Editing Niagara Falls (section)

===Transport===
[[File:Map of the Welland Canal.png|thumb|upright=1.2|The [[Welland Canal]] connects [[Lake Ontario]] and [[Lake Erie]] through a series of eight locks, allowing ships to bypass the {{convert|51|m|ft|abbr=on}} high Niagara Falls]]

Ships can bypass Niagara Falls by means of the [[Welland Canal]], which was improved and incorporated into the [[Saint Lawrence Seaway]] in the mid-1950s. While the seaway diverted water traffic from nearby Buffalo and led to the demise of its steel and grain mills, other industries in the Niagara River valley flourished with the help of the electric power produced by the river. However, since the 1970s the region has declined economically.

The cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, and Niagara Falls, New York, United States, are connected by two international bridges. The Rainbow Bridge, just downriver from the falls, affords the closest view of the falls and is open to non-commercial vehicle traffic and pedestrians. The Whirlpool Rapids Bridge lies {{convert|1|mi|km|order=flip}} north of the Rainbow Bridge and is the oldest bridge over the Niagara River. Nearby [[Niagara Falls International Airport]] and [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport]] were named after the waterfall, as were [[Niagara University]], countless local businesses, and even an [[asteroid]].<ref name="Asteroid">Asteroid ''12382 Niagara Falls'' was named after the falls.</ref>