Thousand Islands Bridge the convenience of Canadian travelers en route to Florida. From ground-breaking ceremonies to completion, the entire Thousand Islands Bridge system took sixteen months to complete, which was ten weeks ahead of schedule. The total cost was $3,050,000. In the early years of its operation, the bridge usually had 150,000 vehicle crossings annually. Today, however, annual crossings exceed 2,000,000 vehicles. Thousand Islands Bridge The Thousand Islands International Bridge () is an international bridge system over the Saint Lawrence River connecting northern New York in the United States with southeastern Ontario in Canada. Constructed in 1937, with additions in 1959, the bridges
Thousand Islands Parkway Thousand Islands Bridge. It continues northeast, serving the riverside communities of Darlingside, Rockport, Narrows, La Rue Mills and Mallorytown Landing. At Butternut Bay, the Thousand Islands Parkway merges into Highway 401 eastbound and a left-hand exit provides access to the parkway from westbound Highway 401. Throughout most of the length of the parkway, a recreational trail parallels to the north. The Thousands Islands Parkway follows what was the original alignment for Highway 401. However, because of the residential properties and the scenic nature of the route, a new inland route was constructed through the mid-1960s. The recreational trail follows the