The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge crosses the Burlington Canal that was opened in 1826.
The canal was among a series of waterway projects begun, 200 years ago, to provide navigation from Lake Erie to the Atlantic Ocean. The bridge structure is a tower driven, vertical lift and moveable bridge. The lift span is 116 meters (381ft0 long, weighs 1,996 tons and has a vertical lift of 33.5 meters (110ft).
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