
linked to: Confederation Bridge
Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island → hasLandmark → Confederation Bridge viewpoint areas ⓘ
linked to: Confederation Bridge
Route 16 (New Brunswick) → connectsTo → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Route 16 (New Brunswick) → terminusTowards → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Route 16 (New Brunswick) → hasAccessTo → Confederation Bridge toll plaza ⓘ
linked to: Confederation Bridge
Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick → locatedNear → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick → isLandfallOf → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick → hasViewOf → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
J. Muller International → notableWork → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Strait Crossing Bridge Limited → operates → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Strait Crossing Bridge Limited → maintains → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Strait Crossing Bridge Limited → hasContractFor → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Strait Crossing Bridge Limited → hasTollFacility → Confederation Bridge ⓘ
Strait Crossing Bridge Limited → associatedWith → Northumberland Strait crossing ⓘ
linked to: Confederation Bridge
Fixed Link → officialName → Confederation Bridge ⓘ