In the unlikely event that this bridge were to suddenly collapse, which Montreal-adjacent island’s residents would be cut off from the rest of society?
UPDATE: Wow, got dozens of guesses on this one, most of which were right or almost right without giving the name of the island.
It is, indeed, Île Verte, a tiny island with two streets that forms part of les Îles Laval just east of Île Bizard. The bridge connects it to Île Bigras, which is more known for its commuter train station.
Île Verte isn’t labelled on Google Maps (which is why most people described it without naming it). It does show up on Mapquest though. Take that, Google!
One thing’s for sure: it’s not Ile Perrot. Galipeau bridge is much bigger than that, even with half of it being rebuilt, it’s still 3 lanes wide. :P
Must be Île-Bizard, no?
The île Mercier near Île Bizard.
Wouldn’t that be that weird island “Ile Bizard”?
Keep guessing.
Ok, so it isn’t Île-Bizard…
Could it be Île-Barwick ?
It doesn’t have to be part of Montréal, I guess? So here’s another try:
It could also be the Dupont street (get it?) bridge to Bigras Island (but I doubt it) or the chemin des Trilles bridge to Île Verte (I am reasonably more sure of this one).
I’ll also try the second (from the mainland) of the the two Yale Islands bridge in Boisbriand, but the current seems too swift for that.
Same comment for the Île de Mai bridge.
But we’re dangerously straying from Montréal there.
Ile Verte (bridge to Ile Bigras)?
Ile Bigras, but they’d still be connected by the train line. You can walk on that bridge but it’s not the safest thing to do, especially in winter, or when trains are passing…
Les îles Laval, near Ile Bizard?
Must be one of those little islands in Rivière de Prairies?
Is it the little island od Iles Laval near Ile Bigras?
small island just off Ile Bigras (just after Roxboro on Deux Montagnes commuter line)?
Est-ce que ça pourrait être le pont qui mène sur l’ïle de la visitation ?
What about Les Iles-Laval? The little island south of Ile-Bigras.
Is that the bridge on Rue De l’Île-Barwick on the westisland (before the i’le bizaqrd bridge)?
L’Ile Cadieux?
Île Bigras?
Ile Bigras? Between Bizard and Laval
Looks like the little island next to Ile Bigras
My best guess is Chemin des Trilles, off Ile Bigras
I don’t actually know the island’s name though.
Is it the island with the Ile-Bigras train station on it?
hmm… could it be that Fagstein spent a little time in “Zone 3” last month? My Guess, is Ile Bigras. Rue Dupont perhaps?
Ile Bigras?
Les Iles Laval?
Île Barwick ?
Dorval Island?
Is it that small island next to Ile Bigras that one can see from the AMT station?
And if I am right. I don’t think they’d be cut off form society because the Deux-Montagne train does go through there. So they could easily get downtown in 30 minutes, I don’t know if thats quite….. cut off from society.
Judging by the curving to the right when facing the island..I’m gonna go with Ile Barwick, just off of Rue Huntington / Ch. de la Rive-Boisee in the West Island
Ile Barwick?
Isn’t it the island adjacent to Ile Bigras? The one with the nice rich houses. Google maps says Iles-Laval.
I can’t find a name, but is it this island here?
Ile Bigras
Ile-de-Dorval? I think I’ve seen that name before but I’m not sure…
So I had one of the small island of Les ïles Laval. Guess it wasn’t that!
Could it be Barwick Island in Pierrefonds?
I’m gonna go for “l’Île Verte”, part of the Laval-islands.
Ile Barwick in Pierrefonds.
With 234 islands, the Hochelaga Archipelago has plenty of stuff to discover…
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipel_d%27Hochelaga