To mark the opening of the bridge, journalists and dignitaries were invited to walk across the new structure. While the project was ambitious in scope, it was all the more impressive given the local teams who worked on it. It was in fact mainly Quebec-based companies that designed the bridge and carried out the works. That was a first for a construction of this size!

1968 - 2015

The Pierre-Laporte Bridge, a feat of Quebec engineering

As automobiles became widespread in the 1950s and 1960s, the Quebec Bridge reached capacity. In June 1966, construction began on a second road link between Québec City and Lévis, 200 metres from the Quebec Bridge. It would connect several highways. Originally intended to be called the Frontenac Bridge, it was renamed before its inauguration in November 1970 as a tribute to Pierre Laporte, a minister in the Bourassa Administration who died during the October Crisis. It is considered the longest main span on a suspension bridge in Canada. Today, 120,000 vehicles cross it every day.

A first crossing on foot

Auteur inconnu To mark the opening of the bridge, journalists and dignitaries were invited to walk across the new structure. While the project was ambitious in scope, it was all the more impressive given the local teams who worked on it. It was in fact mainly Quebec-based companies that designed the bridge and carried out the works. That was a first for a construction of this size!

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Depicted period: 1970

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