It’s been a long 6 years waiting but you can now drive your car across the James Street Bridge.
Callers to our newsroom told us they crossed late this afternoon.
The City of Thunder Bay and CN Rail had been fighting in the courts over who should be responsible for repairing the bridge following a fire in October of 2013. A court ruling settled the argument saying CN was obliged to take care of the structure based on a 1906 agreement.
CN started repairing the bridge earlier this year to allow vehicles and pedestrians to cross safely.
Since the closure, anyone who wanted to drive to the First Nation property had to connect through Highway 61.
