Médéric Martin Bridge is a

viaduct A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide v ...

-type bridge in Quebec, Canada that spans Rivière des Prairies between Montreal and

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. It carries 8 lanes of Quebec Autoroute 15, including 1 reserved bus and carpooling lanes. It was named after

Médéric Martin Médéric Martin (22 January 1869 – 12 June 1946) was a Canadian politician and long-time Mayor of Montreal. Background Born to Salomon Martin, a carpenter and Virginie Lafleur, Martin studied at St. Eustache College and went on to open a ...

, who was a Member of Parliament for

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, then Mayor of Montreal. He was a resident of what is now Laval during his tenure as Mayor.

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