Editing Jacques Cartier Bridge (section)

{{Short description|Bridge in Quebec}}
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{{Infobox bridge
| bridge_name = Jacques Cartier Bridge
| native_name = Pont Jacques-Cartier
| native_name_lang = fr
| image = Jacques-Cartier bridge.JPG
| image_size = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| official_name = 
| other_name = Montreal Harbour Bridge <small>(1930-1934)</small>
| carries = 5 lanes of {{jct|province=QC|R|134}}
| crosses = [[St. Lawrence River]]
| locale = [[Longueuil]] and [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| owner = The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc.
| maint = The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc.
| id = 
| website = {{URL|http://pontjacquescartierbridge.ca/en/ | pontjacquescartierbridge.ca}}
| architect = 
| designer = [[Philip Louis Pratley]]
| engineering = 
| winner = 
| design = [[Cantilever bridge]]
| material = [[Steel]]
| length = {{convert|2765|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br>{{convert|3425.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} <small>(including approaches)</small><ref name=JCCBI-Technical>{{cite web| title=Jacques Cartier Bridge: Technical Data| url=https://jacquescartierchamplain.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_Fiche_Pont_JC_EN_WEB_2020-08.pdf| website=The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated| access-date=30 October 2020| archive-date=21 September 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921115328/https://jacquescartierchamplain.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_Fiche_Pont_JC_EN_WEB_2020-08.pdf| url-status=dead}}</ref>
| width = {{convert|23.1|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=JCCBI-Technical />
| height = {{convert|104|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=JCCBI-Technical />
| mainspan = {{convert|334|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=JCCBI-Technical />
| spans = 40<ref name=JCCBI-Technical />
| lanes = 5
| pierswater = 
| load = 
| clearance = 
| below = {{convert|47.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} at mid-span<ref name=JCCBI-Technical />
| life = 
| builder = [[Dominion Bridge Company]]
| fabricator = 
| begin = May 26, 1925
| complete = 
| cost = [[Canadian Dollar|C$]]23 million
| open = {{Start date|1930|05|14}}
| inaugurated = May 24, 1930
| toll = 
| traffic = 83,500<ref name="federalbridge">{{cite web |url=https://jacquescartierchamplain.ca/community-heritage/structures-and-projects/jacques-cartier-bridge/?lang=en |title=Jacques-Cartier Bridge |access-date=2020-10-30 |website=The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated }}</ref>
| preceded = 
| followed = 
| heritage = 
| collapsed = 
| closed = 
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| coordinates = {{Coord|45|31|15|N|73|32|06|W|type:landmark_region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
| mapframe-zoom = 13
| mapframe-caption = {{Location map|Canada Montreal
 |border  = infobox
 |float   = center
 |lon_dir = W
 |lat_dir = N
 |lat_deg = 45
 |lat_min = 31
 |lat_sec = 15
 |lon_deg = 73
 |lon_min = 32
 |lon_sec = 06
 |width   = 250
 |caption = Location in Montreal
 }}
| references = 
}}

The '''Jacques Cartier Bridge''' ({{langx|fr|pont Jacques-Cartier}}) is a [[steel]] [[truss]] [[cantilever]] [[bridge]] crossing the [[Saint Lawrence River]] from [[Montreal Island]], [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], to the [[South Shore (Montreal)|south shore]] at [[Longueuil, Quebec]], Canada. The bridge crosses [[Saint Helen's Island]] in the centre of the river, where offramps allow access to the [[Parc Jean-Drapeau]] and [[Six Flags La Ronde|La Ronde]] amusement park.

Originally named the Montreal Harbour Bridge (''pont du Havre''), it was renamed in 1934<ref name="pjcci">{{cite web |url=https://jacquescartierchamplain.ca/community-heritage/structures-and-projects/jacques-cartier-bridge/?lang=en#historique |title=The Jacques Cartier Bridge |access-date=2020-10-30 |website=The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated }}</ref> to commemorate the 400th anniversary of [[Jacques Cartier]]'s first voyage up the St. Lawrence River.

The five-lane highway bridge is {{convert|3,425.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in length, including the approach viaducts. There are approximately 35.8 million vehicle crossings annually,<ref name="federalbridge" />  making it the third busiest bridge in Canada, the first being [[Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge]], just a few kilometres (miles) upstream. The second busiest bridge in Canada overall is the [[Port Mann Bridge]] in [[Metro Vancouver]] (connecting [[Surrey, BC|Surrey]] to [[Coquitlam, BC|Coquitlam]]).

Together with the Champlain Bridge, it is administered by the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), a [[Crown corporations of Canada|Canadian Crown Corporation]] which reports to [[Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada]].