Hillsborough River Bridge, Transport bridge in Charlottetown, Canada

Hillsborough River Bridge connects Charlottetown to Stratford across the river estuary with four lanes for traffic flow. The structure spans the waterway and serves as the primary crossing point for the region.

An original railway bridge from 1905 used iron spans from other structures before the current bridge was built in 1962. This replaced earlier transportation methods and became the foundation for the region's modern infrastructure.

Before the bridge, travellers used a seasonal ferry between the Charlottetown waterfront and Ferry Point, and horse-drawn sleighs crossed the frozen river in winter. From 1905 pedestrians, carriages and later cars shared the railway bridge, using wood planks laid between and beside the rails when no train was crossing.

The 1962 road bridge carries four lanes of traffic after its 1995 widening. The old rail bridge stood immediately downstream; its stone piers were sunk into the riverbed with rock imported from Nova Scotia. The crossing links Charlottetown with Stratford in Queens County.

The bridge underwent major expansion in 1995, doubling its lanes from two to four to handle growing traffic. This enlargement was a turning point in how the region managed its transportation needs.