Pierre Laporte Bridge

46.74521 - 71.29058Koordinaten: 46 ° 44 ' 42.8 "N, 71 ° 17' 26.1 " W

F1

Autoroute 73

St. Lawrence River

The Pont Pierre- Laporte is a suspension bridge in the Canadian province of Québec. The longest bridge of its kind in the country straddles the St. Lawrence River between the cities of Québec to the north and Lévis on the south side. In her six-lane route runs 73 The bridge is located approximately 200 meters west of the Pont de Québec.

The total length is 1041 meters, the average span of 667.5 meters, the height of the pylons 116 meters. The span lengths amount to 186.5 m - 667.5 m - 186.5 m. Its capacity is around 90,000 vehicles per day. Was built the bridge in 1966 to 1970 by Straßenbauamt the Province of Québec in collaboration with the private company Parsons Transportation Group. Following the neighboring Pont de Québec she had originally intended to carry the name Nouveau Pont de Québec. Shortly before the opening on 1 November 1970, she was, however, in honor of Pierre Laporte, who was abducted and murdered during the October Crisis of the Front de libération du Québec, renamed.