Pie IX Bridge is a bridge in

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...

, spanning the Rivière des Prairies. It connects the

Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (named after Saint Vincent de Paul) may refer to: *Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Gironde, France *Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Landes, France *Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris The Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (''Église Saint-Vincent-de-Pa ...

area of Laval, on Île Jésus, and the borough of Montréal-Nord in

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, on the

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. The bridge was part of Autoroute 25 until the construction of the new

toll bridge A toll bridge is a bridge where a monetary charge (or '' toll'') is required to pass over. Generally the private or public owner, builder and maintainer of the bridge uses the toll to recoup their investment, in much the same way as a toll road ...

for Autoroute 25. It is now part of Quebec Route 125. While it was originally called Le Caron Bridge, after Joseph Le Caron, an early missionary to the Hurons, the bridge has since been renamed Pie IX Bridge,Le Journal De Montreal 2015
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Pie-IX Boulevard Pie-IX Boulevard (french: boulevard Pie-IX, pronounced in both English and French), named after Pope Pius IX, is a major boulevard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It runs for roughly in a northwest–southeast direction between Henri Bourassa Boulev ...

. The Boulevard itself was named after

Pope Pius IX Pope Pius IX ( it, Pio IX, ''Pio Nono''; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878, the longest verified papal reign. He was notable for convoking the First Vatican ...

(Pie is the

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

name for Pius).

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Bridges in Montreal Rivière des Prairies Bridges in Laval, Quebec Montréal-Nord Road bridges in Quebec {{Quebec-bridge-struct-stub

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