About

Since 1917, the Québec Bridge has connected Lévis and Québec City and has stood as a symbol of excellence in the region’s landscape. A feat of civil engineering, this iconic structure is the cantilever bridge with the longest clear span in the world. It continues to fascinate today, over 100 years after the end of its construction.

About
In a nutshell
In a nutshell

Opening: 1917
 

Traffic
Deck Railroad managed by CN
  • Number of trips by trains: 13 per day
Deck managed by the provincial government
  • Three traffic lanes
  • Average number of vehicle trips: 30,000 per day
  • Average number of bus trips: 218 per day
Trucks: Prohibited
Cyclists and pedestrians: Authorized on the sidewalk
  • Number of cyclist and pedestrian trips in summer: 735 per day
Technical data
  • Total length: 987 m
  • Central section: 863 m cantilever
  • Length of free span over the river: 549 m
  • Clearance above the river: 46 m
  • Total steel height: 104 m
  • Width: 30.5 m
  • Paintable surface: 496,000 m2
  • Steel weight: 66,000 t
  • Number of trunnions: 1,416
Deck managed by the provincial government
  • Number of lanes : 3
  • Roadway width : 9,17 m
Sidewalk
  • Width: 1.32 m

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