Louis-hippolyte-lafontaine tunnel
Louis-hippolyte-lafontaine tunnel
Louis-hippolyte-lafontaine tunnel road...
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel
Bridge–tunnel in Quebec
Montreal entrance to tunnel, 2009 | |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
|---|---|
| Route | A-25 (TCH) |
| Crosses | St.
Lawrence River |
| Opened | March 11, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-03-11) |
| Traffic | 120,000[1] |
| Character | Limited access highway |
| Length | 1,391 m (4,563.6 ft) (tunnel section) 409 m (1,341.9 ft) (causeway section) |
| No.
of lanes | 6 |
| Tunnel clearance | 4.4 m (14 ft 5+1⁄4 in) |
| Width | 37 m (121.4 ft) |
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel (Montreal) | |
The Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel (French: Pont-Tunnel Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine) is a highway bridge–tunnel running over and beneath the Saint Lawrence River.
It connects the Montreal borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve with the south shore of the river at Longueuil, Quebec.
Named after Lower Canada political reformer Louis-Hippolyte L