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Jacques-Cartier Bridge (Montreal)

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Jacques-Cartier Bridge 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 crosses Île Sainte-Hélène in the centre of the river, where offramps allow access to the Parc Jean-Drapeau and La Ronde amusement park. Originally named the Montreal Harbour Bridge, it was renamed in 1934 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's first voyage up the St. Lawrence River. The five-lane highway bridge is 3,400 m (11,236 ft) in length, including the approach viaducts. There are approximately 35.4 million vehicle crossings annually, making it the second busiest bridge in Canada, the first being Champlain Bridge, just a few kilometres upstream. History Discussions began as early as 1874 about the construction of a new bridge to alleviate the congestion on Victoria Bridge, which was then a rail-only bridge, the wintertime ice bridge and the ferries used to connect the city to its south shore. The decision to build the bridge was made official in 1924. Construction was undertaken by the Dominion Bridge Company starting in 1925 and completed in 1930. It was opened to traffic on May 14 of that year. The bridge follows the general design concept of the Quebec Bridge. It was, in turn, one of the design influences for the Story Bridge, in Brisbane, Australia, which was completed in 1940. The bridge was originally designed as a road, tramway, and pedestrian bridge. Tramway tracks were installed but never used. A parallel empty space used to be to the right of the roadway in each direction, through which the bridge's girders could be seen. The roadway was expanded in 1956 and 1959 to include the space allocated to the railway tracks, adding an extra lane of traffic in each direction. The two sidewalks were outside the bridge proper. During the construction seasons of 1957 and 1958, the span over the east channel of the river (the Warren truss) was raised an additional 80 feet (to 120 feet). Traffic flow over the bridge was uninterrupted by this construction, through the installation of two Bailey bridges. The structure was a toll bridge from its opening until 1962 and a toll plaza was located on the southern approach. The toll plaza area now houses the offices of the corporation that owns and operates the structure and the nearby Champlain Bridge. Tokens were issued for part of the period that tolls were collected. During 2001 and 2002 the entire deck of the bridge was replaced. The sidewalks were also widened to a width of 8-foot (2.4 m),and the sidewalk on the western side of the bridge was made a bike path, and part of the Route verte (Green path) bike path network. In 2004, a suicide prevention barrier was installed. Until then the bridge saw an average of 10 suicides a year. There are four 3-metre high finials, at the four high-points of the bridge, as architectural ornaments. Their shape resembles the Eiffel Tower without being a replica. Beautiful VIDEO about the BRIDGE Clic HERE THANKS MAGIK

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MagikUnicorn

8:07PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

Pont Jacques-Cartier Le pont Jacques-Cartier est un pont situé à Montréal, au Québec. Il enjambe le fleuve Saint-Laurent entre l'île de Montréal et la ville de Longueuil sur la rive sud. Environ 34,7 millions de véhicules empruntent le pont Jacques-Cartier chaque année. Histoire Le pont est conçu par l'ingénieur Philip Louis Pratley . Le 9 août 1926 est posée la pierre angulaire, intégrée dans la pile à l'angle des rues Notre-Dame et Saint-Antoine, face à l'endroit surnommé « Au Pied du Courant ». Cette pierre contient une capsule témoin avec 59 objets témoignant de l'année du début de la construction du pont. Le pont est construit en acier au coût de 23 millions de dollars, et les travaux durent deux ans et demi. Il est ouvert à la circulation le 14 mai 1930, mais l'inauguration a lieu quelques jours plus tard, le 24 mai. Le pont est inauguré sous le nom de « pont du Havre », mais il est rebaptisé « pont Jacques-Cartier » en 1934, suite à une pétition des citoyens pour honorer ainsi l'explorateur qui a découvert le Canada en 1534. Depuis 1987, la société canadienne de génie civil remet une médaille qui porte le nom de M. Pratley à celui ou celle qui a écrit la meilleure publication dans le domaine de la conception des ponts. La première pelletée de terre eut lieu le 26 mai 1925. Le chantier s'ébranla aussitôt et la pierre angulaire fut posée le 9 août 1926 dans le pilier n°26. La superstructure fut érigée entre septembre 1926 à septembre 1929. Les travaux furent complétés près d’un an et demi plus rapidement que prévu, sans interrompre la circulation fluviale. L’ouverture à la circulation eut lieu le 14 mai 1930 et l’inauguration dix jours plus tard, le 24 mai. À l’origine, le pont comportait trois voies de circulation routières et deux trottoirs, un espace étant laissé libre pour l’installation éventuelle de deux voies de tramway. L’espace du côté est fut remplacé par une voie de circulation supplémentaire en 1956, et celui du côté ouest en 1959, portant ainsi la capacité du pont à cinq voies de circulation. En 1957 et 1958, la partie sud du pont fut surélevée afin de dégager le nouveau canal de la rive-sud pour la voie maritime du St-Laurent, cela sans interrompre la circulation routière, hormis lors du ripage de la travée franchissant le canal entre les piles 9 et 10. En 1961, une rampe d’accès fut aménagée côté-est sur l’Île-Sainte-Hélène afin d’éviter que les voitures circulant vers Montréal aient à croiser celles en direction Longueuil, source importante d’accidents. Magnifique VIDEO du fameux Pont CliKé ICI MERCI MAGIK

