Lanes · New York
Rainbow Bridge NEXUS, Ready and commercial lanes
Which lane types Rainbow Bridge reports, how many lanes the feed lists and what each lane is for.
Lane types in the CBP feed
Rainbow Bridge is listed in the U.S. CBP feed with up to 16 passenger-vehicle lanes and 1 pedestrian lanes. The feed carries no NEXUS / SENTRI figure for this port; a missing figure is not proof that the lane does not exist. Source: CBP Border Wait Times feed, read 2026-10-20.
| Mode | Lane | Maximum lanes | Status when read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger vehicles | Standard | 16 | no delay |
| Passenger vehicles | NEXUS / SENTRI | 16 | N/A |
| Passenger vehicles | Ready Lane | 16 | N/A |
| Pedestrians | Standard | 1 | Lanes Closed |
| Pedestrians | Ready Lane | 1 | N/A |
| Commercial vehicles | Standard | – | N/A |
| Commercial vehicles | FAST | – | N/A |
Status words are CBP’s own: no delay or minutes mean the lane was reporting; Lanes Closed means the lane type exists but was not operating; N/A means the feed carries no figure.
What the lanes are
- Standard: the general passenger-vehicle, pedestrian or commercial lane.
- NEXUS / SENTRI: a lane for members of those trusted-traveller programs; the CBP feed reports it as one figure.
- Ready Lane: the CBP feed’s label for the lane meant for travellers with RFID-enabled documents.
- FAST: the commercial lane for members of the FAST program.
Eligibility, fees and processing times belong to the agencies: see NEXUS lanes and SENTRI lanes by crossing and the guide NEXUS, Global Entry, SENTRI and FAST compared.
Canada-bound services listed by the CBSA
- HWY/B: Highway/Land Border Office
Source: CBSA office directory, read 2026-10-20. The CBSA wait-time feed reports travellers and commercial only, not individual lane types.
Which lane for which trip
Passenger cars and most travellers use the standard passenger lane. Pedestrians use the pedestrian lane where it exists. Trucks use the commercial lane. Check the live figure for the lane you will use on the Rainbow Bridge wait page: lanes at the same crossing can differ by an hour.