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[ 0 => '{{Other uses|hawrah bridge (disambiguation){{!}}Rainbow Bridge}}', 1 => '{{Infobox Bridge', 2 => '|bridge_name= Rainbow Bridge', 3 => '|image= RainbowBridge NiagaraFalls.jpg', 4 => '|image_size=300px', 5 => '|caption= Rainbow Bridge as seen from Canada, 2013', 6 => '|official_name= Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge', 7 => '|carries= 4 lanes of vehicular traffic (2 each way), pedestrian traffic', 8 => '|crosses= [[Niagara River]]', 9 => '|locale= [[Niagara Falls, Ontario]] and [[Niagara Falls, New York]]', 10 => '|maint= [[Niagara Falls Bridge Commission]]', 11 => '|id= ', 12 => '|design= [[Arch bridge]]', 13 => '|mainspan= 940 ft (286 m)', 14 => '|length= {{convert|1450|ft|m}}', 15 => '|width= ', 16 => '|clearance= ', 17 => '|below= ', 18 => '|traffic= ', 19 => '|cost= $4 million <ref>http://www.ce.memphis.edu/3121/stuff/MSC_eight_decades_of_beidges.pdf</ref>', 20 => '|open= {{start date and age|1941|11|01}}', 21 => '|closed= ', 22 => '|toll=US-to-Canada only:<br/>3.50 [[United States dollar|USD]]/[[Canadian dollar|CAD]] per auto<br/>($3.25 with ExpressPass/Prepaid NEXUS)<br />50 cents USD/CAD per pedestrian/bicycle<ref name="tolls">[http://www.niagarafallsbridges.com/index.php/2012-06-29-18-19-37/toll-cost-vehicle-definitions Niagara Falls Bridge Commission: Toll Cost & Vehicle Definitions]</ref>', 23 => '|map_cue= ', 24 => '|map_image= ', 25 => '|map_text= ', 26 => '|map_width= ', 27 => '|lat= ', 28 => '|long= ', 29 => '}}', 30 => false, 31 => 'The '''Rainbow Bridge''', officially the '''Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge''', is an [[arch bridge]] across the [[Niagara River]] gorge, and is a world-famous tourist site. It connects the cities of [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]], [[New York]], [[United States]] (to the east), and [[Niagara Falls, Ontario|Niagara Falls]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] (west).', 32 => false, 33 => '==Construction==', 34 => 'The Rainbow Bridge was built near the site of the earlier [[Honeymoon Bridge (Ontario)|Honeymoon Bridge]], which had collapsed on January 27, 1938, due to an ice jam in the river.', 35 => 'A joint Canadian and American commission had already been considering a new bridge to replace it, and the collapse added urgency to the project. ', 36 => '[[File:Rainbow Bridge Canada side.jpg|thumb|left|225px|The engraved text giving the biblical origin of the Rainbow term, beneath a carved rendition of the [[Coat of Arms of Canada|Royal Arms of Canada]].]]', 37 => 'A design by architect Richard (Su Min) Lee was chosen (and later used again for the [[Lewiston-Queenston Bridge]], approximately {{convert|10|km|0}} downriver). [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] and [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Elizabeth]], during their visit to Niagara Falls as part of the [[1939 royal tour of Canada]], dedicated the site of the Rainbow Bridge; a monument was erected to commemorate the occasion. Construction began in May 1940. The bridge was officially opened on November 1, 1941.', 38 => false, 39 => 'The origins of the name are speculative, with one possible origin being T.B. McQuesten, then chairman of the Niagara Parks Commission, and another a delivery boy who had forgotten the name of the city. It was likely inspired by [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A12-17&version=NIV Genesis 9:12–17]. Irrespective of its origins, the name was in use by the NRBC as early as March 1939.