Bordeaux Railway Bridge
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Bordeaux Railway Bridge | |
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 The Bordeaux Railway Bridge as seen from downstream, the handrails of the footbridge can be seen on the far, upstream, side. | |
| Coordinates | 45°32′54″N 73°41′59″W / 45.548205°N 73.699615°W |
| Carries | CPR, CFQG, Exo |
| Crosses | Rivière des Prairies |
| Locale | Montreal/Laval, Quebec |
| Maintained by | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Characteristics | |
| Clearance above | AAR |
| Clearance below | (?) |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 intertwined |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Structure gauge | AAR |
| Electrified | No |
| Location | |
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The Bordeaux Railway Bridge[1] is a railway bridge on the Canadian Pacific Railway line across the Rivière des Prairies between Ahuntsic-Cartierville, on Montreal Island, and Laval-des-Rapides, Laval, Quebec, Canada. This bridge is used by freight trains of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), the Chemins de Fer Québec-Gatineau (CFQG) and by passenger suburban trains of Exo's Saint-Jerome line.
A four-rail gauntlet track is still in use on this bridge because the horizontal structure gauge is not sufficiently wide for a regular double track.
Greenbridge
[edit]A recently renovated/rebuilt bicycle/pedestrian bridge is cantilevered on the upstream side of this bridge.[2][3] https://www.velo.qc.ca/
Gallery
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![CPR's Bordeaux Railway Bridge gauntlet track in Montreal, Quebec. The bridge is visible in the background. The bicycle trail (shared-use path) is visible to the left and the unnamed bridge to Perry Island[4][5] is visible to the right.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/QC-CP_20020904-172457_VoiesEnOpposition_IlePerry.jpg/225px-QC-CP_20020904-172457_VoiesEnOpposition_IlePerry.jpg)
CPR's Bordeaux Railway Bridge gauntlet track in Montreal, Quebec. The bridge is visible in the background. The bicycle trail (shared-use path) is visible to the left and the unnamed bridge to Perry Island[4][5] is visible to the right. -
Bridge in 1948, as seen from upstream. The footbridge appears to be already in place. -
View of the bicycle bridge looking south towards Montreal
![CPR's Bordeaux Railway Bridge gauntlet track in Montreal, Quebec. The bridge is visible in the background. The bicycle trail (shared-use path) is visible to the left and the unnamed bridge to Perry Island[4][5] is visible to the right.](File:QC-CP_20020904-172457_VoiesEnOpposition_IlePerry.jpg)
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See also
[edit]- List of bridges in Canada
- List of bridges spanning the Rivière des Prairies
- List of bridges in Montreal
- List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies
- Route Verte 1 & 2[3]
- Vélo Québec[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Bordeaux Railway Bridge
- ^ a b Vélo Québec
- ^ a b "Routes vertes". Archived from the original on 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ Île Perry
- ^ Île Perry
External links
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Media related to Bordeaux Railway Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- Quebec Gatineau Railway (QGR)
- Île Perry
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