Louis Bisson Bridge spans the Rivière des Prairies between the eastern tip of
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
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Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Pierrefonds-Roxboro is a borough of the city of Montreal. It was created January 1, 2006, following the demerger of parts of the city.
Geography
It is composed of the former municipalities of Pierrefonds and Roxboro, spanning the northern par ...
borough and the district of
Chomedey in
Laval, Quebec, Canada. It carries 7 lanes of Quebec Highway 13, including one
reversible lane
A reversible lane (British English: tidal flow) is a lane in which traffic may travel in either direction, depending on certain conditions. Typically, it is meant to improve traffic flow during rush hours, by having overhead traffic lights and l ...
at the centre. That lane is an example of a permanent
zipper lane.
The bridge was named after
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
aviator
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...
Louis Bisson
Louis Bisson, was a Canadian aviator. He was born in 1909 in Hull, Quebec (now Gatineau, Quebec). He died on 19 September 1997.
He flew for the Royal Air Force Ferry Command during World War II.
Louis Bisson received the King's Commendation ...
.
See also
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List of bridges in Canada
This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Canada, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
There are only a few covered bridges left in Canada compared to all those that were built in t ...
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List of bridges spanning the Rivière des Prairies
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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).
See also
* List of bridges in Quebec
* List of bridges to the Island of Montreal
* ...
References
Bridges in Montreal
Rivière des Prairies
Bisson
Bisson is a surname, and may refer to:
*Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912), French playwright and novelist
* Auguste-Rosalie Bisson (1826–1900), French photographer, brother of Louis-Auguste Bisson
*Baptiste Pierre Bisson (1767–1811), French gener ...
Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Road bridges in Quebec
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