A GREAT BRIDGE
One of the world’s great bridges now spans the St. Lawrence River at Montreal, linking Canada’s metropolis with the South Shore. It was completed in six years, which was eighteen months loss than the estimated time. The total length of the structure is 11,23Gft,0r two and one-eighth miles, of which 8.803 ft is steel bridgework, the remainder being concrete viaduct. The outstanding feature of the bridge is the 1.097 ft cantilevered span of K-truss design, one of the largest spans of its kind in the world. This stretches from the St. Helen’s Island pavilion to the Montreal south shore ramp, while a long series of simple deck truss spans servo as approaches from either side. The largest caisson is all steel, and is the fourth largest one of its kind known to exist in the world, being 127 ft 9in long, 50ft 6in wide, and 47ft deep.
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Evening Star, Issue 20587, 12 September 1930, Page 5
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150A GREAT BRIDGE Evening Star, Issue 20587, 12 September 1930, Page 5
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