List of crossings of the Richelieu River

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Last updated March 22, 2022

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

Crossings

Crossing	Year built	Communities linked	Carries	Name origin	Coordinates
Turcotte Bridge	circa 1937	(W) Tracy (E) Sorel	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 Bridge	1896	(W) Tracy (E) Sorel	abandoned	South 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 Bridge	1968	(W) Tracy (E) Sorel	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 Bridge	1964	(W) Beloeil (E) Mont-St-Hilaire	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	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 Bridge	December 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	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 Bridge	September 22, 1877	(W) Chambly (E) Richelieu	abandoned	from 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 Bridge	1962	(W) Chambly (E) Richelieu	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 Bridge	1966	(W) St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (E) Iberville	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 Bridge	August 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	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 Bridge	July 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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