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Jacques Bizard Bridge

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Opened
  
1966

Province
  
Québec

Location
  
L'Île-Bizard, Quebec

Body of water
  
Rivière des Prairies

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Carries
  
3 lanes of Jacques Bizard Boulevard

Crosses
  
Rivière des Prairies (south branch)

Locale
  
L'Île-Bizard, Quebec and Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec

Width
  
Three lanes, including one reversible lane

Similar
  
Louis Bisson Bridge, Médéric Martin Bridge, Lachapelle Bridge, Charles de Gaulle Bridge, Pie IX Bridge

Jacques Bizard Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Rivière des Prairies and connects L'Île Bizard to Montreal Island. Except for a cable ferry that connects Île Bizard with Laval-sur-le-Lac, it is the only access to Île Bizard, which had a population of 13,861 at the 2001 census. It carries three lanes of Jacques Bizard Boulevard, including one reversible lane. As of 2008, it is being widened to accommodate a bicycle path. The ferry, which crosses the north branch of the Rivière des Prairies, operates only seasonally between April and November.

Map of Pont Jacques Bizard, Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve, QC, Canada

The bridge was named after Jacques Bizard, who was seigneur of Île Bonaventure, which was later renamed after him as well. The current span was built in 1966 and replaced an old bridge that was built in 1893.

References

Jacques Bizard Bridge Wikipedia