Jacques Bizard Bridge
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Jacques Bizard Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Rivière des Prairies
and connects L'Île Bizard
to Montreal Island. Except for a cable ferry that connects Île Bizard with Laval-sur-le-Lac
, it is the only access to Île Bizard
, which had a population of 13,861 as of the 2001 census
. It carries three lanes of Jacques Bizard Boulevard, including one reversible lane
. As of 2008, it is being widened to accommodate a bicycle path. The ferry, which crosses the north branch of the Rivière des Prairies, operates only seasonally between April and November.
The bridge was named after Jacques Bizard
, who was seigneur of Île Bonaventure
, which was later renamed after him as well. The current span was built in 1966 and replaced an old bridge that was built in 1893.
Rivière des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada....
and connects L'Île Bizard
L'Île-Bizard, Quebec
Ville de L'Île-Bizard is a former municipality located on Île Bizard, an island northwest of the Island of Montreal. It was originally incorporated as a municipality on July 1, 1855 as Paroisse de Saint-Raphael-de l'Ile-Bizard....
to Montreal Island. Except for a cable ferry that connects Île Bizard with Laval-sur-le-Lac
Laval-sur-le-Lac
Laval-sur-le-Lac is a small neighbourhood on the western-end part of Laval and was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.- Geography :...
, it is the only access to Île Bizard
Île Bizard
Île Bizard is an island near the Island of Montreal in the Hochelaga Archipelago region.It was formerly a separate municipality named Ville de L'Île-Bizard, but is now part of the city of Montreal, in the borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève....
, which had a population of 13,861 as of the 2001 census
Canada 2001 Census
The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...
. It carries three lanes of Jacques Bizard Boulevard, including one reversible lane
Reversible lane
A reversible lane , called a counterflow lane or contraflow lane in transport engineering nomenclature, is a lane in which traffic may travel in either direction, depending on certain conditions...
. As of 2008, it is being widened to accommodate a bicycle path. The ferry, which crosses the north branch of the Rivière des Prairies, operates only seasonally between April and November.
The bridge was named after Jacques Bizard
Jacques Bizard
Jacques Bizard was seigneur of île Bonaventure, later renamed île-Bizard. Born in Benaix, Neuchatel in Switzerland to a Calvinist pastor, Bizard served in the Venetian army where he met Louis de Buade, better known as Comte de Frontenac...
, who was seigneur of Île Bonaventure
Île Bizard
Île Bizard is an island near the Island of Montreal in the Hochelaga Archipelago region.It was formerly a separate municipality named Ville de L'Île-Bizard, but is now part of the city of Montreal, in the borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève....
, which was later renamed after him as well. The current span was built in 1966 and replaced an old bridge that was built in 1893.
See also
- List of bridges spanning the Rivière des Prairies
- List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies
- List of bridges in Montreal