The Viau Bridge (officially in ; formerly called the Ahuntsic Bridge, ) was built in 1930, rebuilt in 1962 and widened in 1993. The

bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...

spans the

Rivière des Prairies The Rivière des Prairies (; ), called the Back River in English, is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The Kanien'kehá:ka called it ''Skowanoti'', meaning "River behind the island". The river separates the citi ...

between the

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borough of

Ahuntsic-Cartierville Ahuntsic-Cartierville ( (local accent)) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsic, ...

and the Laval

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of Pont Viau. It is part of Route 335. About 36,000 drivers cross the bridge each weekday. The

Société de transport de Laval Société de transport de Laval (, STL) is the public transit system in the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada. History The STL was founded in June 1971 as the ''Commission de transport de la Ville de Laval (CTL)''. It later changed its name in 1985 ...

has a designated

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for one of its bus routes heading south towards Henri-Bourassa Terminus Nord and the Henri Bourassa Station and north towards Cartier Station. The Orange Line (Line 2) of the

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that was extended in 2007 northward to Laval is backed up with the bus route of the same number. On August 8, 2007, a large hole and crack in the bus-only lane near the Laurentian Boulevard (Laval) side of the bridge brought a complete closure, but an inspection concluded that the bridge had no structural problems or damage and was reopened the same day.Bridge to Laval reopens
/ref> A wooden bridge was built there in 1847. Bridge. Viau Bridge BAnQ P48S1P06312.jpg, Feature. Ahuntsic. Viau BAnQ P48S1P16556.jpg,

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Buildings and structures in Ahuntsic-Cartierville Bridges in Montreal Bridges completed in 1962 Bridges in Laval, Quebec Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in Canada Rivière des Prairies Road bridges in Quebec 1960s in Montreal 1962 establishments in Quebec {{Quebec-bridge-struct-stub

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