An average of 6,833 cars a day use the bridge.

"Both the left and right have used the bridge as an election issue."

They probably use the bridge only in the summer when there isn't any ice, though.

Four miles west of the main road, the bridge could still be used in an emergency.

By 2004 more than 30,000 vehicles used the bridge every day.

In 2005 more than 50,000 vehicles used the bridge every 24 hours.

In 2008, about 190,000 vehicles used the bridge per day on average.

All told, over 17,000 vehicles use the bridge each day between 7am and 7pm.

More than 57 million vehicles used the bridge in 1985.

Around 2,000 vehicles are expected to use the bridge daily.