Le Pont Viau, boul. des Laurentides, Laval
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member poildecarot
N 45° 33.448 W 073° 40.564
18T E 603328 N 5045733
Ce pont traverse la rivière des Prairies entre Laval (Pont-Viau) et Montréal (Ahuntsic)./This bridge spans the Rivière des Prairies between Laval (Pont-Viau) and Montreal (Ahuntsic).
Waymark Code: WMEXM1
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 07/18/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 39

Un pont en bois est construit à cet endroit en 1847. Le pont en béton est construit en 1930 par Marius Dufresne. Il est reconstruit en 1962 puis élargi en 1993. Il est refait en acier à partir de 2010.

Le Pont Viau est un pont en arc en béton et en acier, comptant deux voies dans chaque direction, deux trottoirs de chaque côté et une piste cyclable. Longueur totale : 475,28 m; largeur : 20,27 m ; 5 arches reposant sur 4 piliers et 2 culées.

Chaque jour de la semaine, environ 29 000 véhicules motorisés ainsi que 7 000 piétons et cyclistes le traversent.
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Pont Viau (Viau Bridge), built in 1930, rebuilt 1962 and widened 1993.
It is part of Route 335. About 36 000 motorists each weekday cross the bridge.
A wooden bridge was built there in 1847.
Length of bridge: 475m

What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Véhicules motorisés, piétons et cyclistes

What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Rivière-des-Prairies


Date constructed: 1930

Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes

Name of road or trail the bridge services: Boul. des Laurentides à Laval, rue Lajeunesse à Montréal

Location:
Entre Laval et Montréal


Height of bridge: Not listed

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