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).
| Crossing | Year | Carries | Location | Coordinates and comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Gardeur Bridge |  Route 138 |
connects Montreal (Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles) with Repentigny (North Shore) via Île Bourdon | 45°42′13″N 73°29′1″W / 45.70361°N 73.48361°W | |
| Laurier Railway Bridge[1] | Canadian National Railway Via Rail |
connects Montreal (Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles) with Repentigny/Charlemagne (North Shore) via Île Bourdon | 45°42′10″N 73°29′8″W / 45.70278°N 73.48556°W | |
| Charles de Gaulle Bridge |  Autoroute 40 |
connects Montreal (Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles) with Terrebonne (Lachenaie district) (North Shore) | 45°42′7″N 73°30′32″W / 45.70194°N 73.50889°W | |
| Olivier Charbonneau Bridge[2][3][4](French) |  Autoroute 25 |
connects Montreal (Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles) with Laval (Saint-François) (Île Jésus) | 45°38′16″N 73°37′14″W / 45.63778°N 73.62056°W *2011 [A] | |
| Pie IX Bridge |  Route 125 |
connects Montreal (Montreal North) with Laval (Duvernay/Saint-Vincent-de-Paul) (Île Jésus) | 45°35′57″N 73°38′49″W / 45.59917°N 73.64694°W | |
| Centrale de la Rivière des Prairies (3 dams)[5][6] | Hydro-Québec | connects Montreal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville) with Laval (Duvernay) via Île de la Visitation and Île du Cheval de Terre, dam from Montreal to Île de la Visitation is upstream from (west of) the Papineau-Leblanc Bridge. | 45°35′17″N 73°39′21″W / 45.58806°N 73.65583°W | |
| Papineau-Leblanc Bridge |  Autoroute 19 |
connects Montreal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville) with Laval (Duvernay) | 45°34′34″N 73°40′1″W / 45.57611°N 73.66694°W | |
| Viau Bridge |  Route 335 |
connects Montreal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville) with Laval (Pont-Viau) | 45°33′26″N 73°40′32″W / 45.55722°N 73.67556°W | |
| Montreal Metro Tunnel | Montreal Metro Line 2 Orange | connects Montreal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville) with Laval (Pont-Viau) | ||
| Unnamed bridge | connects Montreal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville) with Île Perry,[7] Partial crossing | |||
| Bordeaux Railway Bridge | Canadian Pacific Railway Quebec Gatineau Railway AMT Blainville-Saint-Jerome |
connects Montreal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville) with Laval (Laval-des-Rapides) (via Île Perry). Includes a bicycle bridge[8]Route Verte 1 & 2[9] | 45°32′53″N 73°41′58″W / 45.54806°N 73.69944°W | |
| Médéric Martin Bridge |  Autoroute 15 |
connects Montreal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville) with Laval (Laval-des-Rapides) | 45°32′25″N 73°42′45″W / 45.54028°N 73.71250°W | |
| Lachapelle Bridge |  Route 117 |
connects Montreal (Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Saint-Laurent) with Laval (Chomedey) | 45°31′58″N 73°43′41″W / 45.53278°N 73.72806°W | |
| Unnamed bridge | Promenade des Îles | connects Laval (Chomedey) with Île du Tremblay (Chomedey) only | Partial crossing | |
| Unnamed bridge | Promenade des Îles | connects Île du Tremblay (Chomedey) with Île Paton (Chomedey) only | Partial crossing | |
| Unnamed bridge | Promenade des Îles | connects Laval (Chomedey) with Île Paton (Chomedey) only | Partial crossing | |
| Louis Bisson Bridge |  Autoroute 13 |
connects Montreal (Pierrefonds-Roxboro/Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Saint-Laurent) with Laval (Chomedey and Sainte-Dorothée) | 45°30′42″N 73°45′54″W / 45.51167°N 73.76500°W | |
| Road bridge (name, if any, to come) | connects Îles Laval with Sainte-Dorothée within Laval only | Partial crossing | ||
| Railway bridges, R des P | 1916 | Canadian National Railway AMT Deux-Montagnes |
connects Montreal (Pierrefonds-Roxboro) with Îles Laval (Île Bigras station) Now owned by the AMT |
45°30′59″N 73°50′52″W / 45.51639°N 73.84778°W |
| connects Îles Laval with Sainte-Dorothée on Île Jésus (Laval Island). | 45°31′18″N 73°51′19″W / 45.52167°N 73.85528°W | |||
| Jacques Bizard Bridge | Boulevard Jacques Bizard | connects Sainte-Geneviève with Île Bizard | 45°29′15″N 73°52′5″W / 45.48750°N 73.86806°W Partial crossing | |
| Laval-sur-le-Lac Île-Bizard Ferry[10][11][12] | a reaction ferry connecting Montreal (Île Bizard) with Laval (Laval-sur-le-Lac) | Seasonal Partial crossing |
See also
- List of bridges in Quebec
- List of bridges to the Island of Montreal
- List of bridges spanning the Rivière des Prairies
- List of crossings of the Saint Lawrence River
- List of crossings of the Rivière des Mille Îles
- List of hydroelectric stations
- List of crossings of the Ottawa River
Notes
- A Construction of the Highway 25 Bridge started in early 2008 and was finished in May 2011. It is a toll bridge.
References
- ↑ Charlemagne et son histoire. Comité des fêtes du soixante-quinzième anniversairee de Charlemagne. 1986. pp. 134–135. ISBN 2-9800711-1-0.
- ↑ A25, the name of the private consortium that built the bridge and operates the toll system. Opens in (French), click on English
- ↑ Renamed
- ↑ Renamed.1
- ↑ Hydro-Québec
- ↑ Hydro-Québec
- ↑ Île Perry
- ↑ Bicycle path
- ↑ Route Verte
- ↑ "Montreal Area Cycling Trails: Île Bizard Trail". montrealplus.ca. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ↑ "Laval-sur-le-Lac/Île-Bizard crossing". Tourisme Québec. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ↑ Vélo Québec
External links
- Interactive map of Laval from the official website Shows both the borders and names of the 14 former municipalities (purple) and the borders only of the current 6 sectors (maroon), tick off both boxes beside "Limite administrative".
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