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Structure-ID: s0002534
Created on: 16/12/01
Modified on: 26/08/10


Jacques Cartier Bridge

Pont Jacques-Cartier; Pont de la rive-Sud; South Shore Bridge
Built: 1925 - 1930
Status: in use
Location: Between Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Crosses: Saint Lawrence
Montréal - Pont Jacques-Cartier
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Structural Type:
Cantilever bridge
Function / usage:
Light rail (tramway) bridge / metro rail bridge
Road bridge

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Initial construction (1925-1930)
Design Monsarrat and Pratley
Contractor Dufresne Construction Co. Ltd.
  Quinton, Robertson et Janin Ltd.
Rehabilitation (2001-2002)
Owner Jacques Cartier & Champlain Bridges Incorporated
Technical advisor to the owner Buckland & Taylor Ltd.
Structural engineering SNC-Lavalin
Co-contractor Demathieu et Bard
  Montacier
Prestressing DYWIDAG-Systems International Canada Ltd.

Products used in this structure
DYWIDAG bonded strand tendon prestressing system DYWIDAG Bonded Post-Tensioning Systems Using Strands
DYWIDAG Bonded Post-Tensioning Systems Using Strands have been used for decades: in bridge construction, the construction of reservoirs and for many other engineering structures above and below ground as well as off-shore.

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
truss  steel
Dimensions
  main span 334.35 m
  total length 2 687.42 m
  length of drop-in span 115.35 m
  length of main bridge 590.35 m
  span lengths of main bridge 128.00 m - 334.35 m - 128.00 m
  length of northern approach viaduct 594.36 m
  length of southern approach viaduct 1502.66 m

Chronology
14 May 1930
Opening to traffic
1 September 1934
Official name change to "Pont Jacques-Cartier / Jacques Cartier Bridge"
1959
Tramway tracks are removed.

Notes & Comments
The bridge has also been called: Pont de la rive-Sud, South Shore Bridge, Pont du Havre, Harbour Bridge.

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkBridge Postcard Collector's: Jacques-Cartier Bridge English
External LinkBridge Postcard Collector's: Jacques-Cartier Bridge (II) English
External LinkCentre des Hautes Études de la Construction: Voyage 2001: Pont Jacques-Cartier French
External LinkConstruction Demathieu & Bard: Pont Jacques-Cartier English French
External LinkDSI: DYWIDAG Post-Tensioning System for repairs and improvements to a bridge deck English
External LinkJCCBI: Jacques Cartier Bridge English
External LinkMontréal - Images d'une Métropole: Pont Jacques-Cartier French
External LinkMontreal Roads: Jacques Cartier Bridge (QC 134) English
External LinkPJCCI: Pont Jacques-Cartier French

Relevant Literature
* DYWIDAG Post-Tensioning System for repairs and improvements to a bridge deck, in "DSI Info", 2002- 2003, n. 11 .
* DYWIDAG-Spannverfahren für Sanierung eines Brückenüberbaus, in "DSI Info", 2002- 2003, n. 11 .
* Précontrainte DYWIDAG pour la réfection d'un pont métallique, in "DSI Info", 2002- 2003, n. 11 .
* Surélévation du pont Jacques Cartier au Canada, in "Acier = Stahl = Steel", March 1957 v. 22 .
* Transformation du pont Jacques Cartier à Montréal (Canada), in "Acier = Stahl = Steel", May 1958, n. 5 v. 23 .
* Peer, George   Overnight success, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2003, n. 30 v. 9 .
* Prade, Marcel   Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 62.

 
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