Île aux Tourtes Bridge

Île aux Tourtes Bridge
Coordinates45°25′11″N 73°59′32″W / 45.4196°N 73.9921°W / 45.4196; -73.9921
Carries A-40 (TCH)
CrossesLake of Two Mountains
LocaleVaudreuil, Quebec
Official namePont de l'Île aux Tourtes
Characteristics
Total length2 km (1.2 mi)
History
Opened1966
Location
Interactive map of Île aux Tourtes Bridge

The Île aux Tourtes Bridge is a bridge on the western tip of the Island of Montreal, spanning Lake of Two Mountains between Senneville, and Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada. It carries six lanes of Autoroute 40 and is the main transportation link between Montreal and the province of Ontario. At 2 km in length, it is the longest bridge in Quebec to cross a body of water other than the Saint Lawrence River. It is used by 87,000 vehicles per day, or 3.17 million per year, as a vital artery connecting the island of Montreal to its outer suburbs.

The bridge has been subject to numerous repairs since the 1990s. With an initial projected end-of-life date of 2002, by 2018, the government of Quebec had spent $87 million to maintain the structure with another $45 million expected to be spent by 2028 to reinforce it while a replacement is built. A new $2.3 billion span is scheduled to open in 2026.