page_title: Saint John, New Brunswick
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Saint John, New Brunswick / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Uptown Saint John, New Brunswick
context_page_description: Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of King George III. The port is Canada's third largest port by tonnage with a cargo base that includes dry and liquid bulk, break bulk, containers, and cruise. Historically New Brunswick's largest city, in 2016 the city fell to second place, with a population of 67,575 over an area of 315.82 km². Greater Saint John covers a land area of 3,362.95 km² across the Caledonia Highlands, with a growing population of 126,202.
  French colonist Samuel de Champlain landed at Saint John Harbour on June 24, 1604 and is where the Saint John River gets its name although Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik peoples lived in the region for thousands of years prior calling the river Wolastoq. The Saint John area was an important area for trade and defence for Acadia during the French colonial era and Fort La Tour, in the city's harbour, was a pivotal battleground during the Acadian Civil War.
caption: Looking east on the Saint John Throughway, right before the Harbour Bridge and the now closed (since 2011) toll plaza
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