Sainte-Catherine / RécréoParc Bridge
As of July 23, 2026, the Sainte-Catherine / RécréoParc bridge in Sainte-Catherine usually stays closed about 13 minutes each time it opens for a ship (typically 10–16 minutes), based on 276 recorded closures and closing-soon alerts.
This lift bridge sits at the Côte-Sainte-Catherine lock in Sainte-Catherine, on the South Shore stretch of the St. Lawrence Seaway. It's best known as the way into the RécréoParc waterfront park. When a ship works through the lock, the span lifts and the crossing closes for a while.
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Scheduled closures
Planned closures for construction or repairs. Dates can change.
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Typical closures
Typical closure
13 min
10–16 min
Closing-soon warning
28 min
25–32 min
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How long closures last
1–9 min
53%
10–15 min
15%
16–30 min
16%
31–60 min
15%
60 min+
1%
Based on 276 recorded closures and closing-soon alerts. Durations are measured per lift; the bars are a share of completed closures.