Vertical Lift Bridge

Burlington Canal Lift Bridge, Burlington, Ontario

Today, before work I met my friend in Burlington to go for a walk along the beach. I took Charlie because he was the only one up the other two are sometimes lazy bums in the morning. Sometimes you never realize the history or the beauty of something till you are right underneath them.

The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge is located on the western shore of Lake Ontario on a site rich in history. The bridge spans the Burlington Canal that was opened in 1826. Once a narrow cut, the canal now provides Burlington Bay (Hamilton Harbour) with navigable access to the Atlantic Ocean. The canal connected the Hamilton Harbour industrial region to international trade and commerce. It was among a series of waterway projects begun, 200 years ago, to provide navigation from Lake Erie to the Atlantic Ocean.