Québec Bridge
In French: Pont de Québec
1675 des Hôtels Ave., Lévis
Québec Bridge, c. 1925 and today
Drag across to compare. The two views aren’t taken from exactly the same spot.
c. 1925: Photo: Fairchild aerial surveys co. of Can. ltd, Grand Mère, Que · Public domain. Today: Photo: Martin St-Amant ( S23678 ) · CC BY-SA 3.0.
About Québec Bridge
In Lévis, Québec Bridge is one of 5 National Historic Sites. Québec Bridge dates from 1917–1918. The register names H.E. Vautelet as its architect.
The Québec Bridge National Historic Site of Canada is a steel cantilever bridge which links the shores of Québec City and Lévis over the St. Lawrence River, located a few kilometres upstream from Québec City. Built in 1917 with a total length of 987 metres and a height of 95 metres, the bridge is comprised of north and south approach bays, anchor piles and arms, two main pillars resting on the river bed, cantilever arms, and a 500-metre suspended section between them. Official recognition refers to the bridge itself, its anchor pillars and the two main pillars on the river bed.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec Bridge National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board recommends National Historic Sites; the designation marks national significance, not ownership.
1 old view of Québec Bridge
Made before 1950, from 1925: public domain or CC0. Tap one to see it full screen.
c. 1925From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server; some are drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit is in the viewer.
Finding Québec Bridge
Lévis
It stands apart from the town’s other historic places.
Questions about Québec Bridge
When was Québec Bridge built?
The record of Québec Bridge gives 1917–1918.
What is Québec Bridge?
Since 1995, Québec Bridge has been a National Historic Site of Canada.
Is Québec Bridge protected?
National Historic Site status commemorates; legal protection, where there is any, comes from the province or municipality, or from federal ownership.
Can you visit Québec Bridge?
You can see it from the street, while entry depends on its current use.
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Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
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