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{{About|the bridge|the community in Laval|Pont-Viau, Quebec}}
{{Infobox Bridge
|bridge_name= Viau Bridge
|image=Viau Bridge.jpg
|caption= Viau Bridge, seen from a bike trail in [[Montreal, Quebec]].
|official_name= Pont Viau 
|also_known_as= Pont Ahuntsic (Ahuntsic Bridge)
|carries= 4 lanes of [[Quebec Route 335|Route 335]] [[Image:qc335.svg|25px]] and one [[bus lane]]
|crosses= [[Rivière des Prairies]]
|locale= [[Laval, Quebec]] and [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
|maint= [[Transports Québec]]
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|design= Concrete [[arch bridge]]
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|open= 1962
|closed= 
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|coordinates= {{coord|45|33|26|N|73|40|32|W}}
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The '''Viau Bridge''' (officially in {{langx|fr|'''Pont Viau'''}}; formerly called the '''Ahuntsic Bridge''', {{langx|fr|'''Pont Ahuntsic'''}}) was built in 1930, rebuilt in 1962 and widened in 1993.

The [[bridge]] spans the [[Rivière des Prairies]] between the [[Montreal]] borough of [[Ahuntsic-Cartierville]] and the [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]] [[neighbourhood]] of [[Pont-Viau, Quebec|Pont Viau]]. It is part of [[Quebec Route 335|Route 335]]. About 36,000 drivers cross the bridge each weekday.  The [[Société de transport de Laval]] has a designated [[bus lane]] for one of its bus routes<ref>[http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/lang/en/regular-routes-advanced-search/?page_id=666&route_id=2O&stop_code=40002 STL route 2] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225172908/http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/lang/en/regular-routes-advanced-search/?page_id=666&route_id=2O&stop_code=40002 |date=February 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/lang/en/schedule-and-routes/regular-routes-4/?route_id=31N&stop_code=40031 STL route 31] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225173026/http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/lang/en/schedule-and-routes/regular-routes-4/?route_id=31N&stop_code=40031 |date=February 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/lang/en/schedule-and-routes/regular-routes-4/?route_id=55N&stop_code=40055 STL route 55] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225173041/http://www.stl.laval.qc.ca/lang/en/schedule-and-routes/regular-routes-4/?route_id=55N&stop_code=40055 |date=February 25, 2012 }}</ref> heading south towards [[Henri-Bourassa Terminus Nord (AMT)|Henri-Bourassa Terminus Nord]] and the [[Henri-Bourassa (Montreal Metro)|Henri Bourassa Station]] and north towards [[Cartier (Montreal Metro)|Cartier Station]].  The [[Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)|Orange Line (Line 2)]] of the [[Montreal Metro]] that was extended in 2007 northward to Laval is backed up with the bus route of the same number.  On August 8, 2007, a large hole and crack in the bus-only lane near the Laurentian Boulevard (Laval) side of the bridge brought a complete closure, but an inspection concluded that the bridge had no structural problems or damage and was reopened the same day.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=ae363442-41bd-4cb6-8b5e-483fc6f2526a&k=87693 Bridge to Laval reopens]</ref>

A wooden bridge was built there in 1847.

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Bridge. Viau Bridge BAnQ P48S1P06312.jpg|{{center|in 1941}}
Feature. Ahuntsic. Viau BAnQ P48S1P16556.jpg|{{center|in 1948}}
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==See also==
*[[List of bridges in Canada]]
*[[List of bridges in Montreal#Spanning the Rivière des Prairies|List of bridges spanning the Rivière des Prairies]]
*[[List of bridges in Montreal]]
*[[List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies]]

== References ==
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{{Crossings navbox
|structure       = Crossings
|place           = [[Rivière des Prairies]]
|bridge          = Ahuntsic Bridge
|bridge signs    = [[Image:qc335.svg|25px]]
|upstream        = [[Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)#List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies|Montreal Metro Tunnel]] [[Line 2 Orange (Montreal Metro)|Montreal Metro Line 2 Orange]]
|upstream signs  = <!--  Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Stm_logo.jpg|60px]] -->
|downstream      = [[Papineau-Leblanc Bridge]]
|downstream signs = [[Image:Quebec Autoroute 19.svg|25px]]
}}

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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Ahuntsic-Cartierville]]
[[Category:Bridges in Montreal]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1962]]
[[Category:Bridges in Laval, Quebec]]
[[Category:Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in Canada]]
[[Category:Rivière des Prairies]]
[[Category:Road bridges in Quebec]]
[[Category:1960s in Montreal]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in Quebec]]


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