Pont Jacques-Cartier - Montréal, Québec, Canada
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N 45° 31.332 W 073° 32.530
18T E 613850 N 5041996
Pont Jacques-Cartier is located in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Waymark Code: WMK453
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 02/10/2014
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The Jacques Cartier Bridge is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.
The Jacques Cartier Bridge is a five-lane bridge, 3.4 km (11,236 feet or 2 1/6 miles) in length (including approaches).
Approximately 35.8 million vehicles cross the bridge every year.
Together with Champlain Bridge, it is administered by the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), a federal agency which is a fully owned subsidiary of the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited.
Le pont Jacques-Cartier est un pont à cinq voies qui relie Montréal au littoral sud du Saint-Laurent à la hauteur de Longueuil. Des voies d’accès et de sortie le relient à l’Île Sainte-Hélène. La longueur totale du pont (incluant les approches) est de 3,4 km (11 236 pieds ou 2 1/6 milles).
Environ 35,8 millions de véhicules empruntent le pont Jacques-Cartier chaque année.
Parking Coordinates:: N 45° 31.251 W 073° 32.303
Date Built: 05/26/1925
Length of Span: Total length : 2,725 m (8,940 ft)
including approaches: 3,425.6 m (11,239 ft)
www: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cartier_Bridge
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Visit Instructions:
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