Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel
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| Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel | |
| Carries | 6 lanes of Quebec Autoroute 25 |
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| Crosses | St. Lawrence River |
| Opening date | March 11, 1967 |
The Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel (Pont-Tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine) is a Canadian highway bridge-tunnel running over and beneath the St. Lawrence River. It connects the Island of Montreal with the south shore of the river at Longueuil, Quebec.
Construction began in 1963 and it was commissioned on March 11, 1967. Named for the respected Lower Canada political reformer Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, the Lafontaine Tunnel is an immersed tube structure, measuring 1,391 m long. It carries the Autoroute 25 expressway and passes beneath Ile Charron, as well as the main shipping channel in the St. Lawrence River immediately downstream from the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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| Bridges of the St. Lawrence River | |||
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| Upstream Jacques Cartier Bridge  |
Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel  |
Downstream Laviolette Bridge  |
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