I keep forgetting just how much bigger the new bridge will be compared to the olde one.
the actual bridge is 23m wide, the new bridge around 60m wide. to me the REM is what will make this bridge spectacular. certainly a first in North America for a bridge this big.
Last edited by GreaterMontréal; Jun 6, 2018 at 12:09 AM.
Why did the Champlain bridge need to be replaced so soon when the Cartier and Victoria bridges are much older? Did they neglect proper maintenance or something?
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Why did the Champlain bridge need to be replaced so soon when the Cartier and Victoria bridges are much older? Did they neglect proper maintenance or something?
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The Champlain Bridge suffers from the combined effects of heavy traffic, intensive trucking and corrosion of its frame, accelerated by de-icing salts, which could not be predicted at the time of its construction. is almost 50 years old.
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According to Roche engineers, the Champlain Bridge was not designed, at the time, to support the movement of 4 million heavy vehicles per year. In addition, the effects of salts used in abundance for deicing the roadway were not yet known.
The Ship Inn, I forget in what but it was recently in some top 10 of music venues. It's the place where any visiting artist does an unscheduled show, and lots of the most widely-awarded local artists are regulars.
I always appreciate a deeper look at our cities. We've seen many amazing tours of Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, others... but that's one of the most notable ones I've seen of Winnipeg.
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