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List of bridges in Ottawa

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This is a list of bridges in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are listed from west to east and north to south. Bridges spanning Airport Parkway, the Confederation Line, Green's Creek, Highway 174, Highway 416, Highway 417, the Jock River, the Transitway, and the Trillium Line are not listed.

Spanning the Ottawa River

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Bridge Carries Length Built Coordinates Image Remarks
Morris Island Train Bridge Pedestrian pathway 498 m 1915 45°27′59.26″N 76°17′10.57″W / 45.4664611°N 76.2862694°W / 45.4664611; -76.2862694 Originally carried Canadian Northern Railway (1915—1998) and the Ottawa Central Railway (1998—2008).

Converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2014.

Fitted to accommodate snowmobiles in 2022.[1]
Champlain Bridge Place Samuel-De Champlain

Island Park Drive 		1010 m 1928 45°24′35.5″N 75°45′34.7″W / 45.409861°N 75.759639°W / 45.409861; -75.759639 Crosses Bate Island, Cunningham Island, and Riopelle Island.

Longest bridge in Ottawa.
Lemieux Island Bridge Onigam Street 215 m 1919 45°24′50.1″N 75°43′52.23″W / 45.413917°N 75.7311750°W / 45.413917; -75.7311750 Ottawa,_Ontario_-_Lemieux_Island_Bridge_-_3 Crosses Bell Island.
Chief William Commanda Bridge Pedestrian pathway 992 m 1880 45°24′46.28″N 75°43′33.76″W / 45.4128556°N 75.7260444°W / 45.4128556; -75.7260444 Crosses Lemieux Island.

Originally carried the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway (1880—1882) and the Canadian Pacific Railway (1882—2005).

Converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2023.
Chaudière Bridge Chaudière Crossing 99 m 1919 45°25′16″N 75°43′07″W / 45.42111°N 75.71861°W / 45.42111; -75.71861 Site of the first bridge linking Ottawa and Gatineau.
Portage Bridge 700 m 1973 45°25′20″N 75°42′49″W / 45.42222°N 75.71361°W / 45.42222; -75.71361 Crosses Victoria Island.
Alexandra Bridge 563 m 1900 45°25′47.81″N 75°42′13.54″W / 45.4299472°N 75.7037611°W / 45.4299472; -75.7037611 Originally carried the Canadian Pacific Railway (1900—1966).
Macdonald-Cartier Bridge Autoroute 5 618 m 1963 45°26′12″N 75°42′9″W / 45.43667°N 75.70250°W / 45.43667; -75.70250

Spanning the Rideau River

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Bridge Carries Length Built Coordinates Image Remarks
Bytown Bridge (West Bridge) Sussex Drive 70 m 2005 45°26′21.88″N 75°41′45.51″W / 45.4394111°N 75.6959750°W / 45.4394111; -75.6959750 Replaced the original bridge built in 1954.
Bytown Bridge (East Bridge) Sussex Drive 84 m 2005 45°26′28.23″N 75°41′41.31″W / 45.4411750°N 75.6948083°W / 45.4411750; -75.6948083 Replaced the original bridge built in 1954.
Minto Bridge (West Bridge) Union Street 61 m 1900 45°26′17.68″N 75°41′35.42″W / 45.4382444°N 75.6931722°W / 45.4382444; -75.6931722
Minto Bridge (East Bridge) Union Street 112 m 1900 45°26′22.93″N 75°41′31.84″W / 45.4397028°N 75.6921778°W / 45.4397028; -75.6921778 Crosses Maple Island.
Island Lodge Road 92 m 1964 45°26′12.52″N 75°40′55.62″W / 45.4368111°N 75.6821167°W / 45.4368111; -75.6821167
Porter Island Bridge Pedestrian pathway (closed) 78 m 1894 45°26′12.4″N 75°40′50.48″W / 45.436778°N 75.6806889°W / 45.436778; -75.6806889
St. Patrick Street Bridge St. Patrick Street 163 m 1975 45°26′15.03″N 75°40′43.08″W / 45.4375083°N 75.6786333°W / 45.4375083; -75.6786333
Cummings Bridge Rideau Street 213 m 1921 45°25′59.58″N 75°40′16.59″W / 45.4332167°N 75.6712750°W / 45.4332167; -75.6712750 RideauRV
Adàwe Crossing Pedestrian pathway 125 m 2015 45°25′34.85″N 75°40′12.51″W / 45.4263472°N 75.6701417°W / 45.4263472; -75.6701417
Provincial Constable J. Robert Maki Bridge Highway 417 159 m 1955 45°25′1.19″N 75°39′46.48″W / 45.4169972°N 75.6629111°W / 45.4169972; -75.6629111
Rideau River Pedestrian/Cycling Bridge Pedestrian pathway 160 m 1909 45°24′58.86″N 75°39′46.38″W / 45.4163500°N 75.6628833°W / 45.4163500; -75.6628833 Originally carried the Canadian National Railway (1909—1966).

