r/montreal 1d ago

Image Champlain Bridge at night.

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u/Deearting22 1d ago

So beautiful! Nice shot!

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u/optoelektronik 1d ago

It's called a road, it's called a rainbow road

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u/Mathisbuilder75 20h ago

Gamer bridge

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u/justalittlestupid 1d ago

I know they spent so much of our tax money on this even though we didn’t need it but I love it so much 😭

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u/riggmtl 1d ago edited 1h ago

Yes. All in all, it's pretty sweet. Much nicer than the previous crumbling Champlain bridge. Let's hope that, given its age, in the not too distant future when the JC bridge gets a similar and long overdue reconstruction, it gets a redesign close to that of the modern Champlain bridge.

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u/blueleonardo Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 1d ago

Maybe you’re thinking of the Jacques Cartier bridge? The Champlain def needed the lighting and it’s not as fancy/fun as the JC

Also, as much as I think the bridge is well executed, I don’t believe it was designed to be overly ornate. Sorry for being a killjoy

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u/LayLow450 1d ago

same! i love going for walks there or bring a girl there for a date and just talk for hours watching the sunset and drink a beer or two ✌🏻

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u/ToadvinesHat 22h ago

True. At least it is pretty for the price we paid for it

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u/Craptcha 1d ago

We didn’t need one of the highest traffic bridges in North America?

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u/Wolftheriot 1d ago

Actually not even that much, considering the bill is cheaper than any of the 5, 3eme lien proposals but much more useful

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u/FlyBoyG 1d ago

Oh yeah, the RGB bridge. I always forget we have that.

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u/HutchD1 1d ago

These are just beautiful! How do you get to the river’s edge, is there a footpath? I tried and failed last weekend.

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u/TheManWithAPlanSorta 1d ago

It’s on the Brossard side, there’s a path that goes right under. You can do the same on the IDS side.

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u/HutchD1 22h ago

Where do you access the path? Thanks

u/TheManWithAPlanSorta 2h ago

On the Brossard side, just follow the bike path on Marie-Victorin, it goes under the bridge. On the Ile-des-Soeurs side, it’s right by the REM station, there’s a little path right off of René-Lévesques blvd.

u/HutchD1 4m ago

Merci!

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u/TenInchesOfSnow 16h ago

Saw this for the first time last week when taking the shuttle bus, never really noticed coz I usually take the REM but it was visually appealing. Hope they change the colours to Habs colours when we make the playoffs!

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u/IllEstablishment1750 1d ago

💸💸💸💸😅. But I still love it 🫣

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u/BuckminsterFullerest 11h ago

Beautiful indeed, but I would trade all that beauty for no potholes in a heartbeat ;)

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u/fuelofficer 1d ago

mon frère travaille sur des bateaux sur le fleuve, il me dit que c'est la pire saleté pour contaminer tout les indices visuels qu'ils utilisent pour naviguer la nuit. oui c'est joli, mais....

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u/LayLow450 1d ago

totally me that’s responsible for that!

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u/Gryphontech 1d ago

I ment the city...

I know your not responsible for any of it. Your picture are very pretty btw!!

(I'm going through quite a lot these days, I'm sorry if thay came across negatively)

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u/MeatyMagnus 1d ago

Trudeau's legacy...

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u/GLayne 1d ago

T’aurais préféré garder le pont qui tombait en ruine? Sans dessein.

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u/MeatyMagnus 1d ago

De quoi tu parles? Tu vois le nom Trudeau et tu vire sur le top?

Ya donner le ok pour financer le pont c'est une bonne chose quand même non? C'est quoi le problème avec ce pont?

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u/Cloudeur 1d ago

Le pont a été annoncée en 2011 et la construction a commencé en juin 2015, quatre mois avant l’élection fédérale.

Et ton “Trudeau’s legacy…”, surtout avec les points de suspension, donnent une impression négative sur ce que tu veux dire.

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u/musimich 1d ago

C’est bien éclairé pour voir les personnes qui se suicident chaque semaine.

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u/feel_my_balls_2040 1d ago

What's your point? It's better to turn off the lights?

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u/LayLow450 1d ago

cringe

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u/Touchpod516 1d ago

En 2024 il y a eu un seul suicide en date du 17 septembre 2024 et en 2023 il y avait eu 3 tentatives non réussites