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Driving is on the right side of the road.

All Sault Ste. Marie Airport rental cars are automatic transmission.

Your local drivers' licence is required.

An International Drivers' Permit (or IDP) may be required, especially if your local drivers' licence is in a language other than the local language (you may inquire when you pick up your car).

Sault Ste. Marie Driving Stress Level: 3/10

It is pretty easy to drive in this area, just use extra caution and common sense in winter. Highway 17, which is part of the Trans-Canada Highway system, connects the Sault with Thunder Bay to the northwest and Sudbury to the east. The International Bridge crosses the St. Mary's River and connects with the beginning of the Interstate 75 freeway in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA continuing further south to Saginaw, Flint, Detroit, and eventually Miami, FL, USA. A new limited access truck route known as Carmen's Way (after the late MP Carmen Provenzano) provides easy access to main roads and Highway 17. Plans are currently underway to connect Second Line to a new four-lane section of Highway 17 that recently opened.

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