Built in the scope of the Highway 73 extension project in the Beauce region, the Gilbert River Bridge is a 1,070-ft. (326-meter) structure that was erected 170 feet (52 meters) over the Gilbert River and 34th Street in Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Quebec. The new bridge features eight lines of 11 girders, with each component measuring 11 feet (3.4 meters) tall and weighing up to 48 tons apiece.
Canam-Bridges supplied 4,550 tons of steel components in addition to
In 2013, Canam-Bridges supplied structural steel components for the reconstruction of an overpass for the Highway 20/73 Interchange rehabilitation project in Lévis, Quebec. This 1,040-ft. (317-meter) curved bridge is supported by five piers that straddle the two highways; each of the deck spans is comprised of six steel girders. The structure was designed by a consortium formed by CIMA+ and Dessau, and the project was executed by Roxboro Excavation Inc. for the project customer,…
Orthotropic steel deck is being used more and more in Canada, and the reasons for choosing this solution are many. While professionals opt for this method mainly because of its cost-saving advantages, the benefits extend even further. Orthotropic deck is composed of a steel plate that’s covered by a shop-installed roadway surface. The bottom of the plate is simply stiffened using components that are sized primarily according to the traffic loads and the number of…
Canam-Bridges participated in the construction of a bridge over the Natashquan River that now links two municipalities in the province of Quebec, Kegaska and Pointe-Parent, which are located approximately 620 miles (1,000 km) north of Quebec City. Until the bridge opened in fall 2013, Kegaska residents had relied on other means, including boat, plane and snowmobile, to meet their transportation needs. This project was executed in the scope of the extension of Route 138. The superstructure chosen…
In recent years, Canam-Bridges has elaborated an innovative bridge erection technique: a launched-girder erection system using counterweights. This method was put to use during the construction of the North Channel Bridge, which connects the City of Cornwall and Cornwall Island in Ontario, Canada and the State of New York in the U.S. Spanning the St. Lawrence Seaway, over 120,000 commercial vehicles and 2,300,000 passenger vehicles use this vital corridor every year.
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In the present day and age where everything is going ever faster and our time is carefully tallied, we all want to quickly obtain answers to our questions. We are now proposing a solution that will help you to find the information you’re looking for, right at your very fingertips. Canam-Bridges has created a blog that, we hope, will become an ally in the execution of your bridge projects. This latest initiative is in line with our…
