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Pont Victoria (Victoria Bridge)
Victoria Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

QC-112 and Railroad (Canadian National) Over St. Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent) and South Shore Canal (Canal de la Rive Sud) in Montréal and Saint-Lambert: Montréal, Québec and Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Metal 14 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)

Length: 6,500 ft. Main Span: 348 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1898 By: Detroit Bridge and Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Joseph Hobson

This bridge has a long and fascinating history and has evolved over many years to become one of the most unique bridges in Canada.

Pont Ferroviaire du Canal de Lachine (Lachine Canal Railway Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.7 Miles (2.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Via-Rail) Over Canal de Lachine in Montréal: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Metal Deck Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 395 ft. Main Span: 125 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

This bridge was originally built as a pair of vertical lift bridges, but the towers have been cut off of the bridge turning it into a fixed deck plate girder bridge.

Pont CN du Port (CN Port Bridge)
Pont Wellington (Wellington Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.7 Miles (2.8 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned Canadian National) Over Canal de Lachine in Montréal: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 260 ft. Main Span: 260 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec

This large swing truss bridge has been abandoned in the open position.

Pont Jacques-Cartier (Jacques-Cartier Bridge)
Pont du Havre (Harbor Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 2 Miles (3.3 Kilometers)

QC-134 Over St. Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent) and South Shore Canal (Canal de la Rive Sud) and Various Roads in Montréal and Longueuil: Montréal, Québec and Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Metal Cantilever 40 Panel Rivet-Connected K-Truss Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 8,940 ft. Main Span: 1,096 ft. Roadway: 64 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1930 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Monsarrat and Pratley of Montréal, Québec (Charles Nicholas Monsarrat and Philip Louis Pratley) and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This massive, iconic bridge with its rare K-truss cantilever span is one of the most complex and impressive bridges in all of Canada.

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Pont Champlain (Champlain Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.2 Miles (3.5 Kilometers)

Autoroute 10, Autoroute 15, and Autoroute 20 Over St. Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent) in Montréal and Brossard: Montréal, Québec and Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Metal Cantilever Bolt-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Bolt-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 11,286 ft. Main Span: 707 ft. Roadway: 74 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1962 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Philip Louis Pratley and Henry Hugh Lewis Pratley

This large cantilever truss bridge, noted for its impressive width as much as its length, was replaced and demolished.

Pont-canal de Lachine (Lachine Canal Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.2 Miles (3.6 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway (Former Towpath) Over Canal de Lachine (Slip) in Montréal: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a small but highly unusual bridge with vertical end posts and counter diagonals in each panel.

Pont des Seigneurs (Bridge of Lords)
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.3 Miles (3.8 Kilometers)

Rue des Seigneurs Over Canal de Lachine in Montréal: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier)

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1898 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec

This is one of several surviving movable bridges on this heritage canal.

Pont Charlevoix (Charlevoix Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.8 Miles (4.5 Kilometers)

Rue Charlevoix Over Canal de Lachine in Montréal: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier)

Length: 210 ft. Main Span: 210 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1904 By: Unknown

This is one of the most impressive surviving heritage swing bridges on this historic canal.

Pont Av de l'Église (Av de l'Église Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.5 Miles (7.2 Kilometers)

Av de l'Église Over Canal de Lachine in Montréal: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 108 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This unusual bridge is a swing bridge that was cut in half, leaving one of the original two arms crossing the waterway.

Pont Levant (Levant Bridge)
Pont de l'écluse Sainte Catherine (St. Catherine Lock Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.7 Miles (9.2 Kilometers)

Promenade du Pont-Levant Over South Shore Canal (Canal de la Rive Sud) in Sainte-Catherine: Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift)

Length: 113 ft. Main Span: 82 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1957 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario (Bridge and Tank Company of Canada)

This bridge is a rare example of an operable bascule bridge in the province.

Pont Lafleur (Lafleur Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.7 Kilometers)

Avenue Dollard (Avenue Saint-Pierre) Over Canal de Lachine in Montréal: Montréal, Québec, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift)

Main Spans: 1

Built 1959 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec

This bridge sits next to an older bascule bridge, and it creates a unique site where two major bascule bridge types can be compared.

Pont Gauron (Gauron Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.8 Kilometers)

Avenue Dollard (Avenue Saint-Pierre) Over Canal de Lachine in Montréal: Montréal, Québec, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)

Length: 165 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois

This is one of the few Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges surviving in Canada today.

Pont Honoré-Mercier (Honoré-Mercier Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.8 Kilometers)

QC-138 Over St. Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent) and South Shore Canal (Canal de la Rive Sud) in Montréal and Kahnawake: Montréal, Québec and Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Metal Continuous (Arch and Suspended Deck) Rivet-Connected Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 6,343 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1934 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec

This is a unique pair of bridges with a variety of construction dates associated with the various parts of the bridges.

Pont Ferroviaire Saint-Laurent (St. Lawrence Railway Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.2 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over St. Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent) in Montréal and Kahnawake: Montréal, Québec and Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Metal 18 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 3,660 ft. Main Span: 409 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1913 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec

This impressive through truss bridge sits on the location of an earlier famous continuous truss bridge from 1887.

Pont ferroviaire du Canal de la Rive Sud (South Shore Canal Railway Bridge)
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over South Shore Canal (Canal de la Rive Sud) in Kahnawake: Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder,

Length: 595 ft. Main Span: 330 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1959 By: Unknown

This bridge is configured as a pair of vertical lift superstructures which were built to accommodate the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway at the same time.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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