Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Bridge–Tunnel

The Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel is a highway bridge–tunnel running over and beneath the Saint Lawrence River. It connects the Montreal borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve with the south shore of the river at Longueuil, Quebec.

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Type: Tunnel
Description: fixed link
Also known as: “Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parcours Île Charron and Parc de la Capture-d’Ethan-Allen.

Parcours Île Charron

Disc golf course

Parcours Île Charron, commonly known as "PIC", is an 18-hole disc golf course with dual concrete tees on Charron Island, in Longueuil, Quebec, to the northeast of Montreal. Parcours Île Charron is situated 1 km east of Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Bridge–Tunnel.

Parc de la Capture-d’Ethan-Allen

Park

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Parc de la Capture-d’Ethan-Allen is a park, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Bridge–Tunnel.

Parc Honoré-Mercier

Park

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Parc Honoré-Mercier is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longue-Pointe and Boucherville.

Longue-Pointe

Neighborhood

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Longue-Pointe was a Montreal neighbourhood now located in the borough of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The neighborhood was permanently divided by the construction of the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel. Longue-Pointe is situated 3 km southwest of Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Bridge–Tunnel.

Boucherville

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Boucherville is a picturesque and modern town of approximately 42,000 inhabitants in the Longueuil agglomeration in the suburbs of Montreal, on the south shore of the St.