Confederation Bridge

Also known as Pont de la Confédération, Pont de la Konföderation

fixed link connecting Canadian province of Prince Edward Island with the mainland, at New Brunswick

Key facts

Carries: 2 lanes of Route 16 / Route 1 ( Trans-Canada Highway )
Crosses: Northumberland Strait
Locale: Borden-Carleton , Prince Edward Island , Cape Jourimain , New Brunswick
Official name: Confederation Bridge / Pont de la Confédération
Other name s: The Bridge, The Link , The Fixed Link, Epekwitk Crossing, Abegweit Crossing, The Span of Green Gables
Maintained by: Strait Crossing Bridge Limited (SCBL)
Design: Multi – span post-tensioned concrete box girder
Total length: 12.9 km (8.0 mi)
Longest span: 250 m (820 ft) (43 segments)
Clearance below: 60 m (200 ft) , main shipping channel only, 40 m (131.23 ft), at the near-shore shipping channels
Construction start: 1 November 1993 ; 32 years ago ( 1993-11-01 )

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The Confederation Bridge (French: Pont de la Confédération) is a box girder bridge carrying the Trans-Canada Highway across the Abegweit Passage of the Northumberland Strait, linking the province of Prince Edward Island with the mainland province of New Brunswick. Opened on May 31, 1997, the 12.9-kilometre (42,000 ft; 8.0 mi) bridge is Canada's longest bridge and the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water.

The bridge was designed by French engineer Jean M. Muller who is a specialist of multiple span match-casting bridges. Construction took place from 1 November 1993 until May 1997 and cost C$1.3 billion. Before its official naming, Prince Edward Islanders often referred to the bridge as the "Fixed Link". It officially opened to traffic on May 31, 1997.