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
CarriesCPKC, CFQG, Exo
CrossesRivière des Prairies
LocaleMontreal/Laval, Quebec, Canada
Maintained byCanadian Pacific Kansas City
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
Map
Interactive map of Bordeaux Railway Bridge

The Bordeaux Railway Bridge[1] is on the Canadian Pacific Kansas City line across the Rivière des Prairies between Ahuntsic-Cartierville (on Montreal Island) and Laval-des-Rapides (on Île Jésus) in Quebec, Canada. This railway bridge is used by freight trains of Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the Chemins de Fer Québec-Gatineau (CFQG) and by passenger suburban trains of Exo's Saint-Jerome line.

A four-rail gauntlet track is used because the horizontal structure gauge is not sufficiently wide for a regular double track.

A bicycle/pedestrian bridge is cantilevered on the upstream (west) side of this bridge.[2][3][4]

  • CPKC'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[5][6] is visible to the right.
    CPKC'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[5][6] 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.
  • The bicycle bridge looking south towards Montreal.
    The bicycle bridge looking south towards Montreal.
  • The gauntlet track seen from the south.
    The gauntlet track seen from the south.

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. ^ "Vélo Québec | Promouvoir la culture vélo pour tou.te.s". www.velo.qc.ca (in French). 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  5. ^ Île Perry
  6. ^ Île Perry
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux_Railway_Bridge