[citation needed] The building of the Peace Bridge was approved by the International Joint Commission on August 6, 1925.

[2] A major obstacle to building the bridge was the swift river current, which averages 7.5 to 12 miles per hour (12.1 to 19.3 km/h).

[citation needed] The dignitaries who took part in the dedication ceremonies included The Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII), Prince George, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, U.S. Vice President Charles Dawes, Secretary of State Frank Kellogg, New York Governor Al Smith and Ontario Premier Howard Ferguson.

[4] When the bridge opened, Buffalo and Fort Erie each became the chief port of entry to their respective countries from the other.

The bridge remains one of North America's important commercial ports with four thousand trucks crossing it daily.

The Peace Bridge is one of the busiest on the Canada–United States border, with over one million trucks crossing it each year and delays of up to almost four hours.

The pilot would start in late December 2012 and run for 18 months, after which the economic benefits would be assessed and its feasibility to make permanent would then be recommended to both the U.S Congress and the Parliament of Canada.

[8] The New York State Department of Transportation designates the bridge as NY 955B, an unsigned reference route.