Bordeaux Railway Bridge

Bordeaux Railway Bridge
The Bordeaux Railway Bridge as seen from downstream, the handrails of the footbridge can be seen on the far, upstream, side.
Coordinates45°32′54″N 73°41′59″W / 45.548205°N 73.699615°W / 45.548205; -73.699615
CarriesCPR, CFQG, Exo
CrossesRivière des Prairies
LocaleMontreal/Laval, Quebec
Maintained byCanadian Pacific Railway
Characteristics
Clearance aboveAAR
Clearance below(?)
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks2 intertwined
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Structure gaugeAAR
ElectrifiedNo
Location

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

A recently renovated/rebuilt bicycle/pedestrian bridge is cantilevered on the upstream side of this bridge.[2][3] https://www.velo.qc.ca/

  • 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.
    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.
    Bridge in 1948, as seen from upstream. The footbridge appears to be already in place.
  • View of the bicycle bridge looking south towards Montreal
    View of the bicycle bridge looking south towards Montreal

See also

References

  1. ^ Bordeaux Railway Bridge
  2. ^ a b Vélo Québec
  3. ^ a b "Routes vertes". Archived from the original on 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  4. ^ Île Perry
  5. ^ Île Perry


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