List of crossings of the Richelieu River

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This is a list of bridges and ferries that cross the Richelieu River from the Saint Lawrence River upstream to Lake Champlain.

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Key: Communities linked by individual crossings
  (W): West-shore terminal (mainland)
  (E): East-shore terminal (mainland)

Crossings

CrossingPictureYear builtCommunities linkedCarriesName origin Coordinates
Turcotte Bridgecirca 1937(W) Tracy
(E) Sorel
Qc132.svg Route 132 46°02′29″N73°07′03″W / 46.04139°N 73.11750°W / 46.04139; -73.11750 (Turcotte Bridge) (Sorel-Tracy)
South Shore Railway Bridge1896(W) Tracy
(E) Sorel
abandonedSouth Shore Railway 46°02′17″N73°06′58″W / 46.03806°N 73.11611°W / 46.03806; -73.11611 (abandoned CNR crossing) (Sorel-Tracy)
Sorel-Tracy Bridge1968(W) Tracy
(E) Sorel
Quebec Autoroute 30.svg Autoroute 30 Communities of Sorel and Tracy 46°01′46″N73°07′50″W / 46.02944°N 73.13056°W / 46.02944; -73.13056 (Autoroute 30 crossing) (Sorel-Tracy)
St-Roch-de-Richelieu - St-Ours Ferry(W) St-Roche-de-Richelieu
(E) St-Ours
45°53′19″N73°9′16″W / 45.88861°N 73.15444°W / 45.88861; -73.15444 (St-Roche-de-Richelieu) (St-Roche-de-Richelieu)
45°53′17″N73°9′7″W / 45.88806°N 73.15194°W / 45.88806; -73.15194 (St-Ours) (St-Ours)
St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu - St-Denis Ferry(W) St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
(E) St-Denis
45°47′14″N73°9′56″W / 45.78722°N 73.16556°W / 45.78722; -73.16556 (St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu) (St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu)
45°47′3″N73°9′39″W / 45.78417°N 73.16083°W / 45.78417; -73.16083 (St-Denis) (St-Denis)
St-Marc-sur-Richelieu - St-Charles-sur-Richelieu Ferry(W) St-Marc-sur-Richelieu
(E) St-Charles-sur-Richelieu
45°41′29″N73°11′28″W / 45.69139°N 73.19111°W / 45.69139; -73.19111 (St-Marc-sur-Richelieu) (St-Marc-sur-Richelieu)
45°41′25″N73°11′11″W / 45.69028°N 73.18639°W / 45.69028; -73.18639 (St-Charles-sur-Richelieu) (St-Charles-sur-Richelieu)
Arthur-Branchaud Bridge1964(W) Beloeil
(E) Mont-St-Hilaire
TCH blank.svg Quebec Autoroute 20.svg Autoroute 20 45°35′39″N73°11′19″W / 45.59417°N 73.18861°W / 45.59417; -73.18861 (Autoroute 20 crossing) (Beloeil)
Jordi-Bonet Bridge(W) Beloeil
(E) Mont-St-Hilaire
Qc116.svg Route 116 Jordi Bonet 45°33′50″N73°12′01″W / 45.56389°N 73.20028°W / 45.56389; -73.20028 (Jordi-Bonet Bridge) (Beloeil)
Canadian National Railway BridgeDecember 27, 1848(W) McMasterville
(E) Mont-St-Hilaire
Canadian National Railway (CN)

AMT Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line commuter train

Via Rail passenger train

rail company using the bridge, originally the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad 45°32′53″N73°12′35″W / 45.54806°N 73.20972°W / 45.54806; -73.20972 (Canadian National Railway Bridge) (McMasterville)
Yule bridge(W) Chambly
(E) Richelieu
Qc112.svg Route 112 Boulevard Richelieu 45°26′30″N73°15′23″W / 45.44167°N 73.25639°W / 45.44167; -73.25639 (Boulevard Richelieu Bridge) (Chambly)
Montreal & Southern Counties Railway BridgeSeptember 22, 1877(W) Chambly
(E) Richelieu
abandonedfrom the interurban railway company that used the bridge 45°26′22″N73°15′19″W / 45.43944°N 73.25528°W / 45.43944; -73.25528 (interurban railway bridge) (Chambly)
Michel-Chartrand Bridge1962(W) Chambly
(E) Richelieu
Quebec Autoroute 10.svg Autoroute 10 45°24′55″N73°14′33″W / 45.41528°N 73.24250°W / 45.41528; -73.24250 (Autoroute 10 crossing) (Chambly)
Felix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge1966(W) St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
(E) Iberville
Quebec Autoroute 35.svg Autoroute 35 Félix-Gabriel Marchand 45°19′36″N73°15′34″W / 45.32667°N 73.25944°W / 45.32667; -73.25944 (Autoroute 35 crossing) (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu)
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway BridgeAugust 8, 1887(W) St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
(E) Iberville
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MM&AR)by the current railway company operating over the bridge, originally was the Atlantic & North-West Railway 45°18′37″N73°14′50″W / 45.31028°N 73.24722°W / 45.31028; -73.24722 (Autoroute 35 crossing) (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu)
Gouin Bridge(W) St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
(E) Iberville
St-Jacques Road 45°18′21″N73°14′47″W / 45.30583°N 73.24639°W / 45.30583; -73.24639 (Gouin Bridge) (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu)
Stanstead, Shefford & Chambly Railroad Bridge (demolished)December 28, 1858 – 1965(W) St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
(E) Iberville
railroad company that built the crossing 45°18′8″N73°14′48″W / 45.30222°N 73.24667°W / 45.30222; -73.24667 (former railway crossing) (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu)
Route 202 Bridge(W) Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
(E) Noyan
Qc202.svg Route 202 45°3′51″N73°19′49″W / 45.06417°N 73.33028°W / 45.06417; -73.33028 (Route 202 crossing) (Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel)
Canada Atlantic Railway BridgeJuly 1, 1888(W) Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
(E) Noyan
Canadian National Railway (CN)

New England Central Railroad (NECR)

after the first railway company that built the bridge 45°3′40″N73°19′53″W / 45.06111°N 73.33139°W / 45.06111; -73.33139 (railway crossing) (Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel)

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