The Saint-Laurent Railway Bridge is a

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linking LaSalle to the Kahnawake Mohawk Reserve, just upstream of the Mercier Bridge. It is used by the

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Candiac Candiac () is a suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec; it is located on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite Montreal near La Prairie. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 22,997. History Candiac ...

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History of the bridge

Two bridges have crossed the river at this location. The first bridge, erected in 1885–1887, was of all-steel construction that employed a flying cantilever design to cross the main channel. It carried a single track and was opened for passenger service at the end of July, 1887. The second structure, the one standing today, was constructed between 1910 and 1913 and was completed by November 13, 1913. To build the bridge, the free ends of the main spans were floated across the water on a barge. Construction of the new bridge was completed while keeping the old bridge in service. Extra piers were added and the design changed significantly. Construction of the

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required the construction of twin

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replacing the existing fixed spans. This section has two elevator winches (functioning as a drawbridge) able to lift the section up to above the initial level, in order to allow ships to pass.

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File:1885 St Lawrence bridge CPR.jpg, 1885 bridge File:Saint-Laurent Railway Bridge OSM map.png, Map showing the rail bridge, on the left File:Twin railway lift bridges over St. Lawrence Seaway in Montreal.jpg, Located only about south of the St-Laurent Railway Bridge, on the same line, is a pair of

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s to carry the rail line over the

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History of the bridge

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