Jacques Cartier Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cantilever truss bridge
Through truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Tramway, light or metro rail bridge
Road bridge |
| Other name(s): | Pont de la rive-Sud |
| Built: | 1925 - 1930 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Montreal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, North America Longueuil, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada, North America |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 334.35 m | |
| total length | 2 687.42 m | |
| length of drop-in span | 115.35 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 128.00 m - 334.35 m - 128.00 m | |
| northern approach | total length | 594.36 m |
| southern approach | length | 1502.66 m |
| main bridge | ||
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| length | 590.35 m | |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 14 May 1930 | Opening to traffic |
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| 1 September 1934 | Official name change to "Pont Jacques-Cartier / Jacques Cartier Bridge" |
| 1959 | Tramway tracks are removed. |
Notes
The bridge has also been called: Pont de la rive-Sud, South Shore Bridge, Pont du Havre, Harbour Bridge.
Participants
Initial construction (1925-1930)
Design
Contractor
Rehabilitation (2001-2002)
Owner
Technical advisor to the owner
Structural engineering
Co-contractor
Prestressing
Relevant Web Sites
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Construction Demathieu & Bard: Pont Jacques-Cartier
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Montréal - Images d'une Métropole: Pont Jacques-Cartier
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Montreal Roads: Jacques Cartier Bridge (QC 134)
Relevant Publications
- 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
- DYWIDAG-Spannverfahren für Sanierung eines Brückenüberbaus, in "DSI Info", 2002- 2003, n. 11
- DYWIDAG Post-Tensioning System for repairs and improvements to a bridge deck, in "DSI Info", 2002- 2003, n. 11
- Transformation du pont Jacques Cartier à Montréal (Canada), in "Acier = Stahl = Steel", May 1958, n. 5 v. 23
- Overnight success, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2003, n. 30 v. 9
- Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 62
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0002534 |
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| Created: | 16/12/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |