OpenBridge
Anticipate every bridge lift
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Real-time bridge lift alerts, vessel ETA, push notifications, widget & CarPlay. Never get stuck at a bridge again!
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/
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Information
- Seller
- Atik Design S.E.N.C
- Size
- 49.3 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- OpenBridge Pro (annual) $14.99
- OpenBridge Pro (monthly) $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Atik Design