Pont Galipeau, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Facts and practical information
The Galipeault Bridge is a bridge on the western tip of the Island of Montreal, spanning the Ottawa River between Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and L'Île-Perrot, Quebec, Canada. It carries four lanes of Autoroute 20, and was named after Antonin Galipeault, who was minister of public works under Louis-Alexandre Taschereau. Incidentally, Taschereau Bridge, along the same highway, was part of the same project. The first span was built in 1924, a girder bridge that was replaced in 1991 by another structure of the same type, using the same foundations. It was doubled in 1964 with a cable-stayed bridge, which carried the eastbound lanes of Autoroute 20 until its demolition early in 2008. ()
Pont Galipeau – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal, Macdonald Campus, Montreal Aviation Museum, Ecomuseum Zoo.