Pierre Laporte Bridge

The Pierre Laporte Bridge is the longest main span suspension bridge in . It crosses the Saint Lawrence River approximately 200 metres west of the between and Lévis.
Wikipedia
Photo: Muriel Leclerc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River between Quebec City and Lévis, Quebec, Canada
  • Also known as: “Frontenac Bridge”, “Pierre-Laporte Bridge”, and “Pont Pierre-Laporte”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quebec Bridge and Aquarium of Quebec.

Bridge
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The is a road, rail, and pedestrian bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River between and , in Quebec, Canada. The project failed twice during its construction, in 1907 and 1916, at the cost of 88 lives and additional people injured. is situated 200 metres east of Pierre Laporte Bridge.

Public aquarium
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Aquarium du Québec is a public aquarium located in the former city of in , , . The 16-hectare facility is home to more than 10,000 animals representing more than 300 species. is situated 740 metres north of Pierre Laporte Bridge.

Railway station
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Sainte-Foy station is a Via Rail station in , , Canada. it is located on Chemin de la Gare in the former city of . It is staffed and is wheelchair-accessible. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Pierre Laporte Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sainte-Foy and Saint-Romuald.

Suburb
Photo: Harfang, Public domain.
is a former city in central , Canada alongside the Saint Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into at the start of 2002. Most of the formerly independent municipality of is located in the borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge—initially as one of the two constituent districts of the former borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery. is situated 3½ km north of Pierre Laporte Bridge.

Suburb
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is a district within the Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est borough of Lévis, Quebec, , located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from . is situated 4 km east of Pierre Laporte Bridge.

Suburb
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is a former city in central , Canada, since 2002 within the borough Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge in . The site of the first attempted permanent French settlement in North America, Charlesbourg-Royal, is located at the confluence of the Rivière du and the Saint Lawrence River. is situated 4 km west of Pierre Laporte Bridge.

Pierre Laporte Bridge

Latitude
46.74511° or 46° 44′ 42″ north
Longitude
-71.29051° or 71° 17′ 26″ west
Open location code
87RCPPW5+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 974494218
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q761692
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Pierre Laporte Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر بيير لابورت”
  • Chinese: “皮埃尔·拉波特大桥”
  • Chinese: “皮埃爾·拉波特大橋”
  • Chinese: “皮埃爾拉波特橋”
  • Czech: “most Pierre-Laporte”
  • Dutch: “Pierre Laportebrug”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى بيير لابورت”
  • French: “pont Pierre-Laporte”
  • French: “Pont Pierre-Laporte”
  • German: “Pont Pierre-Laporte”
  • Japanese: “ピエール-ラポルト橋”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte Pierre Laporte”
  • Russian: “Мост Пьера Лапорта”
  • Spanish: “puente Pierre-Laporte”
  • Spanish: “Puente Pierre-Laporte”
  • Ukrainian: “Міст П’єра Лапорта”

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Highlights include Bassin de pêche sportive au doré jaune and Pêche sportive à gué.

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