Bridge To Canada For Sale

Some are worried that new private owners could let the bridge -- it's actually two connected bridges -- deteriorate, or could hike tolls. Current tolls, collected only on northbound traffic, are $6 per car, more for trucks, but officials on both sides of the border wouldn't mind if the tolls were scrapped altogether. "We absolutely want to see it go into public hands," said Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk. "It's the main channel for northwestern Ontario for Canadians going into the States and vice versa." There are other privately owned bridges around the country -- in fact, the one in question has been owned by paper-making companies since the first span was built in 1908. But now, the new owners of Boise Cascade want to sell the 949-foot structure, and Canadian co-owners Abitibi Consolidated agreed. http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_058082543.html

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