Sault Canal Emergency Swing Dam
The Sault Canal Emergency Swing Dam is an all-metal structure built by the Dominion Bridge Company in 1896. It sits along the Canadian Sault Ste. Marie Canal, to protect against the rush of water that would occur if something ever damaged the Sault locks.Photo: Fungus Guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge and Station Mall.
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge
Bridge
The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge spans the St. Marys River between the United States and Canada connecting the twin cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge is situated 660 metres south of Sault Canal Emergency Swing Dam.
Station Mall
Shopping center
The Station Mall is a shopping mall located on the downtown Sault Ste. Marie waterfront, approximately a kilometre from the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge to the United States. Station Mall is situated 1½ km east of Sault Canal Emergency Swing Dam.
GFL Memorial Gardens
Stadium
Photo: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The GFL Memorial Gardens, formerly the "Essar Centre", is a 4,928-seat sports and entertainment centre in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. It opened on September 29, 2006, replacing the now demolished Sault Memorial Gardens. GFL Memorial Gardens is situated 1½ km east of Sault Canal Emergency Swing Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sault Sainte Marie and Sault Sainte Marie.
Sault Sainte Marie
Photo: Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0.
Sault Ste Marie or is a city of 14,000 people in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, across the river from the twin city of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario in Canada.
Sault Sainte Marie
Photo: Fungus Guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sault Ste. Marie is a city of approximately 72,000 people, in Northern Ontario. It is the beginning and end point of the Agawa Canyon Tour Train. Directly across the St. Mary's River—and the Canada/US border—is its twin city, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
Sault Canal Emergency Swing Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: emergency Swing Dam
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.51328° or 46° 30′ 48″ northLongitude
-84.35784° or 84° 21′ 28″ westOpen location code
86RQGJ7R+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 708815578OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q17509617
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