PEI 511 Cameras — Live Road Cameras & Map
All PEI 511 cameras — interactive statewide map
About this map
Prince Edward Island runs a small but useful set of public traffic cameras through 511 PEI, the province's official road-information service. The network is modest — roughly seven live views — so it isn't built for street-by-street coverage. Instead the cameras sit on the corridors that matter most to a traveler: the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1), the approaches to the Confederation Bridge at Borden-Carleton, and the routes through and around the capital, Charlottetown. This page pulls those official feeds into one fast map so you can glance at the island's key crossings before you drive.
These are cameras only. There is no road-weather sensor feed behind them and no temperature or pavement readout — the live image itself is the signal. On a winter morning the camera tells you what your eyes would tell you from the shoulder: whether the lane is bare and wet, snow-covered or drifting, whether snow is blowing sideways across the open ground, and whether traffic is backed up or moving freely. For an actual forecast — wind, freezing rain, snowfall amounts and warnings — Environment and Climate Change Canada is the source to check alongside the picture.
PEI's geography shapes its driving hazards. The island is flat, open and surrounded by water, so winter wind and blowing snow can reduce visibility quickly across exposed stretches even when little new snow has fallen, and freezing rain is a recurring threat in the shoulder seasons. The fixed link to the mainland — the roughly 13-kilometre Confederation Bridge — has its own wind rules that can restrict high-sided vehicles or close the span entirely in a gale. Use the cameras to read conditions in real time, then pair them with Environment Canada and the bridge operator's own advisories before committing to a crossing.
Prince Edward Island regions covered
Tap an area chip on the map to jump straight to any of these regions.
Province-wide
The island-wide view gathers PEI's handful of 511 cameras across all three counties so you can scan the whole province at once. Expect a thin spread rather than dense coverage — a few feeds along the Trans-Canada (Route 1), near the Confederation Bridge approach, and around Charlottetown. It's the right starting point when a winter system is crossing the island and you want to see where snow is blowing or where the deck looks bare. Remember these are pictures, not sensors: read the snow, slush, drifting and backups off the image, and check Environment Canada for the forecast.
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is the capital and the hub where Route 1 and Route 2 (the Veterans Memorial Highway) feed traffic in from Summerside, Cornwall, Stratford and the bridge. Cameras here help you judge the commuter approaches and the perimeter route around the city before you head in. In winter these priority corridors get 24-hour plowing, so the picture often shows wet-but-driveable pavement while side streets lag behind. Use the live image to gauge snow cover and congestion; there's no temperature readout, so confirm freezing-rain risk with the forecast.
Confederation Bridge
This view covers the western approach around Borden-Carleton, where Route 1 meets the roughly 13-kilometre fixed link to New Brunswick. The bridge is the island's most weather-sensitive crossing: high winds can trigger restrictions on high-sided vehicles, motorcycles and trailers, and a strong enough gale closes the span outright. The camera shows you the approach and conditions on the ground, but it does not report wind speed or closure status — always check the Confederation Bridge operator's own advisories and Environment Canada before you drive a tall or towing vehicle out onto the strait.
Tips for using Prince Edward Island road cameras
- Treat the image as the data. There is no pavement-temperature or wind sensor behind these feeds — what you see is what you get. Look for bare-and-wet vs. snow-covered lanes, slush, drifting across open fields, and traffic that's stopped or crawling.
- Check Environment and Climate Change Canada for the forecast. The cameras show current conditions; for wind, freezing rain, snowfall totals and weather warnings, pair the picture with the Environment Canada forecast for your route.
- Watch the wind before crossing the Confederation Bridge. If you're driving a high-sided vehicle, motorcycle or anything in tow, confirm the bridge operator's restriction and closure advisories first — the camera won't tell you the posted wind status.
- Respect blowing snow on open ground. PEI is flat and exposed, so a camera can show clear pavement in one spot and a near-whiteout where wind crosses an open field. If the image shows snow streaming sideways, expect sudden visibility drops.
- Stick to the priority routes in a storm. Route 1 (Trans-Canada) and Route 2 (Veterans Memorial Highway) get 24-hour winter service, so they clear first — the cameras on these corridors are your most reliable read during a snowfall.
- Plan around the Wood Islands ferry season. The Northumberland ferry to Pictou, Nova Scotia runs only roughly May through December; outside that window, the Confederation Bridge is the only fixed crossing, so build your route accordingly.
All PEI 511 cameras by corridor
A complete directory of all 7 PEI 511 traffic cameras, grouped by highway and corridor.
HWY-2 cameras (3)
- Blue Shank Rd Hwy 2 SE
- Elmsdale Hwy 2 SW
- St. Peters Hwy 2 E
HWY-1 cameras (2)
- Albany Hwy 1 E
- New Haven Hwy 1 E
HWY-3 cameras (1)
- Pooles Corner Hwy 3 @ 4 S
TCH cameras (1)
- Hillsborough Bridge, facing west
Live road cameras in other states
The same fast camera map for the other states we cover.
Prince Edward Island road camera guides
In-depth guides to the highways, passes and destinations we cover here.