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Champlain Bridge (other)
Champlain Bridge may refer to: * Champlain Bridge (Montreal, 1962–2019), a bridge in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * Champlain Bridge (Montreal, 2019–present), a replacement bridge in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * Champlain Bridge (Ottawa), a bridge in Canada connecting Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec * Lake Champlain Bridge (1929–2009), a bridge connecting Vermont and New York, US * Lake Champlain Bridge (2011–present), a replacement bridge between Vermont and New York, US See also * Champlain (other) {{Road disambiguation ...
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Champlain Bridge (Montreal, 1962–2019)
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 bridge crossed the Saint Lawrence River, connecting the Island of Montreal to its South Shore (Montreal), South Shore suburbs. Together with the Jacques Cartier Bridge, it was administered by the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), a Crown corporations of Canada, Canadian Crown Corporation which reports to Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada. Since December 21, 1978, JCCBI was responsible for the management, maintenance and monitoring of the Champlain Bridge. The bridge saw about 50million crossings per year, of which 200,000 were buses. On an average weekday, 66% of users were commuters. It was one of the busiest bridges in Canada until its closure in 2019. Towards the end of its life, the Champlain Bridge was well known to be in an advanc ...
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Champlain Bridge (Montreal, 2019–present)
The Samuel-De Champlain Bridge, colloquially known as the Champlain Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge design by architect Poul Ove Jensen and built to replace the original Champlain Bridge over the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, between Nuns' Island in the borough of Verdun in Montreal and the suburban city of Brossard on the South Shore. A second, connected bridge links Nuns' Island to the main Island of Montreal. It is the busiest bridge in Canada. The new span is located just north of the location of the original Champlain Bridge, demolition of which began as soon as the new bridge was completed. The new bridge carries eight lanes of automobile traffic of the A-10, A-15, and A-20, with one lane in each direction dedicated for buses. It also includes a multi-use lane for cyclists and pedestrians. The central portion of the bridge deck carries the South Shore branch of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) automated light metro system. At wide, the new Bridge is the w ...
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Champlain Bridge (Ottawa)
The Champlain Bridge () crosses the Ottawa River about west of Parliament Hill, joining the communities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. It is the westernmost link between the two cities. It was originally built between 1924 and 1928 by the Federal District Commission, the predecessor to the National Capital Commission (NCC), and the NCC continues to maintain the bridge. The bridge consists of 4 spans and crosses Riopelle, Cunningham and Bate Islands in the Ottawa River. The total length of the bridge is , making it the longest bridge spanning the Ottawa River. On the Ontario side, it is a continuation of Island Park Drive and is also connected to the Kichi Zibi Mikan. It connects to Aylmer Road on the Quebec side. The bridge was named after Samuel de Champlain who is associated with the portage around the rapids in this section of the river. The short access roadway on the Aylmer side of the bridge is called Place Samuel de Champlain. A stretch of the Ottawa River ...
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Lake Champlain Bridge (1929–2009)
The Champlain Bridge (also known as the Crown Point Bridge) was a vehicular bridge in the United States that traversed Lake Champlain between Crown Point, New York, Crown Point, New York (state), New York and Chimney Point, Vermont, Chimney Point, Vermont. It was opened to traffic in 1929 as a toll bridge; the tolls were removed in 1987. The bridge was closed due to safety concerns on October 16, 2009, and was taken down by explosive demolition on December 28, 2009. It was replaced by Lake Champlain Bridge (2011–present), a new bridge which opened on November 7, 2011. It was one of two bridges connecting New York and Vermont across Lake Champlain. Ferries provide connections between the states at other points along the lake. The bridge connected New York State Route 185, NY 185 in New York (state), New York to Vermont Route 17, VT 17 in Vermont. The half-mile, two-lane, continuous truss bridge was jointly owned and maintained by the New York State Department of ...
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