Lachapelle Bridge information

Lachapelle Bridge
Lachapelle Bridge
	The twin spans of Lachapelle Bridge, seen from the Montreal (down stream) side.
Coordinates	45°31′58″N 73°43′41″W / 45.53278°N 73.72806°W
Carries	6 lanes of Route 117 ; (3 lanes per span)
Crosses	Rivière des Prairies
Locale	Montreal and Laval
Maintained by	The city of Laval
Characteristics
Total length	262.43 metres (861 ft)
Width	15.5 metres (51 ft) (northbound)
History
Opened	May 24, 1930 (northbound); 1975 (southbound)
Statistics
Daily traffic	38,000 (2013)
Location

'Lachapelle Bridge', in French Pont Lachapelle, (1930 and 1975) Also known as Cartierville Bridge.

This bridge spans the Rivière des Prairies between the Montreal borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville and the Laval (Île Jésus) neighbourhood of Chomedey.

Actually there are two bridges, side by side and parallel:

The older (1930) three lane span, on the down stream side, carries the traffic north into Laval.

The newer (1975) three lane span, on the up stream side, carries the traffic south into Montreal.

Except for the length and the distance between the piers, the two spans are not identical.

A wooden bridge was originally built there in 1836, replaced by a steel one, built in 1882.

^ Bisson, Bruno (24 June 2014). "Pont de l'A-25: ça roule pour le MTQ". La Presse. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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