- Canal de l'Aqueduc
The Canal de l'Aqueduc is an open-air
aqueduct canal on theIsland of Montreal inQuebec ,Canada , serving part of thedrinking water needs of the city ofMontreal .The canal draws water from the
Saint Lawrence River on the southernmost shore of the island in the borough of LaSalle, in theLachine Rapids downstream of theHonoré Mercier Bridge . It then runs northwesterly, through LaSalle and then between the boroughs of Verdun andLe Sud-Ouest , finally ending at a City of Montreal pumping station and underground reservoir on av. Atwater just south of thePointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood. At this point the canal passes within 300 metres of theLachine Canal .The canal is lined with wetland along its route, and although the canal itself is fenced off, a linear park and bicycle path runs along its southern bank. Boul. de La Vérendrye and Boul. Champlain, major streets, run along its northern and southern banks respectively, with the
Décarie Autoroute running along the end nearest the pumping station.The canal is crossed by a number of bridges, listed here in order from the river to the pumping station:
*Boul. LaSalle
*Avenue Dollard
*Boul. Bishop-Power/Boul. Shevchenko
*Rue Crawford (footbridge)
*Av. Stephens
*Av. Woodland
*Rue Jolicoeur
*Rue Galt
*Av. de l'Église
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