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Name:

Champlain Bridge Ice Control Structure (Estacade)

Type:

- has both steel girder spans and prestressed
  girder spans which are supported by a total
  of 72 concrete piers and 2 abutments
  resting on rock

Location:

The Estacade runs parallel to the Champlain Bridge about 300 m (984.25 ft.) upstream of the bridge.  It extends west-east between Nun's Island and the St. Lawrence Seaway dike.

Description:

The length of the Estacade is about 2 km (6.56 mi.) with a deck width of 8.5 m
(27.88 pi.).

History:

The Estacade was built between 1964 and 1965.

The Jacques Cartier and
Champlain Bridges Incorporated
- History of Champlain Bridge
Ice Control Structure
(http://www.jccbi.ca/English
/estacade/historique.htm)

Restrictions:

A bicycle path was built on the Estacade to connect existing bicycle paths on Nun's Island and the South Shore.

Toll Rates:

N/A

Traffic
Statistics:

N/A

Owner:

Transport Canada

Operator:

The Jacques Cartier and
Champlain Bridges Incorporated

Contact:

Glen Carlin
General Manager
The Jacques Cartier and
Champlain Bridges Incorparated
1111 St-Charles West Street
West Tower, Room 600
Longueuil, Quebec
J4K 5G4
Telephone:  (450) 651-8771
E-mail: gcarlin@pjcci.ca

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