Papineau-Leblanc Bridge

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bridge_name= Papineau-Leblanc Bridge

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caption= The Papineau-Leblanc bridge was once the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.
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carries= 6 lanes of
crosses= Rivière des Prairies
locale= Laval, Quebec and Montreal, Quebec, Canada
maint= Transports Québec
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design= Cable-stayed bridge
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long= The Papineau-Leblanc Bridge was one of the first cable-stayed spans, and was for many years the longest of this type, in the world. It is part of Quebec Autoroute 19. The freeway ends abruptly at the southern end of the bridge at the intersection of Henri-Bourassa Boulevard, where Autoroute 19 follows Avenue Papineau.

The "Leblanc" portion of the name comes from the name of a street in Laval that was expropriated to build the autoroute. Portions of that street remain on both sides of the autoroute.

In 2000, a proposition to rename the bridge after the late Pietro Rizzuto was initially approved, then rejected by the "Commission de Toponymie du Québec", which ruled that the name "Papineau-Leblanc" was already entrenched in local culture and non-controversial. Most locals simply refer to this bridge as "Papineau". [ [http://www.parl.gc.ca/36/2/parlbus/chambus/senate/deb-e/024db_2000-02-08-E.htm?Language=E&Parl=36&Ses=2 Debates - Issue 24 - February 8, 2000 ] ]

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structure = Crossings
place = Rivière des Prairies
bridge = Papineau-Leblanc Bridge
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upstream = Ahuntsic Bridge
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downstream = Centrale de la Rivière des Prairies (3 dams)
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Hydro-Québec

ee also

*List of bridges spanning the Rivière des Prairies
*List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies
*List of bridges in Montreal

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