Pie-IX Bridge
Bridge in Quebec, Canada
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Pie-IX Bridge (French: Pont Pie-IX) is a bridge in Quebec, spanning the Rivière des Prairies. It connects the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul area of Laval, on Île Jésus, and the borough of Montréal-Nord in Montreal, on the Island of Montreal. The bridge was part of Autoroute 25 until the construction of the new toll bridge for Autoroute 25. It is now part of Quebec Route 125.
Coordinates45°35′57″N 73°38′48″W
Carries6 lanes of 
Route 125
Route 125CrossesRivière des Prairies
LocaleLaval, Quebec and Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pie-IX Bridge | |
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 Pie-IX is currently the second easternmost bridge connecting Laval to the Island of Montreal. | |
| Coordinates | 45°35′57″N 73°38′48″W |
| Carries | 6 lanes of Route 125 |
| Crosses | Rivière des Prairies |
| Locale | Laval, Quebec and Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Other name | Le Caron Bridge |
| Maintained by | Transports Québec |
| History | |
| Opened | 1937 (rebuilt 1967) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 83,000 (2013)[1] |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Pie-IX Bridge | |
While it was originally called Le Caron Bridge, after Joseph Le Caron, an early missionary to the Hurons,[2] the bridge has since been renamed Pie-IX Bridge,[3] after Pie-IX Boulevard.[citation needed] The Boulevard itself was named after Pope Pius IX (Pie is the French name for Pius).
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