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Encyclopedia > List of bridges in Montreal

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. A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay MPs Vivian Barbot, Bernard Bigras, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Stéphane Dion, Gilles Duceppe, Marlene Jennings, Francine Lalonde, Jean Lapierre, Paul Martin, Réal Ménard, Serge Ménard, Maria Mourani, Massimo Pacetti, Bernard Patry... The Island of Montreal (in French, île de Montréal), in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. ...


Spanning the Saint Lawrence River and Saint Lawrence Seaway

  • Honoré Mercier Bridge (1934)
  • Champlain Bridge Ice Structure
    • Montreal side: borough of Verdun
    • Other side: Saint Lawrence Seaway rampart
      • Bicycles
  • Pont de la Concorde and Pont des Îles (1966)
    • Montreal side: borough of Ville-Marie
    • Other side: Île Sainte-Hélène and Île Notre-Dame (Parc Jean-Drapeau), borough of Ville-Marie, Montreal
      • Road, pedestrians, and bicycles
      • Note: Pont de la Concorde spans the Saint Lawrence between I. of Montreal and Île Sainte-Hélène; Pont des Îles spans the Chenal Le Moyne between Saint Helen's Island and Ile Notre-Dame
  • Montreal Metro Line 4 Yellow (1966)
    • Montreal side: borough of Ville-Marie (Berri-UQAM station)
    • Via Saint Helen's Island (Jean-Drapeau station) and Île Notre-Dame
    • Other side: Longueuil, borough of Vieux-Longueuil (Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke station) (South Shore)
  • Jacques Cartier Bridge (1932)
    • Montreal side: borough of Ville-Marie
    • Via Saint Helen's Island (exit) and Île Notre-Dame
    • Other side: Longueuil, borough of Vieux-Longueuil (south shore)
      • Quebec Highway 134
      • pedestrians and bicycles
      • Originally named Harbour Bridge/Pont du Havre, renamed Jacques-Cartier in 1934 (400th anniversary of Cartier's first voyage).
      • The section over the Saint Lawrence Seaway was lifted to a new height in 1962.

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. ... The Saint Lawrence Seaway in its broadest sense is the system of canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes as far as Lake Superior. ... LaSalle is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory (formerly called Caughnawaga) is an Indian reserve on the south shore of the St. ... The Mohawk (Kanienkeh or Kanienkehaka meaning People of the Flint) are an indigenous people of North America who live around Lake Ontario and the St. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... The Agence métropolitaine de transports logo The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) or Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canadas Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval, and communities along both the North... The Delson-Candiac line is a commuter rail line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT, (in English, the Metropolitan transportation agency), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this region. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... The Honoré Mercier Bridge in Quebec connects LaSalle on the Island of Montreal with the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. ... LaSalle is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory (formerly called Caughnawaga) is an Indian reserve on the south shore of the St. ... The Mohawk (Kanienkeh or Kanienkehaka meaning People of the Flint) are an indigenous people of North America who live around Lake Ontario and the St. ... It has been proposed below that Quebec provincial highway 138 be renamed and moved to Quebec route 138. ... The Saint Lawrence Seaway in its broadest sense is the system of canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes as far as Lake Superior. ... Verdun is a borough of the City of Montreal, situated along the St. ... Champlain Bridge The Champlain Bridge is a steel truss cantilever bridge with approach viaducts constructed of prestressed concrete beams supporting a prestressed concrete deck paved with asphalt. ... Verdun is a borough of the City of Montreal, situated along the St. ... Île des Soeurs (English: Nuns Island) is an island that forms a part of the city of Montreal, Quebec. ... Motto: Labor et Concordia (work and harmony) Area: 283. ... City motto: Si Je Puis Oultre (Old French: If I Can Do More) Province Quebec Mayor Jean Marc Pelletier (January 1, 2006) Location (Lat. ... Autoroute is a French word meaning, literally, a motor road, and corresponding to the words motorway or freeway in English. ... A-10 was originally signed as the Autoroute des Cantons-de-lEst. ... Autoroute 15 (also called Autoroute Décarie in Montreal and Autoroute des Laurentides north of Montreal) is an Autoroute in western Quebec. ... Autoroute 20 (also called Autoroute Jean-Lesage) is a very long and important Autoroute in Quebec. ... Victoria Bridge, Montreal The Victoria Bridge at Montreal, Quebec is the name for the first bridge spanning the St. ... Le Sud-Ouest is a borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Motto: Labor et Concordia (work and harmony) Area: 283. ... Saint-Lambert, Quebec is a borough of the city of Longueuil, on the south shore of Montreal, and on the bank of the St. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... The Agence métropolitaine de transports logo The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) or Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canadas Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval, and communities along both the North... The Mont-Saint-Hilaire line is a commuter rail line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT, (in English, the Metropolitan transportation agency), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this region. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced ‘vee-ah’) is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Ville de Québec, Québec, Canada Location. ... The Gaspé Peninsula or just the Gaspé (la Gaspésie in French) is a North American peninsula on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec. ... Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express at Penn Station New York, NY Amtrak, is the brand name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R... There is a Christian saint by the name of Saint Lambert (martyr). ... The Saint Lawrence Seaway in its broadest sense is the system of canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes as far as Lake Superior. ... Ville-Marie is the name of a borough (arrondissement) in the city of Montreal, Quebec. ... Man, a sculpture by Alexander Calder, on Saint Helens Island Saint Helens Island (French Île Sainte-Hélène) is an island in the Saint Lawrence River, in the territory of the city of Montreal. ... Île Notre-Dame is an artificial island built from earth excavated for the Montreal metro in 1965. ... Ville-Marie is the name of a borough (arrondissement) in the city of Montreal, Quebec. ... Place-Saint-Henri station The Montreal Metro is the main form of public transportation within the city of Montreal and was the second metro system to be built in Canada, opening 12 years after the Toronto subway. ... The Yellow (Line 4) line is one of the four lines of the Montreal metro. ... Ville-Marie is the name of a borough (arrondissement) in the city of Montreal, Quebec. ... Berri-UQAM is the central station of the Montreal Metro, located in the Quartier Latin in the borough of Ville-Marie. ... Jean-Drapeau is a station on the Montreal Metro Yellow Line. ... Motto: Labor et Concordia (work and harmony) Area: 283. ... Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke is a station on the Montreal Metro, the southern terminus of the Yellow Line. ... Place-Saint-Henri station The Montreal Metro is the main form of public transportation within the city of Montreal and was the second metro system to be built in Canada, opening 12 years after the Toronto subway. ... Jacques-Cartier Bridge, Montreal 2003 View from the 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. ... Ville-Marie is the name of a borough (arrondissement) in the city of Montreal, Quebec. ... Motto: Labor et Concordia (work and harmony) Area: 283. ... The Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel is a Canadian highway tunnel running beneath the St. ... Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Motto: Labor et Concordia (work and harmony) Area: 283. ... Boucherville is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... Motto: Labor et Concordia (work and harmony) Area: 283. ... Boucherville is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... Example of Trans-Canada Highway marker shield. ... Autoroute 25 (also called Autoroute Louis-H-Lafontaine in Montreal) is an Autoroute in the Lanaudière region of Quebec. ...

Spanning the Rivière des Prairies

  • Pierre Le Gardeur Bridge (1939)
    • Montreal side: borough of Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles
    • Via Île Bourdon
    • Other side: Repentigny (North Shore)
  • Pierre Le Gardeur Railway Bridge
    • Montreal side: borough of Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles
    • Via Île Bourdon (Repentigny)
    • Other side: Charlemagne (North Shore)
  • Charles de Gaulle Bridge
  • Centrale de la Rivière des Prairies dams
  • Montreal side: borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
  • Via Île de la Visitation and Île du Cheval de Terre
    • Other side: Laval (Île Jésus)
      • Set of three dams: one from Montreal I. to Île de la Visitation (west of the Papineau-Leblanc Bridge, includes footpath); another between Île de la Visitation and Île du Cheval de Terre; longest span between Île du Cheval-de-Terre and Île Jésus. Île de la Visitation is joined to Montreal by another two small bridges: a road bridge, which also serves as a dam (historically, a water mill) and a footbridge.
  • Papineau-Leblanc Bridge (1969)
    • Montreal side: borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
    • Via Île de la Visitation
    • Other side: Laval (Île Jésus)
      • Quebec Autoroute 19
      • Was one of the first cable-stayed spans, and was for many years the longest of this type, in the world.
  • Ahuntsic Bridge (1930, rebuilt 1962)
    • Montreal side: borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
    • Other side: Laval (Île Jésus)
      • Quebec Highway 335
      • Note: also known as Viau Bridge
      • A wooden bridge was built there in 1847.
  • Lachapelle Bridge (1930 and 1975)
    • Montreal side: borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
    • Other side: Laval (Île Jésus)
      • Quebec Highway 117
      • Actually two bridges, side by side
      • Also known as Cartierville Bridge
      • A wooden bridge was built there in 1848, replaced by a steel one built in 1882.
  • Jacques Bizard Bridge
    • Montreal side: borough of L'Île-Bizard—Sainte-Geneviève
    • Other side: Île Bizard (Montreal, borough of L'Île-Bizard—Sainte-Geneviève
      • Road bridge

Dusk over Île de la Visitation and the Pont Papineau-Leblanc, Rivière des Prairies The Rivière des Prairies (sometimes called the Back River in English) is a channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. ... Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles will be a borough in the eastern end of Montreal, Quebec, after the 1 January 2006 municipal demergers. ... Repentigny Ville (City) in Québec, located north of Montréal, on the St. ... It has been proposed below that Quebec provincial highway 138 be renamed and moved to Quebec route 138. ... Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles will be a borough in the eastern end of Montreal, Quebec, after the 1 January 2006 municipal demergers. ... Repentigny Ville (City) in Québec, located north of Montréal, on the St. ... Charlemagne, Quebec is a town located 20. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced ‘vee-ah’) is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. ... Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles will be a borough in the eastern end of Montreal, Quebec, after the 1 January 2006 municipal demergers. ... Artwork of Terrebonne Terrebonne is a city in western Quebec. ... Autoroute 40 (also called Autoroute Felix-Leclerc and Autoroute Métropolitaine in Montreal) is a long and important Autoroute on the north shore of the St. ... The Pie IX Bridge is a Quebec bridge, spanning the Rivière des Prairies. ... Montreal North (French: Montréal-Nord) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Autoroute 25 (also called Autoroute Louis-H-Lafontaine in Montreal) is an Autoroute in the Lanaudière region of Quebec. ... Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Place-Saint-Henri station The Montreal Metro is the main form of public transportation within the city of Montreal and was the second metro system to be built in Canada, opening 12 years after the Toronto subway. ... The Orange (Line 2) line is one of the four lines of the Montreal metro. ... Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Henri-Bourassa is a station on the Montreal Metro, the eastern terminus of the Orange Line, located in the Ahuntsic district in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Cartier is a future station on the Montreal Metro Orange Line. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Metro is: a general term, synonymous with rapid transit, subway or underground, for an urban underground rail public transit system (see list of rapid transit systems); any of several specific public transport systems, including: Bi-State Development Agency in Missouri and Illinois, d/b/a Metro since 2003 Buffalo Metro... Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... The Agence métropolitaine de transports logo The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) or Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canadas Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval, and communities along both the North... The Blainville line is a commuter rail line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT, (in English, the Metropolitan transportation agency), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this region. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Autoroute 15 (also called Autoroute Décarie in Montreal and Autoroute des Laurentides north of Montreal) is an Autoroute in western Quebec. ... Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Pierrefonds—Roxboro will be a borough of the city of Montreal as of the municipal demergers of 1 January 2006. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Autoroute 13 (also known as Chomedey highway and Airports Expressway), crosses the city of Laval, QC and most of the island of Montreal from A-640 to A-20. ... Pierrefonds—Roxboro will be a borough of the city of Montreal as of the municipal demergers of 1 January 2006. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) Area: 247. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... The Agence métropolitaine de transports logo The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) or Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) is the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across Canadas Greater Montreal Region, including the Island of Montreal, Laval, and communities along both the North... The Deux-Montagnes line is a commuter rail line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT, (in English, the Metropolitan transportation agency), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this region. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... LÎle-Bizard—Sainte-Geneviève will be a borough of the city of Montreal as of the municipal demergers of 1 January 2006. ... Île Bizard is an island near the Island of Montreal. ... LÎle-Bizard—Sainte-Geneviève will be a borough of the city of Montreal as of the municipal demergers of 1 January 2006. ...

Spanning the Ottawa River

  • Canadian Pacific/Canadian National Rail Bridge
    • Montreal side: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
    • Via Île Bellevue
    • Other side: Île Perrot
  • Galipeault Bridge
    • Montreal side: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
    • Via Île Bellevue
    • Other side: Île Perrot

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Montreal is situated in the southwestern corner of Quebec approximately 270 kilometres (168 miles) southwest of Quebec City, the provincial capital, and 190 kilometres (118 miles) east of Ottawa, the federal capital.
Montreal was merged (see Montreal merger and demerger) with the 27 surrounding municipalities on the Island of Montreal on 1 January 2002.
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