19-12-2018 22:41 via montrealgazette.com

Bill Brownstein: Get ready for Sammy II — The Bridge!

Seriously? They’re naming the Champlain Bridge replacement the Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge. They must have thought long and hard on that one.
And once the span linking Montreal to the South Shore opens on June 30, it will be known as …. the Champlain Bridge. Much like the Honoré-Mercier Bridge is pretty much only known as the Mercier Bridge. The “Samuel de” will be dropped by motorists faster than the first pile-up and first dropped hubcap on the new bridge.
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