Jacques Bizard Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 45°29′15″N 73°52′5″W / 45.48750°N 73.86806°W |
| Carries | 3 lanes of Jacques Bizard Boulevard |
| Crosses | Rivière des Prairies (south branch) |
| Locale | L'Île-Bizard, Quebec and Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec |
| Characteristics | |
| Width | Three lanes, including one reversible lane |
| History | |
| Opened | 1966 |
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Jacques Bizard Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Rivière des Prairies and connects the island of Île Bizard to Montreal Island.
The existing bridge was built in 1966 and carries three lanes of Jacques Bizard Boulevard, including one reversible lane. In 2008 it was widened to accommodate a bicycle path.
As of 2024,[update] a new 4-lane bridge is under construction in the same location and upon completion the existing bridge will be dismantled.[1]
The 1966 bridge replaced an older bridge that was built in 1893 about 150 meters further west, at the street named Rue Du Pont.[2]
The bridge is the only access to Île Bizard except for a cable ferry that operates seasonally between April and November and crosses the north branch of the Rivière des Prairies to connect with Laval-sur-le-Lac.
The bridge and island are both named after Jacques Bizard, who was seigneur of Île Bizard (then known as Île Bonaventure).
- ^ "Building a new bridge: Pont Jacques-Bizard". City of Montreal. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ Tessier, Stéphane. "Ponts et traverses de la rivière des Prairies" [Bridges and crossings of the Rivière des Prairies] (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-11.