International bridge traffic down 26.7% last month in the Sault
As the trade war with the U.S. rages, traffic at the International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie is declining.
Figures released by the International Bridge Administration earlier this month found that one-way traffic crossings totalled 75,212 for June 2025.
That's 27,357 fewer crossings than in June 2024, a decline of 26.7 per cent.
Down 23% for the full year
Traffic for the calendar year-to-date on June 30 is 377,684, a drop of 23 per cent compared to 2024.
The bridge has processed 106.3 million bridge crossings since 1962.
Cross border traffic between Sault, Mich., and Sault, Ont., has been declining since U.S. President Donald Trump began a trade war, which now includes steel exports.
That move has had a huge impact on Algoma Steel, which has traditionally heavily relied on exports to customers in the U.S.
The International Bridge, which connects the two Saults, funds its operational and maintenance costs with toll revenue from border crossings.
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