Île aux Tourtes Bridge
Île aux Tourtes Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°25′11″N 73°59′32″W / 45.4196°N 73.9921°W |
| Carries | A-40 (TCH) |
| Crosses | Lake of Two Mountains |
| Locale | Vaudreuil, Quebec |
| Official name | Pont de l'Île aux Tourtes |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Location | |
The Île aux Tourtes Bridge is a bridge on the western tip of the Island of Montreal, spanning Lake of Two Mountains between Senneville, and Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada. It carries six lanes of Autoroute 40 and is the main transportation link between Montreal and the province of Ontario. At 2 km in length, it is the longest bridge in Quebec to cross a body of water other than the Saint Lawrence River. It is used by 87,000 vehicles per day, or 3.17 million per year, as a vital artery connecting the island of Montreal to its outer suburbs.
The bridge has been subject to numerous repairs since the 1990s. With an initial projected end-of-life date of 2002, by 2018, the government of Quebec had spent $87 million to maintain the structure with another $45 million expected to be spent by 2028 to reinforce it while a replacement is built. A new $2.3 billion span is scheduled to open in 2026.