Near Lansdowne in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Thousand Islands International Bridge

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2018

1. Thousand Islands International Bridge Marker

Inscription.
This international bridge system links Canada and the United States across the St. Lawrence River and islands from Ivy Lea, Ontario, to Collins Landing, N.Y. It was opened on August 18, 1938, by William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President of the United States. The crossing was financed and constructed by the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority, a public body created by New York State in 1933, which operates and maintains it. Five bridges of four different types — two-span continuous truss, steel arch, stone-faced concrete rigid frame, and two suspension — with approaches and connecting viaducts and highways cover a distance of about 8 miles.

Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Man-Made Features • Peace • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 18, 1938.

Location. 44° 21.232′ N, 75° 58.705′ W. Marker is near Lansdowne, Ontario, in Leeds

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and Grenville United Counties. It is on Provincial Highway 137 0.3 kilometers north of Benson Park Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on Hill Island, on the grounds of the former Ontario Tourism Office, about 150 meters north of the 1000 Islands Tower. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 716 Provincial Highway 137, Lansdowne ON K0E 1L0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario

and specifically in Southeastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Darlingside (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); The Thousand Islands (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Thousand Islands Bridge System (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Densmore Church (approx. 4.1 kilometers away in the U.S.); Yacht House & Wellesley Island

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2018

2. Thousand Islands International Bridge Marker

Former Ontario Tourism Office seen at distant right

(approx. 4.5 kilometers away in the U.S.); Swan Pond (approx. 4.5 kilometers away in the U.S.); Boldt Castle (approx. 4.5 kilometers away in the U.S.); Alster Tower & Peristyle (approx. 4.5 kilometers away in the U.S.).

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Darling Store / Le magasin Darling (was approx. 1.8 kilometers away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . .
1. Thousand Islands Bridge Authority: Our History. Bridge website homepage (Submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. "Thousand Islands Bridge opened" at CBC Archives. CBC Archives recording of Prime Minister Mackenzie King and President Roosevelt at bridge dedication (Submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.