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JACQUES CARTIER BRIDGE
Patrimonial heritage, the Jacques Cartier Bridge is an icon of the great Montreal; it’s been signature for
85 years, connecting Montreal to Longueuil. The Jacques Cartier Bridge is a five-lane bridge with access and exit lanes
connecting to Île Sainte-Hélène.
St. Lawrence
River
LENGTH
Bridge length abutment to abutment: 2,725 m
Including the approaches: 3,425.6 m
Montreal
South Shore
TECHNICAL DATA
TRAFFIC
Five (5) traffic lanes
Total number of spans: 40 (24 on the Longueuil side and 16 on the Montreal side)
supported by 13 steel towers and 2 reinforced concrete piers
Amount of cut stone for the piers
(original construction): 13,379.7 m3
Main channel width: 304.8 m between the wharf and the pier
located in the river
Amount of gravel and other fill materials in the
embankments (original construction): 95,569 m3
Trucks: AUTHORIZED
Roadway width: 18.3 m between the curbs
Amount of paint required for one coat
(original construction): 38,641.8 L
Scooters: AUTHORIZED
Multipurpose path width: 2.5 m
Sidewalk width: 1.5 m
Distance from the structure's highest point to the water level: 104 m
Weight of steel of the bridge and pavilion (original construction): 33,267 t
Amount of concrete in the piers and other supports
(original construction): 86,547 m3
Number of piers: 28 piers, 2 abutments, 13 steel towers
with 4 pedestals each and 60.9 m of concrete arches
Number of rivets: Approximately 4 million
Number of pneumatic caissons: 8
Speed limit: 50 km/h
Oversized trucks: LICENSE REQUIRED (more info)
Cyclists and pedestrians: AUTHORIZED
on the multipurpose path and the sidewalk
Towing: exclusive contract on the bridge
Monitoring: Sûreté du Québec (450-442-1036)
STRUCTURE TYPE OF THE BRIDGE
+ Concrete for the deck and the south approach and main span substructure.
+ Steel for the superstructure and north approach substructure.
BRIDGE DECK
The current bridge deck is 23.1 m wide and has a 2.5 m wide multipurpose
cantilever path on one side and a 1.5 m pedestrian cantilever sidewalk on the
other, leaving an 18.3 m roadway between the curbs. The deck is supported by
riveted trusses that rest on concrete piers (south approach) and steel towers
(north approach). In the cantilever section, dowels were used to
articulate the deck, including where the trusses of the main span are
anchored to the anchor piers (axes 23 and 26).
SOUTH APPROACHES
MAIN SPAN
SECTION 5
SECTION 1
Stops at the 326.2 m fill section
at the south approach.
Is the Île Sainte-Hélène Pavilion, a three-storey building
that serves today as a storage unit for certain materials.
SECTION 2
Extends from Pier 1 to Pier 9.
SECTION 3
SECTION 4
SECTION 6
Extends from Pier 10 to Pier 19A,
which is the southern boundary of
the Île Sainte-Hélène Pavilion.
Extends from the north limit of the Île Sainte-Hélène
Pavilion to pier 23.
102.1 m
SECTION 8
594 m
SECTION 7
This cantilever section extends from Pier 23 to Pier 26. This is the most
remarkable section of the bridge, as the engineers were able to combine
aesthetics and technique to create a remarkable interplay of proportions.
For example, the height above the main piers is three times the height of the
suspended span. The length of the suspended span is just over one third of the
cantilever section. The trusses are spaced 20.2 m apart to provide a solid and
well-proportioned whole.
SECTION 7
590.4 m
SECTION 6
256.5 m
SECTION 5
71.6 m
SECTION 4
SECTION 3
673 m
76 m
49.4 m
Montreal
SECTION 8
Includes a section with steel towers.
SECTION 9
Approaches that are partly
on concrete arches.
The main span includes the four finials that many people call the “Eiffel
Towers.” Looking at them from the deck, you would never believe that each
one is approximately 3.95 m tall and weighs about 6 tonnes!
Strids over the St. Lawrence
Seaway ; it is approximately
38.1 m above the canal surface.
SECTION 9
THE NORTH APPROACHES
SECTION 2
SECTION 1
442.2 m
326.2 m
38,1 m
Île Sainte-Hélène
Île Notre-Dame
South Shore
Schematic plan not to scale.