Confederation Bridge is longest over ice-covered water

The Confederation Bridge is 12.9 kilometres long.

Confederation Bridge links Prince Edward Island with New Brunswick.

Construction started in November 1993 and finished in May 1997.

French engineer Jean M. Muller designed the multi-span bridge.

The bridge measures 12.9 kilometres long across the Abegweit Passage.

The bridge rests on 62 piers, with 44 main piers 250 metres apart.

Most of the bridge sits 40 metres above the water’s surface.

A 60-metre navigation span allows ships to pass underneath safely.

The bridge is 11 metres wide and carries two lanes of traffic.

The speed limit on the bridge is 80 kilometres per hour.

Crossing the bridge at speed limit takes about 12 minutes.

Tolls apply only when leaving Prince Edward Island westbound.

Tolls have been $20 per vehicle since August 2025.

Before the bridge, ferries and iceboats connected the island.

It links Prince Edward Island with New Brunswick across the water.