Northern MileWhirlpool Bridge
not reportedwait into the USnot reported
About this crossing
Whirlpool Bridge is the third of the Niagara crossings and the most restricted of the three. It runs between Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York on the site of an older railway bridge, and it serves a narrow set of traffic, with the commercial lane frequently closed outright.
CBP does not always report a commercial reading here, and when it does the lane may be closed rather than merely quiet. This site shows a closed or unreported lane as exactly that. Neither is a zero-minute wait, and a carrier treating either as clear would be relying on a number that does not exist.
For practical routing the Niagara corridor means the Peace Bridge at Fort Erie or the Lewiston-Queenston bridge to the north. Whirlpool is worth knowing as a fact about the river rather than as an option for a load, and it is minutes from both of the crossings that are.
All crossings
commercial lane wait · CBSA and CBP
Ambassador Bridge10 min into Canada ModerateBlue Water BridgeNo delay into Canada FlowingPeace Bridge13 min into Canada ModerateQueenston-Lewiston Bridge7 min into Canada ModerateLacolle Border CrossingNo delay into Canada FlowingCoutts-SweetgrassNo delay into Canada FlowingPacific Highway Crossing5 min into Canada ModerateEmerson-PembinaNo delay into Canada FlowingThousand Islands BridgeNo delay into Canada FlowingPoint Robertsnot reported into the US not reportedRainbow Bridgenot reported into the US not reportedFerry Pointnot reported into the US not reportedInternational Avenue0 min into the US no delayMilltownnot reported into the US not reportedDerby Line I-910 min into the US no delayGordie Howe International Bridge5 min into the US no delayWindsor Tunnel5 min into the US no delayHighgate Springs0 min into the US no delayHoulton0 min into the US no delayInternational Falls0 min into the US no delayJackman0 min into the US no delayLyndennot reported into the US not reportedMadawaska0 min into the US no delayMassenanot reported into the US not reportedNorton0 min into the US no delayOgdensburg0 min into the US no delayInternational Bridge - SSM0 min into the US no delaySumas0 min into the US no delay
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Citing this figure
Northern Mile border wait: Whirlpool Bridge, not reported, Into the US. CBP. Northern Mile Media, dashboard.northernmilemedia.com/border-wait-times/whirlpool-bridge/