Médéric Martin Bridge
Encyclopedia
Médéric Martin Bridge is a viaduct
-type bridge in Quebec that spans Rivière des Prairies
between Montreal and Laval
. It carries 8 lanes of Quebec Autoroute 15
, including 1 reserved bus
and carpooling lanes
.
It was named after Médéric Martin
, who was a Member of Parliament
for St. Mary
, then Mayor of Montreal
. He was a resident of what is now Laval during his tenure as Mayor.
Viaduct
A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...
-type bridge in Quebec that spans Rivière des Prairies
Rivière des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada....
between Montreal and Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
. It carries 8 lanes of Quebec Autoroute 15
Quebec Autoroute 15
Autoroute 15 is a highway in western Quebec, Canada...
, including 1 reserved bus
Bus lane
A bus lane or bus only lane is a lane restricted to buses, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion...
and carpooling lanes
Carpool
Carpooling , is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car....
.
It was named after Médéric Martin
Médéric Martin
-Background:Born to Salomon Martin, a carpenter and Virginie Lafleur, Martin studied at St. Eustache College and went on to open a cigar store in Montreal's East End and soon became a populist politician, best known for stirring up suspicion against English Montreal residents.-Member of the house...
, who was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for St. Mary
St. Mary (electoral district)
St. Mary was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1953.This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Montreal East riding....
, then Mayor of Montreal
Mayor of Montreal
The Mayor of Montreal is head of the executive branch of Montreal City Council.The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and provincial laws within Montreal....
. He was a resident of what is now Laval during his tenure as Mayor.