Illustration of Bridge-tunnel project between Longue-Pointe and Boucherville

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Date

1961

Designer

Montreal Transport Ministry

Categories

Architecture Illustration Transportation Urban Design

The initial sketch for the bridge-tunnel spared the Saint-François-d’Assise Church as well as parts of Longue-Pointe. However, engineers quickly realized that such a configuration would be impossible due to the inclination of the tunnel relative to the Boucherville Islands, as it would encroach on the Saint-Jean-de-Dieu property. A slight curve had to be designed in order to achieve a perfectly straight line.

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