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Bridge and ferry crossings in Quebec

Restrictions and special operating conditions for bridge and ferry crossings, including speed, lane position, traffic control, and protective equipment.

13 facts, each with the passage it comes from, all quoted from C-24.2, r. 35 — Règlement sur le permis spécial de circulation.

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  • When is a signaller required to manage a crossing?Nothing on file for Quebec answers this yet.

Facts

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Required bridge crossing position (Choices)

Required position of the vehicle or combination when crossing a bridge, including the precise bridge centre, a central lane, or straddling lanes.

  • Class 6 permit on the highway network in Schedule 4, bridge comprising more than 2 lanes of traffic in the same direction

    • Central lane

  • Condition C, bridges with a single lane in the direction of travel

    • Precise centre of bridge

  • Condition D; rightmost two lanes on a bridge with more than 2 lanes in the direction of travel

    • Straddle two lanes
    • Straddle the two rightmost lanes

  • Condition F, roads with more than 2 lanes in the same direction

    • Central lane

Maximum speed on bridges (Measures)

Maximum speed, in kilometres per hour, at which the vehicle or combination may travel on bridges under the applicable permit condition.

  • 10 km/h6.2 mphCondition G
  • 25 km/h15.5 mphCondition H
  • 40 km/h24.9 mphCondition I
  • 25 km/h15.5 mphCondition J, bridges where signage prohibits circulation of over-dimensional vehicles

Bridge crossing alone required (Yes or no)

Whether the vehicle or combination must cross the bridge alone, without other traffic, under the applicable permit condition.

Yes

Condition B

Bridge crossing prohibited (Yes or no)

Whether circulation is prohibited on bridges where signage prohibits the circulation of over-dimensional vehicles, under the applicable permit condition.

Yesin 2 cases

  • Class 4 or 5 permit
  • Condition R

Traffic stop required (Yes or no)

Whether traffic must be stopped before the vehicle or combination crosses the specified bridge or road, under the applicable permit condition.

Yes

Condition 11

Steel pontoons required (Yes or no)

Whether steel pontoons must be used on the bridges mentioned in the permit, in the presence of a representative of the road authority.

Yes

Condition S

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