Peace Bridge, Fort Erie
Border traffic in the Canadian inspection lanes of the Peace Bridge, on a live webcam at Fort Erie.
About this view
The Peace Bridge crosses the Niagara River between Buffalo, in New York State, and Fort Erie, in Ontario, and this live cam from the bridge authority watches the Canadian inspection lanes where traffic clears customs.
The bridge opened in 1927 and took its name from a century of peace between the two countries since the War of 1812, which was fought on this very river; Old Fort Erie, rebuilt after that war, stands a short way downstream. Few crossings on the whole border carry more traffic, and the lanes are a live read on it: trucks queueing for the commercial booths, cars stacking up on holiday weekends, and the plaza emptying again in the small hours.
Fort Erie keeps Eastern Time, UTC−5, UTC−4 in summer. The bridge stands about 20 kilometres upriver of Niagara Falls, at the point where the Niagara leaves Lake Erie, and it is run by an authority the two countries share. The town has some 32,000 residents, many of whom cross it daily to work in Buffalo.
