The Champlain Bridge was a steel truss cantilever bridge with approach viaducts constructed of prestressed concrete beams supporting a prestressed concrete deck paved with asphalt. Opened in 1962, the
Champlain Bridge in October 2010
View from the east side of the Saint Lawrence River, July 2011
The concrete span on the west side of the Saint Lawrence River
The cable-stayed Samuel de Champlain bridge (background) illuminated at night, with the old truss cantilever bridge (foreground) being dismantled, May 2022.
Jacques Cartier Bridge
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The Jacques Cartier Bridge is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec, to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The bridge cros
Champlain Bridge (Montreal, 1962–2019)
…asphalt. Opened in 1962, the bridge crossed the Saint Lawrence River, connecting the Island of Montreal to its South Shore suburbs. Together with the Jacques Cartier Bridge, it was administered by the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), a Canadian Crown Corporation which reports to Housing…
The bridge in 2023
The inauguration of the Bridge on May 24, 1930.
The Bridge seen in 1930.
Bridge in 1948