Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Laval (Canada). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Papineau-Leblanc Bridge, Cosmodome, and Bordeaux Railway Bridge. Also, be sure to include Louis Bisson Bridge in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Laval (Québec).
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Papineau-Leblanc Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge in Québec, Canada. The Papineau-Leblanc Bridge was one of the first cable-stayed spans in North America. It is part of Quebec Autoroute 19 and is one of the connections between Laval and Montreal, Quebec, Canada, spanning Rivière des Prairies. It was fabricated from weathering steel and has an orthotropic deck. The freeway ends abruptly at the southern end of the bridge at the intersection of Henri Bourassa Boulevard, where Autoroute 19 follows Avenue Papineau down to Quebec Autoroute 40.
The Leblanc portion of the name comes from the name of a street in Laval that was expropriated to build the autoroute. That street was named after Alpha Leblanc, a local landowner. Portions of that street remain on both sides of the autoroute.
In 2000, a proposition to rename the bridge after the late Pietro Rizzuto was initially approved, then rejected by the Commission de Toponymie du Québec, which ruled that the name Papineau-Leblanc was already entrenched in local culture and non-controversial. Most locals simply refer to this bridge as Papineau.[1]
Cosmodome
Museum in Laval, Québec. Cosmodome is a space science museum and education centre located in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Cosmodome is the home to both Space Camp Canada and the Space Science Centre. Space Camp Canada welcomed its first campers in July 1994 while the Space Science Centre opened its doors to the public in December 1994.[2]
Address: 2150 Autoroute des Laurentides, H7T 2T8 Laval
Bordeaux Railway Bridge
Bridge in Laval, Quebec. The Bordeaux Railway Bridge is a railway bridge on the Canadian Pacific Railway line across the Rivière des Prairies between Ahuntsic-Cartierville, on Montreal Island, and Laval-des-Rapides, Laval, Quebec, Canada. This bridge is used by freight trains of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Chemins de Fer Québec-Gatineau and by the Saint-Jerome line suburban trains of the Réseau de transport métropolitain.
A four-rail gauntlet track is still in use on this bridge because the horizontal structure gauge is not sufficiently wide for a regular double track.[3]
Louis Bisson Bridge
Bridge in Québec, Canada. Louis Bisson Bridge spans the Rivière des Prairies between the eastern tip of Montreal's Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough and the district of Chomedey in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It carries 7 lanes of Quebec Highway 13, including one reversible lane at the centre. That lane is an example of a permanent zipper lane.
The bridge was named after Canadian aviator Louis Bisson.[4]
Parc de la Rivière des Milles-Iles
Park, Relax in park
Address: 345 Boulevard, H7L 1M7 Laval
Chomedey
Chomedey is a district in the southwest of the city of Laval and was a separate municipality until the municipal mergers in 1965.[5]
Le centre de la nature
Park, Nature and wildlife, Relax in park, Farm
Address: 901, avenue du Parc, H7E 2T7 Laval
Musée pour Enfants
Children's museum, Museum
Address: 3805 Boulevard Curé-Labelle, H7P 0A5 Laval
Île Bigras
Island in Laval, Québec. Île Bigras is the largest of the four islands that make up the Îles-Laval archipelago in the Rivière des Prairies in Quebec. They all are part of the city of Laval since 1965.
The 1 km (0.62 mi) Île Bigras was named in 1817 as Île Amesse, after the name of its owner, Louis Amesse (other more recent maps have also shown the names Île Boiret and Île Boisvert). The island was bought in 1890 by Émilien Bigras, who gave it his name. He was also the owner of the three other islands of the archipelago: Île Pariseau, Île Verte and Île Ronde.
Thanks to the Deux-Montagnes commuter train line and its station, the island is less than 30 minutes from Downtown Montreal and Central Station. It is also less than a quarter-hour from the seasonal reaction ferry that connects Île Bizard with Laval-sur-le-Lac. A park and ride at the station can accommodate several cars.[6]
Parc Lausanne
Park, Relax in park
Address: 425, rue de Lausanne, Laval
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a district in the eastern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul was a town before August 6, 1965. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is named after Vincent de Paul.[7]