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Des Allumettes Bridge

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Project Details

Location

Pembroke, ON/Allumettes Island, QC, Canada

Type of Structure

920-ft. (280-m) highway bridge (11 spans)

Year(s) of Manufacture

2014-2015

Bridge Opening

2015

General Contractor

Pomerleau

Engineering Firm

Delcan Corporation

Owner

Public Works and Government Services Canada

Erection

St. Lawrence Erectors

Products and Services

Fabrication of the steel bridge superstructure (1,880 tons)

22 box girders

Longest girder: 108 ft. (33 m)

Heaviest girder: 91 tons

Goodco Z-Tech :
2 Type C expansion joints

Description

Replacement of the Des Allumettes Bridge that crosses the main channel of the Ottawa River just south-east of Pembroke, Ontario to the Allumettes Island in Quebec.

Features

This is a complex project due to the heavy weight of the box girders and the tight schedule.

winner

2015 CISC-Quebec Steel Design Award – “Bridge Projects” Category

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