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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway Plaque

At the south end of Carman Road in Iroquois, Ontario there is a stretch of road with parking so that visitors can watch lake boats go through the Iroquois lock. A memorial site there has a plaque about the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway.



THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY

Impressive for its immense scale, organizational complexity, and speedy completion, the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway from 1954 to 1959 was an outstanding engineering achievement. This project, which included hydroelectric power generation and water-level control, transformed shipping on the St. Lawrence River above Montréal by allowing ocean-going vessels access to the Great Lakes. Acting in close cooperation, the Canadian and American governments coordinated the planning and construction needed to complete this remarkable undertaking on the world's longest inland waterway.

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

LA CONSTRUCTION DE LA VOIE MARITIME DU SAINT-LAURENT

La construction de la Voie maritime du Saint-Laurent, entre 1954 et 1959, constitue un haut fait d'ingénerie par son ampleur, sa complexité et son exécution rapide. De projet, qui comprend la production d'hydroélectricité et le contrôle du niveau des eaux, a transformé le transport sur le fleuve Saint-Laurent en permettant aux navires océaniques d'accéder aux Grands Lacs à partir de Montréal. La collaboration étroite des gouvernements canadien et américain a permis la planification et la réalisation de cette enterprise d'envergure sur la plus longue voie de navigation intérieur au monde.

Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada