Cap-Rouge trestle
| Cap-Rouge viaduct Tracel de Cap-Rouge | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 46°44′56″N 71°20′55″W / 46.7488°N 71.3485°WCoordinates: 46°44′56″N 71°20′55″W / 46.7488°N 71.3485°W |
| Carries | Rail |
| Crosses | Cap-Rouge river |
| Locale | Quebec city, Canada |
| Owner | Canadian National Railway |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 1,016 m (3,333 ft) |
| Width | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Height | 173 ft (53 m) |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | R.F. Uniacke, M.J. Butler E.A. Hoare, A.E. Doucet |
| Inaugurated | 1908 |
The Cap-Rouge trestle, or Tracel de Cap-Rouge, is a railway trestle bridge inaugurated in 1908 and still in use in Cap-Rouge, in the vicinity of Quebec City. It was commissioned in 1906 as a section of the National Transcontinental Railway to connect — over the valley of the Cap-Rouge river — the eastbound railway with the newly built and nearby Quebec Bridge. It was built as a steel structure with the Dominion Bridge Company in charge. The total cost was 800 000 Canadian dollars.[1]
At 173 feet (53 m), it is one of the highest structure on which trains are operated in the province of Quebec and as such, has become over the years an attractive location for trespassers. As a response, its points of access have been fenced and a video surveillance system installed.[2] Nowadays, it is only used by freight trains, at the relatively slow speed of approximately 12 miles per hour (19 km/h).[3]
References
- ↑ Lebel, Jean-Marie (2006). "Dans le ciel de Cap-Rouge, un «TRACEL» centenaire". La Société historique de Cap-Rouge (in French).
- ↑ "CN Submission to the Railway Safety Act Review Panel" (PDF). Transport Canada.
- ↑ Porter, Isabelle (2013). "Tracel de Cap-Rouge : au-delà des mauvais souvenirs". Le Devoir (in French).