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Watching ships pass under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge in Canal Park is one of the most iconic and must-see things to do when visiting Duluth, Minnesota. View the Duluth ship schedule to see when boats, from all around the world, are estimated to arrive or depart from Duluth’s Lake Superior Harbor. It’s always a treat to see a cruise ship ...
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If you time your visit to the canal correctly, (schedule below), you may see some of the 900 vessels that travel underneath the Aerial Lift Bridge annually. There are also several live cams of the bridge and canal you can watch. SHIPPING SCHEDULE.
Duluth Canal Cam. Watch on. From atop the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center in Duluth, these cameras provide one of the most intimate views of Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge and Shipping Canal. Watch ships from around the world arrive and depart the Twin Ports as they traverse the cold waters of Lake Superior.
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The bridge is beautiful and the moment ships pass under this is a sight to behold. The technology used to raise the road-part of the bridge is impressive. Technology has been well used to turn the bridge into a human utility. Schedules of boat timings can be seen in the museum under the bridge. Munir D.
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At 138 feet tall and 390 feet wide, the steel bridge spans the Duluth Shipping Canal, connecting the sandbar of Park Point with the rest of Duluth. It also has one remarkable feature – a suspension system that raises the bridge to a height of 135 feet and allows ships to pass underneath.
Added to NRHP. May 22, 1973. The Aerial Lift Bridge, earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge, is a landmark in the port city of Duluth, Minnesota. The span began life in 1905 as the United States' first transporter bridge: Only one other was ever constructed in the country, Sky Ride in Chicago. [2]
The Aerial Lift Bridge now allows free movement via automobile between Canal Park and Park Point when the bridge is lowered. When a ship needs to pass through the canal it is raised up to a full height of 135 feet, and traffic is stopped on either side.
