Transport Archives | Laval, a Region Well Positioned for a Diversified Economy

Constantly Growing

Today, Laval is an urban centre with all the characteristics of a major world city.

That’s What I Call Service!

Already in 1910, hotel owners were joining forces to welcome and transport tourists coming from the big city! Hôtel Cyr had its own means of transportation to shuttle […]

A Little More Solid

The first bridges were made of wood. The Viau Bridge, like all the others, later had to be rebuilt out of metal to support the growing road traffic.

A Wonderful Memory

The wooden Plessis Bélair Bridge was built in 1854. It connected Sainte-Rose to Bélair Island, in Rosemère. It was a toll bridge. In the early 19th century, vacationers […]

A Gentle Trot

A winter outing on Des Prairies River in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, circa 1901. From the beginning of colonization until numerous bridges were built, ice bridges on the rivers served as […]