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Taschereau Bridge

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bridge that was built in 1854, and was the first fixed link between Montreal and the mainland. The bridge was named after
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Like Galipeault Bridge, which it continues, Taschereau Bridge was built next to a
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in 1964, both of them from two lanes to four, was done in a bid to appease
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residents and merchants, who were worried that the construction of nearby
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side. The bridge also carries a bicycle path, and is part of
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Coordinates
45°23′09″N 74°00′05″W / 45.38583°N 74.00139°W / 45.38583; -74.00139
A-20
Ottawa River
Dorion, Quebec
Transports Québec
Pincourt
Île Perrot
Vaudreuil-Dorion
Vaudreuil-Soulanges RMC
Ottawa River
Galipeault Bridge
Montreal Island
Quebec Autoroute 20
Dorion
Route Verte 5
Galipeault Bridge
Perrot Island
Île aux Tourtes Bridge
Le Faubourg de l'Île
Pincourt
Grand Trunk Railroad
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Premier
Quebec
List of bridges in Canada
List of crossings of the Ottawa River
"Bridges and crossing points"

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