The Viau Bridge (officially in french: Pont Viau; formerly called the Ahuntsic Bridge, french: Pont Ahuntsic) was built in 1930, rebuilt in 1962 and widened in 1993. The bridge spans the Rivière des Prairies between the Montreal 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 Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...

neighbourhood 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. It was founded in June 1971 as the ''Commission de transport de la Ville de Laval (CTL)''. STL came about in 1984. It serves the growing subu ...

has a designated

bus lane A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, often on certain days and times, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. The related term busway describes a roadway ...

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

Montreal Metro The Montreal Metro (french: Métro de Montréal) is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, ...

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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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 {{Quebec-bridge-struct-stub

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