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J5ive

8:15PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

Awesome Bridge Design And a Real Nice Capture Magik!

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Faemike55

8:19PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

Great capture and wonderful information

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MOSKETON

8:19PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

PRECIOSA FOTO ME ENCANTA ESTA CONSTRUCCION.

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mickeyrony

8:20PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

Hmmmm. A beautiful bridge, but I Prefair Champlain. But good. Nice story and good job again, Réal . Bravo and thanks mile ((5 + +)) Hummmm. Un bien beau pont mais je préfaire Champlain . mais bon .Belle narration et bon travail encore ,Réal . Bravo et mile mercis((5++))

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anitalee

8:20PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

Excellent

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alan42

8:32PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

wow, I thought it was the Story Bridge! Amazingly alike:)

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cosmoz

8:46PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

C'est tout à fait l'histoire, ajoute à l'intérêt de l'homme! photo grand pont très gracieux. Les piétons et les cyclistes importance est parfois minimisée! Merci mon ami!

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Fahrenheit451

8:59PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

Fantastique!

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mgtcs

9:08PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

Superb structure Magik and a a gorgeous shot, loved it!

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brycek

9:42PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

Wonderful collage!!

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kbrog

9:46PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

Excellent capture and info!

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Madbat

9:52PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

That suicide proofing actually makes the bridge look smaller untill you notice that it's a wire mesh arch over the sidewalk. Cool photo!

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eekdog

10:09PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

love the border work on this killer shot magik, well done..

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jocko500

10:32PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

lot of history here. cool shot of this wonderful bride

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NitraLing

11:50PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

Awesome!!!!

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rayag

12:53AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

Gorgeous!

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bazza

12:55AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

Fabulous captures and interesting info on this bridge, looks lovely well done. Must take a peek at the video too..

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lyron

1:00AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

Wonderful bridge. Great captures!!

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renecyberdoc

1:15AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

very impressive and nice information.

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claude19

1:25AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

le problème des ponts aujourd'hui est connu. Chaque fois que l'on construit un pont reliant deux villes très proches ou deux quartiers de la ville, soit pour relier les deux parties, ou pour désengorger un autre pont, le dernier construit récupère instantanément un tiers du trafic. Donc lorsque l'on a modifié ce pont, les deux voies supplémentaires créées ont fatalement été prises sur le tramway, les cyclistes et les piétons...une erreur fondamentale de beaucoup de villes, c'est de "faciliter" la circulation des véhicules, au lieu de développer les transports en commun. je remarque qu'il fût terminé avant la grande crise de 1929;

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mariogiannecchini

3:19AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

Great capture and wonderful information ! Buon fine settimana , Magik .

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carlx

4:21AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

Excellent bridge and captures, my friend!!!

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mininessie

4:36AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

fantastic!

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RodolfoCiminelli

5:03AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

Impressive bridge and fantastic photography my friend.....!!!!

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jendellas

5:28AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

Must be amazing to have that structure above your head, lovely capture!!!!

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UteBigSmile

6:01AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

Stunning architecture and a lot of iron! Wish you a very nice day, Ute

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DAVER2112

7:04AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

Love those old bridges. Very nice shots. :)

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magnus073

7:20AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

C'est une photo fantastique de ce merveilleux pont. Merci pour l'histoire sur le pont

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jmb007

8:09AM | Fri, 20 August 2010

joli pont!

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