
Quebec Bridge - Wikipedia
The Quebec Bridge (French: pont de Québec) is a road, rail, and pedestrian bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy (a former suburb that in 2002 became the arrondissement Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge in Quebec City) and Lévis, in Quebec, Canada.
The Québec Bridge | Visit Québec City - Visiter Québec
A masterpiece of engineering, the Québec Bridge has a suspended span 549 m (1801.2') stretching between the two pylons. It is the longest cantilever bridge in the world, exceeding the Firth of Forth Bridge in Scotland by 27 m (91.9').
Quebec Bridge | ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers
At 67 feet wide, it can accommodate two sets of railway tracks, two sets of streetcar tracks and two roadways. It took three tries and cost 89 lives, but the city of Quebec was determined to compete with provincial rival Montreal for commercial rail traffic in the late 19th century.
The Story of the Quebec Bridge
2023年6月23日 · The Quebec Bridge is a roadway, rail, and pedestrian bridge over the lower Saint Lawrence River, between St. Foy and Levis, near Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Next to the Pierre Laporte Bridge, the first bridge built near Quebec City connecting the southern bank of the Saint Lawrence River was the Pont de Quebec, Quebec Bridge.
Pont de Québec (Quebec Bridge) - HistoricBridges.org
2011年4月14日 · Cable stayed bridges and pre-stressed concrete bridges may continue to break records and knock one another off the record charts as the years go by, but Pont de Québec will continue to stand as the longest cantilever truss bridge ever built.
The history of the Québec Bridge - Canada.ca
2021年4月16日 · The Québec Bridge, originally built as a railway bridge, was designed to link the two shores of the St. Lawrence River and the railways in Quebec and the United States, which was then operated by 11 railroad companies. The design included two tracks for trains and one lane of roadway.
The Quebec Bridge - National Trust for Canada
A riveted steel truss structure, the Quebec Bridge is 987 m long, 29 m wide, and 104 m high. It remains the longest cantilever bridge span in the world. In the early 20th century the Quebec Bridge was described as the 8th wonder of the world.