Period : 1955 - 1969
Credit : Library of Parliament
The builders
The Honourable George Marler, the federal Minister of Transport at the time, announced that a toll bridge would be built over Île des Sœurs to... [...]
Credit : JCCBI
Construction
Construction of the bridge begins en 1957. The National Harbours Board was put in charge of the project. At first, the bridge was called the... [...]
Credit : Hans van der Aa
Inauguration
Five years after the first construction contract was awarded, the Champlain Bridge opened to traffic on June 28, 1962. This toll bridge opened... [...]