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The Thousand Islands Border Crossing connects the towns of Alexandria Bay, New York and Ivy Lea, Ontario at the Thousand Islands Bridge. It is the westernmost of the three St. Lawrence River crossings, and is very busy, with up to two-hour waits in the summer. [8] The US border station at Alexandria Bay is sometimes called Thousand Islands.
The Thousand Islands Border Crossing connects the towns of Alexandria Bay, New York, and Ivy Lea, Ontario, on the Canada–US border. The crossing is via the international span of the Thousand Islands Bridge. The Thousand Islands bridge, which was completed in 1938, is actually a system of five bridges and the island roadways connecting them.
The Thousand Islands archipelago is at the outlet of Lake Ontario at the head of the Saint Lawrence River.The region is bisected by the Canada–United States border and covers portions of Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties in the U.S. state of New York, in addition to parts of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and Frontenac County in the Canadian province of Ontario.
United States (New York) Rainbow Bridge: A steel arch bridge connecting Niagara Falls, Ontario, with Niagara Falls, New York. Canada (Ontario) United States (New York) Thousand Islands Bridge: A bridge connecting the Canadian and American portions of Thousand Islands. Canada (Ontario) United States (New York) Seaway International Bridge
Hill Island; continuation into New York: Canada–United States border at Thousand Islands Border Crossing: 1.3– 2.3: 0.81– 1.4: Thousand Islands Bridge crosses St. Lawrence River: 2.7: 1.7: Thousand Islands Parkway: Beginning of divided freeway: 4.3: 2.7 Highway 401 – Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal: Highway 401 exit 661
Boldt Castle is a major landmark and tourist attraction in the Thousand Islands region of the U.S. state of New York. Open to guests seasonally between mid-May and mid-October, it is located on Heart Island in the Saint Lawrence River. Heart Island is part of the Town of Alexandria, in Jefferson County.
Interstate 81 (I-81) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from I-40 at Dandridge, Tennessee, to the Thousand Islands Bridge at Wellesley Island in New York, beyond which the short 2.7-mile (4.3 km) Ontario Highway 137 (Highway 137) links it to Highway 401.
Watertown is around 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of Syracuse, 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of the Thousand Islands and 328 miles (530 kilometers) northwest of New York City. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24 km 2 ), of which 9.0 square miles (23 km 2 ) are land and ...