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drawbridge over the Saint Lawrence seaway ?
Am coming from Rhode Island
Would anyone know of any drawbridges over the Saint lawrence seaway ? Am planning trip to Maxville and a relative of mine who would like to go but is scared of heights especially those high suspension bridges. Any ideas ? |
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drawbridge over the Saint Lawrence seaway ?
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http://www.catsfastferry.com/ "ZZZZZ" wrote in message ... Am coming from Rhode Island Would anyone know of any drawbridges over the Saint lawrence seaway ? Am planning trip to Maxville and a relative of mine who would like to go but is scared of heights especially those high suspension bridges. Any ideas ? |
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drawbridge over the Saint Lawrence seaway ?
Am coming from Rhode Island
Would anyone know of any drawbridges over the Saint lawrence seaway ? Am planning trip to Maxville ... This is Maxville, Ontario, a village near Cornwall? and a relative of mine who would like to go but is scared of heights especially those high suspension bridges. Nasty things, phobias. All three crossings over the St. Lawrence into Ontario involve suspension bridges. The Niagara River crossings are not, and the one at Buffalo (the Peace Bridge) is relatively low; but traveling via Buffalo would add many hours to the trip. The shortest route around the end of Lake Ontario, the QEW, also involves high bridges over shipping channels at St. Catharines and Hamilton, although these are not suspension bridges and you can avoid them by taking a longer, slower route. On top of that you'd also need to cross the Hudson River valley, or perhaps run around the end of it to the north; if you take I-90 it's a high bridge but not a suspension bridge. Perhaps someone more familiar with the Montreal area than me can say whether it's possible to cross the St. Lawrence there without using a high bridge; I see from the map that one channel of the river has a tunnel under it, but I don't know which or how many channels are used by big ships that require high clearances. If this is possible it would probably be your only choice by road. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and | look at it for hours." -- Jerome K. Jerome My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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drawbridge over the Saint Lawrence seaway ?
I (Mark Brader) wrote:
All three crossings over the St. Lawrence into Ontario involve suspension bridges. The Niagara River crossings are not, and the one at Buffalo (the Peace Bridge) is relatively low; but traveling via Buffalo would add many hours to the trip. The shortest route around the end of Lake Ontario, the QEW, also involves high bridges over shipping channels at St. Catharines and Hamilton, although these are not suspension bridges and you can avoid them by taking a longer, slower route. On top of that you'd also need to cross the Hudson River valley, or perhaps run around the end of it to the north; if you take I-90 it's a high bridge but not a suspension bridge. Oops, on that last one I was thinking of the Thruway's Berkshire Spur, which quite a few years ago used to also be I-90. I may have been right by accident, or not; I don't know how I-90 itself crosses the Hudson. Not that the original poster is likely to go that way anyway, for the reasons stated. -- Mark Brader | "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. Toronto | "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have | come here. This is, after all, a Bridge Club." | -- Ray Lee (after Lewis Carroll) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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drawbridge over the Saint Lawrence seaway ?
I know the Cornwall area very well. Including Maxville. I grew up just west
of Montreal and have spent alot of time in that area of Ontario/Quebec. I also family living in Williamstown and go there quite often. The reason I suggested the ferry to Toronto is that other than that...the only crossings I can think of anywhere even close to that part of Ontario( Ontario/Quebec) are are all suspension bridges. Toronto is approximately a 4 hour drive from Cornwall and about 4.5 to Maxville. So if I was driving and didn't want to cross a bridge....I'd take that ferry and head east along the TCan towards Cornwall. "Mark Brader" wrote in message ... I (Mark Brader) wrote: All three crossings over the St. Lawrence into Ontario involve suspension bridges. The Niagara River crossings are not, and the one at Buffalo (the Peace Bridge) is relatively low; but traveling via Buffalo would add many hours to the trip. The shortest route around the end of Lake Ontario, the QEW, also involves high bridges over shipping channels at St. Catharines and Hamilton, although these are not suspension bridges and you can avoid them by taking a longer, slower route. On top of that you'd also need to cross the Hudson River valley, or perhaps run around the end of it to the north; if you take I-90 it's a high bridge but not a suspension bridge. Oops, on that last one I was thinking of the Thruway's Berkshire Spur, which quite a few years ago used to also be I-90. I may have been right by accident, or not; I don't know how I-90 itself crosses the Hudson. Not that the original poster is likely to go that way anyway, for the reasons stated. -- Mark Brader | "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. Toronto | "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have | come here. This is, after all, a Bridge Club." | -- Ray Lee (after Lewis Carroll) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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