File:Pont Victoria, Saint-Lambert, Quebec (29774620820).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file(4,000 × 2,219 pixels, file size: 6.86 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description

The Victoria Bridge (French: Pont Victoria), previously known as Victoria Jubilee Bridge, is a bridge over the St. Lawrence River, linking Montreal, Quebec, to the south shore city of Saint-Lambert.

Opened in 1859, originally as a tubular bridge designed by Robert Stephenson, the bridge was the first to span the St. Lawrence River, and as such is an important historic bridge in Canada. It remains in use to this day, carrying both road and rail traffic, with rails in the middle and roadways (part of Route 112) on both sides. It is actively used by the Canadian National Railway on its Halifax to Montreal main line. It is a major contributor to Montreal's role as a continental hub in the North American rail system. Its designation for the Canadian National Railway (CNR commonly known as CN) is Mile 71.40 Subdivision St-Hyacinthe.

Originally named the Great Victoria Bridge in honour of Queen Victoria, it was officially rededicated as the Victoria Jubilee Bridge following renovations in 1897. It was returned to the name Victoria Bridge (Pont Victoria) in 1978.


The bridge is approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long, and includes 24 ice-breaking piers.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Bridge_" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Bridge_</a>(Montreal)

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_...</a>
Date
Source Pont Victoria, Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Author Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA
Camera location45° 31′ 24.97″ N, 73° 31′ 28.46″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Licensing

[edit]
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Ken Lund at https://flickr.com/photos/75683070@N00/29774620820. It was reviewed on 20 March 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

20 March 2024

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current23:43, 20 March 2024Thumbnail for version as of 23:43, 20 March 20244,000 × 2,219 (6.86 MB)Fabe56 (talk | contribs)Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons

There are no pages that use this file.