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Since the early 2010s, the
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The second bridge would be around 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) in length, and be constructed north of the existing Skyway for
Toronto-bound traffic, while the existing bridge would be used by vehicles heading toward Niagara. Once open, the existing Skyway bridge would be refurbished and
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As of May 2022, construction is estimated to start in 2025 and take around 4 years to complete. The preferred route was announced in 2013. 25 properties were purchased by the
Ministry of Transportation to facilitate the planned twinning.
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Construction began in
January 1960, with the main span crossing the Welland Canal hoisted into place in July of that same year. The bridge was open to traffic on October 18, 1963. During construction, the bridge was referred to as the
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Upon completion of the bridge, traffic from the existing bridge will be temporarily switched onto the newly constructed bridge to allow for rehabilitation of the existing Garden City Skyway bridge (under a separate
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The Garden City Skyway in
September 1963, soon before opening. The old bridge lay to the left, raised for a passing ship. Traffic is queued on both sides, a frequent occurrence each summer until the skyway was
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without the interruption of a lift bridge. Six lanes of traffic are carried across the bridge, which is 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) in length and 40 metres (130 ft) at its tallest point.
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962:Buildings and structures in St. Catharines
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404:"Provincial Highways Traffic Volumes 2016"
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210:is a major high-level bridge located in
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899:Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
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904:St. Francis Catholic Secondary School
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883:Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
498:"Twinning skyway plans move forward"
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858:Denis Morris Catholic High School
878:Governor Simcoe Secondary School
863:District School Board of Niagara
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832:St. Catharines General Hospital
440:"QEW | Garden City Skyway"
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972:Former toll bridges in Canada
888:Laura Secord Secondary School
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469:Walter, Karena (2022-05-04).
147:2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi)
957:Transport in St. Catharines
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967:Bridges completed in 1963
930:Garden City Arena Complex
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684:Laura Secord Legacy Trail
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379:List of bridges in Canada
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952:Road bridges in Ontario
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556:St. Catharines Standard
384:List of longest bridges
116:Bridge 4A, "The Skyway"
107:St. Catharines, Ontario
802:Lakeside Park Carousel
772:St. Catharines Library
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527:Infrastructure Ontario
342:Engineering portal
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61:43.16731°N 79.19520°W
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705:Queen Elizabeth Way
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66:43.16731; -79.19520
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673:Garden City Skyway
619:Garden City Skyway
613:Main Street Tunnel
354:Ontario portal
300:Proposed expansion
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144:Total length
729:Communities
668:Bruce Trail
80:6 lanes of
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39:Coordinates
946:Categories
822:Pen Centre
625:Downstream
538:contract).
532:2023-04-18
480:2023-04-18
450:2011-05-02
390:References
173:Statistics
52:79°11′43″W
49:43°10′02″N
932:(defunct)
846:Education
746:Merritton
691:(defunct)
680:(defunct)
284:Diversion
275:tall-wall
239:Bridge 4A
191:1963-1973
593:Upstream
317:See also
196:Location
767:Armoury
561:18 July
507:18 July
424:18 July
252:History
220:Ontario
160:History
93:Crosses
77:Carries
913:Sports
895:campus
760:Places
261:built.
165:Opened
136:Design
103:Locale
418:(PDF)
407:(PDF)
152:Width
139:steel
563:2023
509:2019
426:2019
214:and
206:The
188:Toll
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