Burlington Canal Lift Bridge


Burlington Canal Lift Bridge is a vertical lift bridge located to the north side of the Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway in Burlington, Ontario.
Built in 1962, the bridge is the sixth bridge to span the Burlington Canal since 1830. The bridge allows vessels to enter and exit from Hamilton Harbour into Lake Ontario. The bridge does not lift during the winter months.
The bridge carries Eastport Drive across the canal with two lanes for traffic in each direction, as well as a single pedestrian walkway on the west side. Traffic light and signalized gates are found on both ends of the bridge. The road surface on the bridge is not paved, but rather metal grating.
In 1896 Hamilton-Burlington Radial Electric Railway cars cross the 1877 bridge. Before 1982 it also carried rail traffic along a CN Rail route but the section of the line was removed and the bridge converted to a vehicular bridge.
The bridge is maintained and owned by Public Works Canada.

Earlier Bridges

Several bridges were built from 1826 to 1952 to accommodate railway, radial and vehicular traffic:
The last three bridges were demolished following the completion of the current bridge in 1962.