Three Nations Crossing facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Three Nations Crossing |
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The former Canadian Border Station on Cornwall Island during the 2009 Akwesasne occupation
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| Country | United States; Canada |
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| Coordinates | 44°59′26″N 74°44′22″W / 44.990602°N 74.739561°W |
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| Opened | 1935 |
| US Phone | (315) 769-3091 |
| Canadian Phone | (613) 932-5875 |
| Hours | Open 24 Hours |
The Three Nations Crossing is a border crossing on the Canada–US border, connecting the city of Cornwall, Ontario in Canada to Rooseveltown, New York, a neighborhood within the Town of Massena, in the United States. The crossing is associated with the Seaway International Bridge, which crosses the two channels on each side of Cornwall Island, which is located on the St. Lawrence River. The bridge is 4.7 km (2.9 mi) in length.
History
Canada established Cornwall as a port of entry in 1800. Regular ferry service existed between Cornwall and Massena since the late 1800s.
In 1900, the rail bridge of New York and Ottawa Railway was built at Cornwall, the only crossing on the St. Lawrence River between Niagara River and Montreal at this point.
During the 1920s, negotiations with several parties were initiated to find a way of supporting automobile traffic on the Cornwall railway bridge. In 1935 a road bridge was added and both rail and road bridges were commemorated as the Roosevelt International Bridges. The international bridges were replaced in 1958 by the Cornwall-Massena International Bridge, at which time both border stations were also replaced. The north span of the bridge was replaced in 2014.
In 2000, the international border crossing was renamed the Three Nations Crossing, in honor of the Mohawk people of Akwesasne, a federally recognized Mohawk tribe in the United States and Indigenous peoples in Canada. The reservation is situated mostly in the US state of New York, and crosses into the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
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New North Channel Bridge between Cornwall and Akwesasne in Ontario, Canada
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New 2014 bridge between Cornwall and Akwesasne, Ontario, Canada. New bridge is lower bridge. Old bridge is higher bridge. It is scheduled to be removed.
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July 2015: Demolition of Seaway International Bridge, which was replaced by the much lower North Channel Bridge
