Editing Peace Bridge (section)

{{Short description|Truss arch bridge connecting US to Canada}}
{{about|the bridge between the US and Canada|other bridges of this name|Peace Bridge (disambiguation)}}
{{more citations needed|date=August 2016}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox bridge
|bridge_name= Peace Bridge
|image= Peace Bridge.jpg
|image_size=300px
|caption= Peace Bridge from the Canadian side.
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|carries= 3 reversible lanes of {{jct|state=NY|NY|955B|noshield1=yes|nolink=1}} / {{jct|state=ON|QEW}}
|crosses= [[Niagara River]]
|locale= [[Fort Erie, Ontario]] and [[Buffalo, New York]]
|maint= [[Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority]] (Peace Bridge Authority)
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|design= [[truss bridge|Deck type truss]] and [[arch bridge]]
|mainspan= 130 m
|length= {{Convert|5800|ft|km|2}}
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|open= {{start date and age|1927|06|01}}
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|toll= Canada-bound only: $4.00 USD (E-ZPass), $8.00 USD (cash), or $10.75 CAD (cash) <ref name="RefTollRates">{{Cite web|url=http://www.peacebridge.com/index.php/autos-passenger-vehicles/tolls|title=Tolls|access-date=2023-09-24}}</ref>
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|coordinates = {{coord|42.90694|-78.90556|display=inline,title}}
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The '''Peace Bridge''' is an international [[bridge]] over the [[Niagara River]] between [[Canada]] and the [[United States]], located just north of the river's source at the east end of [[Lake Erie]] about {{Convert|20|km|mi|1}} upriver of [[Niagara Falls]]. It connects [[Buffalo, New York]], in the United States to [[Fort Erie, Ontario]], in Canada. It is operated and maintained by the bi-national [[Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority]].

The Peace Bridge consists of five arched spans over the Niagara River and a Parker deck-type truss span over the Black Rock Canal on the American side of the river. The length is {{Convert|5800|ft|km|2}}. Material used in the construction included {{Convert|3500|ft|km|2}} of steelwork, 9,000 tons of structural steel and 800 tons of reinforcing steel in the concrete abutments. The Peace Bridge was named to commemorate 100 years of peace between the United States and Canada.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} It was constructed as a highway bridge to address pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic which could not be accommodated on the [[International Railway Bridge]], built in 1873.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}