Main St Bridge
As of June 9, 2026, the Main St bridge in Port Colborne usually stays closed about 16 minutes each time it opens for a ship (typically 14–17 minutes), based on 287 recorded closures and closing-soon alerts.
Main Street, Regional Road 3, is the main crossing of the Welland Canal in Port Colborne, near the Lake Erie end where ships finish the canal. It's Bridge 19, a bascule that tips its deck up on a counterweight. A 2015 collision with a cargo ship shut it for a while as crews checked the damage.
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Scheduled closures
Planned closures for construction or repairs. Dates can change.
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Typical closures
Typical closure
16 min
14–17 min
Closing-soon warning
1 min
0–1 min
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How long closures last
1–9 min
14%
10–15 min
31%
16–30 min
54%
31–60 min
1%
60 min+
0%
Based on 287 recorded closures and closing-soon alerts. Durations are measured per lift; the bars are a share of completed closures.