Jacques Cartier Bridge
Carries	5 lanes of Quebec route 134
Crosses	St. Lawrence River
Locale	Longueuil, Quebec and Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Maintained by	The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated
Design	Cantilever bridge
Longest span	334.35 m
Total length	2 687.42 m
Opening date	May 14, 1930

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. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ... Quebec Route 134 , is a Quebec highway running from Montreal, Quebec to Candiac, including a crossing of the Saint Lawrence River over the Jacques Cartier Bridge. ... The Saint Lawrence River (French fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... Motto: Labor et Concordia (work and harmony) Area: 283. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The steel cable of a colliery winding tower. ... In architecture and structural engineering, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units which are constructed with straight slender members whose ends are connected at joints. ... The cantilevered beam (green) projects from its supports (blue), balanced by the structure (red block), which supports the load (red arrow). ... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... TheSaint Lawrence River (In French: fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... Motto: Labor et Concordia (work and harmony) Area: 283. ...

Together with the Champlain Bridge, it is administered by The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc., a federal agency. The Champlain Bridge (French: Pont Champlain) is a steel truss cantilever bridge with approach viaducts constructed of prestressed concrete beams supporting a prestressed concrete deck paved with asphalt. ...

The Story Bridge, in Brisbane, Australia, was modelled on the design of Jacques Cartier Bridge. The Story Bridge is a cantilever bridge and the second crossing of the Brisbane River. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia. ...

Specifications

View from the bridge

Construction was undertaken in 1925 and completed in 1930. It was opened to traffic on May 14th. 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. It was originally designed as a road, tramway, and pedestrian bridge. Tramway Tracks were never installed on the Jacques Cartier Bridge. A parallel empty space was to the right of the roadway in each direction, through which the bridge's girders could be seen. The two sidewalks were outside the bridge proper. The spaces for the tramway tracks were converted to roadways around 1959, adding an extra lane of traffic in each direction. There used to be a toll plaza on the south shore as the Jacques Cartier Bridge and the Victoria Bridge, upstream, were both toll bridges until 1960 or so. Tokens were issued. It is now a five-lane highway bridge of 3 400 m (11,236 ft) in length including the approach viaducts. There are approximately 43 million vehicle crossings annually, making it the second busiest bridge in Canada, the first being the Champlain Bridge, also in Montreal. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 862 KB)Jacques Cartier Bridge View File links The following pages link to this file: Jacques Cartier Bridge Categories: User-created public domain images ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 862 KB)Jacques Cartier Bridge View File links The following pages link to this file: Jacques Cartier Bridge Categories: User-created public domain images ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Portrait of Jacques Cartier by Théophile Hamel, ca. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Victoria Bridge may be a reference to: the Grosvenor Bridge, a rail bridge across the River Thames in London, England, that is sometimes called the Victoria Rail Bridge the Victoria Bridge, a road and rail bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Montreal in Canada the Victoria Bridge, a road...

• Length of bridge structure: 2 687.42 m
• Length of main bridge: 590.35 m
  • Length of centre span: 334.35 m
  • Span lengths of support structures 128.00 m each

This bridge follows the general design concept of the Quebec Bridge. The Quebec Bridge (Pont de Québec in French) in Canada crosses the lower Saint Lawrence River to the west of Quebec City, and Lévis, Quebec. ...

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. Man, a sculpture by Alexander Calder, on Saint Helens Island Saint Helens Island (French ÃŽle Sainte-Hélène) is an island in the Saint Lawrence River, in the territory of the city of Montreal. ... Six Flags La Ronde is the largest amusement park in Quebec. ...

There is an 8-foot wide bike path and sidewalk on the western side of the bridge, and a pedestrian-only sidewalk on the eastern side. The bike path is part of the Route Verte bike path network. The sidewalk has a suicide prevention barrier.

There are four mini, 3 metre high Eiffel Towers at the four high-points of the bridge.

Events

The bridge is completely closed to vehicular traffic during the fireworks competition at La Ronde during the summer. It becomes foot traffic only, sometimes drawing crowds of 50,000+. L’International des Feux Loto-Québec, also known as the Montreal Fireworks Festival, is an important international fireworks competition. ...

Disruptions

Recently, this bridge has been shut down several times due to several protesters who have individually climbed on the superstructure of the bridge or on a sign in the Longueuil side of the bridge. Two of them were from the Fathers for Justice militant group, while a third claimed he was part of the group. Recently, a man wearing a Canadian flag climbed the structure of the bridge. Most of the protests led to massive traffic congestions during rush hour. Fathers 4 Justice (sometimes abbreviated to F4J) is a campaigning group in the United Kingdom which works for fathers rights. ...

See also

• List of crossings of the Saint Lawrence River
• List of bridges
• List of bridges in Montreal

This is a list of bridges, ferries, and other crossings of the Saint Lawrence River from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence upstream to Lake Ontario. ... The list of bridges is a link page for any bridge. ... This is a list of bridges and other fixed links serving Montreal, on the Island of Montreal, proceeding counter-clockwise around the island from the southwest, with the year they were opened. ...

External links

• Steve Anderson's MontrealRoads.com: Jacques Cartier Bridge (QC 134)
• Google Maps - Jacques Cartier Bridge
• Jacques Cartier Bridge in the Structurae database

Bridges/Tunnels of the St. Lawrence River
Upstream Montreal Metro Tunnel Montreal Metro Line 4 Yellow	Jacques Cartier Bridge	Downstream Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel