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Jacques-Cartier Bridge

Jacques Cartier Bridge
Pont Jacques-Cartier
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Coordinates 45°31′15″N 73°32′06″W / 45.52083°N 73.53500°W / 45.52083; -73.53500Coordinates: 45°31′15″N 73°32′06″W / 45.52083°N 73.53500°W / 45.52083; -73.53500
Carries 5 lanes of Route 134
Crosses St. Lawrence River
Locale Longueuil and Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other name(s) Montreal Harbour Bridge (1930-1934)
Owner The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc.
Maintained by The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc.
Website pontjacquescartierbridge.ca
Characteristics
Design Cantilever bridge
Material Steel
Total length 2,725 m (8,940 ft)
3,425.6 m (11,239 ft) (including approaches)
Width 22 m (72 ft)
Height 104 m (341 ft)
Longest span 334 m (1,096 ft)
No. of spans 40
Clearance below 49.4 m (162 ft) at mid-span
No. of lanes 5
History
Designer Philip Louis Pratley
Constructed by Dominion Bridge Company
Construction start May 26, 1925
Construction cost C$23 million
Inaugurated May 24, 1930
Opened May 14, 1930 (1930-05-14)
Statistics
Daily traffic 98,000
Jacques Cartier Bridge is located in Montreal
Jacques Cartier Bridge

The Jacques Cartier Bridge (French: pont Jacques-Cartier) is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The bridge crosses Île Sainte-Hélène in the centre of the river, where offramps allow access to the Parc Jean-Drapeau and La Ronde amusement park.

Originally named the Montreal Harbour Bridge (pont du Havre), it was renamed in 1934 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's first voyage up the St. Lawrence River.

The five-lane highway bridge is 3,425.6 m (11,239 ft) in length, including the approach viaducts. There are approximately 35.8 million vehicle crossings annually, making it the third busiest bridge in Canada, the first being Champlain Bridge, just a few kilometres upstream. The second busiest bridge in Canada overall is the Port Mann Bridge in Metro Vancouver (connecting Surrey to Coquitlam).

Together with Champlain Bridge, it is administered by the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), a Canadian Crown Corporation which reports to Infrastructure Canada.


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