west ▁land ▁link ▁in ▁Canada ' s ▁transport ation ▁system . ▁Both ▁High ways ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁route ▁all ▁their ▁traffic ▁across ▁those ▁brid ges . ▁▁ ▁The ▁N ip ig on ▁River ▁Bridge ▁is ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁two - lane ▁cable - st ay ed ▁brid ges , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁their ▁kind ▁in ▁Ontario , ▁with ▁the ▁future ▁east bound ▁bridge ▁having ▁been ▁finished ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁the ▁second , ▁west bound ▁bridge , ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁first ▁bridge ▁he aved ▁apart ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁collapse , ▁resulting ▁in ▁traffic ▁having ▁to ▁r er oute ▁through ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁However , ▁one ▁l ane ▁was ▁re - open ed ▁to ▁traffic ▁ 1 7 ▁hours ▁later . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁The ▁chief ▁indust ries ▁in ▁N ip ig on ▁are ▁forest ▁products , ▁fish ing , ▁and ▁tour ism . ▁▁ ▁N ip ig on ▁is ▁a ▁setting ▁off ▁point ▁for ▁fish ing ▁exc urs ions ▁onto ▁Lake ▁Super ior ▁and ▁the ▁N ip ig on ▁River ▁system ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁Lake ▁N ip ig on . ▁ ▁Fish ▁vari eties ▁common ▁to ▁this ▁area ▁ ▁include ▁Atlantic ▁sal mon , ▁lake ▁tr out , ▁spe ck led ▁tr out ▁( the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁spe ck