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Lachapelle Bridge, in French Pont Lachapelle, (1930 and 1975) Also known as Cartierville Bridge.
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Un pont au-dessus de la rivière des Prairies (French)
Bridges in Montreal Rivière des Prairies Bridges in Laval, Quebec Ahuntsic-Cartierville Road bridges in Quebec {{Quebec-bridge-struct-stub
Lachapelle Bridge, in French Pont Lachapelle, (1930 and 1975) Also known as Cartierville Bridge.
This bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
spans the Rivière des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies (; ), called the Back River in English, is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The Kanien'kehá:ka called it ''Skowanoti'', meaning "River behind the island". The river separates the citi ...
between the Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville ( (local accent)) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsic, ...
and the Laval (Île Jésus
Île Jésus (, '' Jesus Island'') is a river island in southwestern Quebec, separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies. It is the second-l ...
) neighbourhood
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of Chomedey.
Actually there are two bridges, side by side and parallel:
The older (1930) three lane span, on the down stream side, carries the traffic north into Laval.
The newer (1975) three lane span, on the up stream side, carries the traffic south into Montreal.
Except for the length and the distance between the piers, the two spans are not identical.
A wooden bridge was originally built there in 1836, replaced by a steel one, built in 1882.
See also
*List of bridges in Canada
This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Canada, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
There are only a few covered bridges left in Canada compared to all those that were built in t ...
* List of bridges spanning the Rivière des Prairies
* List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Rivière des Prairies from the Saint Lawrence River upstream to the Ottawa River ( Lac des Deux Montagnes).
See also
* List of bridges in Quebec
* List of bridges to the Island of Montreal
* ...
References
External links
Un pont au-dessus de la rivière des Prairies (French)
Bridges in Montreal Rivière des Prairies Bridges in Laval, Quebec Ahuntsic-Cartierville Road bridges in Quebec {{Quebec-bridge-struct-stub