Bridge Up vs OpenBridge

Built for drivers first. Completely free. No account required. No ads. ▸ CARPLAY READY - Glanceable status while you drive - Full map with nearby bridges as POI - One-tap navigation via Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze - Works exactly how you'd expect ▸ SMART PREDICTIONS - Estimated reopening times - Based on previous closures per bridge - "Closing soon" warnings before it happens ▸ LIVE STATUS - Real-time updates - Instant status changes - Color-coded: open, closed, closing soon ▸ BRIDGE ALERTS - Tap Notify on any bridge - Get an alert when it closes or reopens - One tap, no setup ▸ LIVE ACTIVITIES - Follow a closure from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Reopening estimate updates live - Ends on its own when the bridge reopens ▸ WIDGETS - Bridge status on your Home Screen and Lock Screen - Pick which bridge each widget follows - Control Center button that opens your nearest bridge ▸ LIVE VESSEL TRACKING - See ships moving through the canal - Know what's causing the closure - Track vessels in real time ▸ 15 BRIDGES ACROSS 5 REGIONS - St. Catharines and Welland Canal: Lakeshore Rd, Carlton St Highway 20 - Port Colborne: Main St, Mellanby Ave, Clarence St - Montréal South Shore: Victoria Downstream, Victoria Upstre - Beauharnois: St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Larocque Bridge - Kahnawake: CP Railway Bridge 7A & 7B ▸ WHAT'S FREE? Everything.

Ever been stuck at a raised bridge that won't come back down? Stressed about being late because a cargo ship is passing through? OpenBridge predicts lift bridge openings on the Saint-Lawrence Seaway up to 3 hours in advance, combining official SLSMC announcements, real-time AIS vessel positions, and a continuous learning model calibrated on thousands of observed lifts. ACTUAL ACCURACY (empirical measurements over 14 days) Over 95% of Seaway lifts are announced in the app before they happen. COVERED BRIDGES • Larocque Bridge (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield) • Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Bridge (Beauharnois) • Sainte-Catherine / RécréoParc Bridge • Victoria Bridge — car lane and cycling path • CP Railway Bridges 7A and 7B (Kahnawake) FREE • Real-time status of all 7 bridges (Available / Lift expected / Bridge raised) • Interactive map with live AIS vessel positions • Direction, speed, and name of vessels • Automatic detection of Seaway transits • Estimated position during locks (AIS dead zones) • AIS signal freshness indicator (clock icon on stale positions) • Bilingual French / English OPENBRIDGE PRO 30-day free trial, then monthly or yearly subscription. • Exact time of upcoming lifts with full timeline (Lift → Passage → Road clear) and confidence margin (±X min) • List of vessels approaching, nearby, and stopped at each bridge, with individual ETA • Vessel photos (source: Wikidata) with full-screen view • "My Bridges" — pin your favorite bridges for one-tap access • Customizable push notifications — time range (morning, evening, weekends) and configurable lead time from 5 to 60 minutes before each lift • Home screen widget — native iOS WidgetKit that works with app closed, auto-refreshing in background • CarPlay — the app directly in your car, hands-free • CarPlay voice alerts — the bridge name is spoken through your car speakers ("Bridge X lifting in 5 minutes"), with a 2-min reminder and a road-clear announcement • Commercial / Pleasure / Maintenance / Unknown classification, with specific notes for conditional slots • Planned closures (maintenance, events) directly in the app BILINGUAL FR / EN The app works entirely in French (Quebec) and English. The language follows your device settings automatically. WHO IS IT FOR? • Truckers and drivers — plan your route, avoid the wait • Residents of Beauharnois, Valleyfield, Sainte-Catherine, Kahnawake — never miss a lift again • Boaters and sailors — prepare your transits • Curious minds — follow Quebec's maritime traffic live Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/