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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.

Earlier Bridges
Several bridges were built from 1826 to 1952 to accommodate railway, radial and vehicular traffic: • 1826: wooden bridge built; damaged in storm • 1830: swing bridge built; damaged by schooner Elsie Hope • 1877: 375 foot through-truss manual swing bridge built by Hamilton and North-Western Railway replaces scow service • 1901: steel truss electric swing bridge • 1921-1922: single leaf bascule bridge • 1952: temporary bridge built to replace the north leaf bascule bridge The last three bridges were demolished following the completion of the current bridge in 1962. ==References==
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