Name: |
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Bridge
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Type: |
- consists of 30 spans in all, one of them a lift
span to accommodate marine traffic |
Location: |
The bridge connects Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague and Saint-Thimothée, Quebec, crossing the Beauharnois Canal. |
| Description: |
This bridge consists of 33 concrete piers, 2 abutments carrying 2 way road traffic of 4.2 m (13.77 ft.) wide each. The bridge is approximately 936 m (3,070.86 ft.) long, consisting of 29 fixed spans and a vertical lift span of 62 m (203.41 ft.) long. |
History: |
The fixed span was built in 1932 and the lift span was built in 1958. The fixed span was built by the Beauharnois Light, Heat and Power Company while the power canal and the lift span was built by the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority at the time of construction of the shipping locks. A new deck for the lift span and new fixed spans were completed in 2000.
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| Restrictions: |
Maximum Free Height: 4.45 m (13.12 ft.) |
| Toll Rates: |
N/A |
Traffic
Statistics: |
Traffic is estimated at 1,000 to 2,000 vehicles per day. |
| Owner: |
Transport Canada |
| Operator: |
The St. Lawrence Seaway
Management Corporation and Hydro Quebec |
| Contact: |
Martin Taylor
Chief, Administrative Services
The St. Lawrence Seaway
Management Corporation
202 Pitt Street
Cornwall, Ontario
K6J 3P7
Telephone: (613) 932-5170 Ext 3239
E-mail: mtaylor@seaway.ca |
Link to
Web Site:
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The Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Seaway System
(http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com
/en/home.html) |
