Bridge Status Valleyfield vs OpenBridge

Bridge Status Valleyfield provides live, up-to-the-minute updates for every lift bridge along the Beauharnois Canal. Whether you are commuting through Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, cycling the canal paths, or navigating local traffic, the app makes it easy to see bridge availability at a glance. The main Feed view shows the current status of every bridge along with how long the bridge has been in its current state. Planned closures and construction notices are also displayed when available. Customize the experience to match how you travel. Choose which bridges appear in your feed, reorder them, and enable notifications for the bridges that matter most to you. FEATURES • Real-time bridge availability • Planned closure notifications • Customizable bridge feed • Apple Watch support • Lock Screen widgets • Home Screen widgets • CarPlay integration • Bridge alerts and favorites Bridge Status Valleyfield uses publicly available data from the St. Lawrence Seaway to help drivers and cyclists make better travel decisions.

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/