- Lachapelle Bridge
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bridge_name= Lachapelle Bridge
caption= The twin spans of Lachapelle Bridge, seen from theMontreal side.
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carries= 6 lanes of Route 117 (3 lanes per span)
crosses=Rivière des Prairies
locale=Montreal and Laval
maint= The city of Laval
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length= convert|262.43|m|ft|0
width= convert|15.5|m|ft|0 (northbound)
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open=May 24 ,1930 (northbound)
1975 (southbound)
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coordinates= coord|45|31|58|N|73|43|41|W|
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long=Lachapelle Bridge , in French Pont Lachapelle, (1930 and 1975) Also known as Cartierville Bridge.This
bridge spans theRivière des Prairies between theMontreal borough ofAhuntsic-Cartierville and the Laval (Île Jésus )neighbourhood of Chomedey.Actually there are two bridges, side by side and parallel:
The older (1930) three lane span , on the down stream side, carries the traffic north into Laval.
The newer (1975) three lane span, on the up stream side, carries the traffic south into Montreal.
Except for the length and the distance between the piers, the two spans are not identical.
A wooden bridge was originally built there in 1848, replaced by a steel one, built in 1882.
ee also
* List of bridges spanning the Rivière des Prairies
*List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies External links
* [http://www.histoirequebec.qc.ca/publicat/vol8num1/v8n1_1rp.htm Un pont au-dessus de la rivière des Prairies (French)]
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structure = Crossings
place =Rivière des Prairies
bridge = Lachapelle Bridge
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upstream =Louis Bisson Bridge
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downstream =Médéric Martin Bridge
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