Pie IX Bridge (French: Pont Pie-IX) is a bridge in Quebec, spanning the Rivière des Prairies. It connects the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul area of Laval, on Île Jésus, and the borough of Montréal-Nord in Montreal, on the Island of Montreal. The bridge was part of Autoroute 25 until the construction of the new toll bridge for Autoroute 25. It is now part of Quebec Route 125.
Pie IX Bridge | |
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 Pie IX is currently the second easternmost bridge connecting Laval to the Island of Montreal. | |
| Coordinates | 45°35′57″N 73°38′48″W / 45.5992°N 73.6468°W |
| Carries | 6 lanes of  Route 125 |
| Crosses | Rivière des Prairies |
| Locale | Laval, Quebec and Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Maintained by | Transports Québec |
| History | |
| Opened | 1937 (rebuilt 1967) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 83,000 (2013)[1] |
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While it was originally called Le Caron Bridge, after Joseph Le Caron, an early missionary to the Hurons,[2] the bridge has since been renamed Pie IX Bridge,[3] after Pie-IX Boulevard.[citation needed] The Boulevard itself was named after Pope Pius IX (Pie is the French name for Pius).
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References edit
- ^ Bisson, Bruno (24 June 2014). "Pont de l'A-25: ça roule pour le MTQ". La Presse. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ Les Archives - Le Pont Pie-IX
- ^ Le Journal De Montreal 2015
45°35′57″N 73°38′48.5″W / 45.59917°N 73.646806°W
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