<ref>{{cite book', 40 => false, 41 => ' | title = Bridging the Border: Structures of Canadian–American Relations', 42 => ' | first = Robert M.', 43 => ' | last = Stamp', 44 => ' | publisher = Dundurn Press', 45 => ' | year = 1992', 46 => ' | location = Toronto', 47 => ' | isbn = 1-55002-074-9', 48 => ' | page = 128}}</ref>', 49 => false, 50 => '== Description and specifications ==', 51 => 'The [[New York State Department of Transportation]] designates the bridge as NY&nbsp;955A, an unsigned [[reference route (New York)|reference route]], while the [[Ministry of Transportation (Ontario)|Ontario Ministry of Transportation]] designates the bridge as part of [[Ontario Highway 420|Highway 420]] (and the original routing of the [[Queen Elizabeth Way]]), even though it is separated from the rest of the route by a regional road. On the American side, a number of state and national routes end at a set of intersections in front of the bridge. [[New York State Route 104|New York routes 104]] and [[New York State Route 384|384]], as well as the northern section of the [[Robert Moses State Parkway]], all terminate at the final intersection before the bridge, and none of the designations passes onto the bridge itself. [[U.S. Route 62]] terminates two blocks north at route 104, which then continues to the bridge.', 52 => 'The complex on the Canadian side of the Rainbow Bridge features the [[Rainbow Tower]], which houses a large [[carillon]] that sounds several times daily.', 53 => false, 54 => 'The bridge permits no commercial trucks; the nearest border crossing for these is the [[Lewiston-Queenston Bridge]].<ref>[http://www.niagarafallsbridges.com/which_bridge.php3 Niagara Falls Bridge Commission: Which Bridge to Take?]</ref>', 55 => false, 56 => 'The toll to cross the bridge for each pedestrian and bicycle is 50¢ USD or CAD, and $3.50 USD or CAD for automobiles. Car tolls are collected when leaving the United States. Pedestrian toll is collected by an automatic turnstile when leaving Canada.<ref name="tolls" />', 57 => false, 58 => '<gallery>', 59 => 'Image:Rainbow Bridge July 2013.jpg|The bridge as viewed from the Canadian side.', 60 => 'Image:15 23 0832 cave of winds.jpg|The bridge as seen from [[Cave of the Winds (New York)|Cave of the Winds]]', 61 => 'Image:Rainbow Bridge & American Falls at Night.JPG|Bridge and Falls at night', 62 => '</gallery>', 63 => false, 64 => '==Cityscape==', 65 => '{{wide image|Rainbow Bridge.jpg|1300px|Panoramic view of the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls which connects U.S and Canada.}}', 66 => false, 67 => '==See also==', 68 => '* [[List of crossings of the Niagara River]]', 69 => '*[[List of reference routes in New York]]', 70 => false, 71 => '==References==', 72 => '{{Reflist}}', 73 => false, 74 => '==External links==', 75 => '{{commons category|Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls}}', 76 => '* [http://www.niagarafallsbridges.com/ Niagara Falls Bridge Commission]', 77 => '* [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.089978,-79.067348&spn=0.005064,0.007918&t=k&hl=en Google Maps view of Rainbow Bridge]', 78 => '* [http://niagaratraffic.ca/bridge Live Traffic Camera of Rainbow Bridge]', 79 => '* [http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/results.asp?action=browse&q=295&key=55 Images from the Historic Niagara Digital Collections]', 80 => '* {{Structurae|id=s0000505|title=Rainbow Bridge}}', 81 => false, 82 => '{{Crossings navbox', 83 => '|structure = Bridges', 84 => '|place = [[Niagara River]]', 85 => '|bridge = Rainbow Bridge', 86 => '|bridge signs = ', 87 => '|upstream = [[North Grand Island Bridge]]', 88 => '|upstream signs = [[Image:I-190.svg|25px]]', 89 => '|downstream = [[Michigan Central Railway Bridge]]', 90 => '|downstream signs =<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:Michigan Central Herald.png|40px]] -->', 91 => '}}', 92 => false, 93 => '{{coord|43|5|24.84|N|79|4|3.88|W|display=title}}', 94 => false, 95 => '[[Category:Bridges completed in 1941]]', 96 => '[[Category:Bridges in Niagara Falls, Ontario]]', 97 => '[[Category:Bridges in Niagara Falls, New York]]', 98 => '[[Category:Deck arch bridges]]', 99 => '[[Category:Bridges over the Niagara River]]', 100 => '[[Category:Road bridges in Ontario]]', 101 => '[[Category:Toll bridges in Canada]]', 102 => '[[Category:Road bridges in New York]]', 103 => '[[Category:Toll bridges in New York]]' ]