Converted into a pedestrian bridge in 1970.[2]
Hurdman Bridge Confederation Line 159 m 1983 45°24′51.18″N 75°40′7.05″W / 45.4142167°N 75.6686250°W / 45.4142167; -75.6686250 Hurdman_-_23 Originally carried the Transitway.[3]
George McIlraith Bridge Smyth Road 240 m 1965 45°23′58.69″N 75°40′15.3″W / 45.3996361°N 75.670917°W / 45.3996361; -75.670917 [4]
Billings Bridge Bank Street 140 m 1916 45°23′21.41″N 75°40′40.53″W / 45.3892806°N 75.6779250°W / 45.3892806; -75.6779250
George Dunbar Bridge Bronson Avenue 268 m 1996 45°22′59.79″N 75°41′19.56″W / 45.3832750°N 75.6887667°W / 45.3832750; -75.6887667 Replaced the original bridge built in 1955.
Rideau River Bridge Trillium Line 100 m 1914 45°22′55.03″N 75°41′41.81″W / 45.3819528°N 75.6949472°W / 45.3819528; -75.6949472 Originally carried the Canadian Pacific Railway (1914—2001).
Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge Heron Road 276 m 1967 45°22′33.01″N 75°41′59.54″W / 45.3758361°N 75.6998722°W / 45.3758361; -75.6998722 Also spans the Rideau Canal.
Hog's Back Fixed Bridge Hog's Back Road 69 m 1977 45°22′14.94″N 75°41′47.42″W / 45.3708167°N 75.6965056°W / 45.3708167; -75.6965056
Canadian Northern Ontario Railway Bridge Canadian National Railway 138 m 1913 45°20′44.39″N 75°41′52.09″W / 45.3456639°N 75.6978028°W / 45.3456639; -75.6978028 Originally carried the Canadian Northern Railway (1913—1923).
Michael J. E. Sheflin Bridge Hunt Club Road 230 m 1985 45°20′2.86″N 75°41′46.51″W / 45.3341278°N 75.6962528°W / 45.3341278; -75.6962528
Vimy Memorial Bridge Strandherd Drive 144 m 2014 45°16′11.89″N 75°42′9.34″W / 45.2699694°N 75.7028634°W / 45.2699694; -75.7028634
Nicolls Island Road 22 m 1903 45°15′1.95″N 75°42′7.08″W / 45.2505417°N 75.7019667°W / 45.2505417; -75.7019667 The bridge structure which originally spanned the Rideau Canal was moved to Nicolls Island in 1935.[5]
Long Island Dam Cecil Rowat Lane 48 m 1920 45°14′56.94″N 75°42′11.52″W / 45.2491500°N 75.7032000°W / 45.2491500; -75.7032000
Bridge Street (West Bridge) Bridge Street 85 m 1956 45°13′41.57″N 75°41′1.07″W / 45.2282139°N 75.6836306°W / 45.2282139; -75.6836306
Bridge Street (East Bridge) Bridge Street 108 m 1958 45°13′54.87″N 75°40′47.03″W / 45.2319083°N 75.6797306°W / 45.2319083; -75.6797306
Watson's Mill Dam Pedestrian pathway 60m 1956 45°13′37.39″N 75°40′56.68″W / 45.2270528°N 75.6824111°W / 45.2270528; -75.6824111 Replaced the original dam built in 1856.[6][7]
Roger Stevens Drive 174 m 1961 45°9′42.92″N 75°38′2.34″W / 45.1619222°N 75.6339833°W / 45.1619222; -75.6339833
Constable Hiram O'Callaghan Memorial Bridge Highway 416 290 m 1996 45°4′57.89″N 75°38′17.39″W / 45.0827472°N 75.6381639°W / 45.0827472; -75.6381639
Beckett's Landing Bridge Merlyn Wilson Road 143 m 1991 45°2′50.73″N 75°40′48.24″W / 45.0474250°N 75.6800667°W / 45.0474250; -75.6800667 Replaced the original bridge built in 1937.[8]

Spanning the Rideau Canal

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Bridge Carries Length Built Coordinates Image Remarks
Plaza Bridge Wellington Street

Rideau Street

Elgin Street 		65 m 1912 45°25′28.86″N 75°41′41.33″W / 45.4246833°N 75.6948139°W / 45.4246833; -75.6948139 Replaced Sappers Bridge and Dufferin Bridge.
Mackenzie King Bridge 101 m 1951 45°25′24.35″N 75°41′28.63″W / 45.4234306°N 75.6912861°W / 45.4234306; -75.6912861
Laurier Avenue Bridge Laurier Avenue 91 m 1900 45°25′21.35″N 75°41′21.11″W / 45.4225972°N 75.6891972°W / 45.4225972; -75.6891972 Laurier_Avenue_Bridge
Corktown Footbridge Pedestrian pathway 70 m 2006 45°25′13.98″N 75°41′4.42″W / 45.4205500°N 75.6845611°W / 45.4205500; -75.6845611
Highway 417 122 m 1965 45°24′44.43″N 75°41′0.27″W / 45.4123417°N 75.6834083°W / 45.4123417; -75.6834083
Pretoria Bridge Hawthorne Avenue 58 m 1915 45°24′41.58″N 75°40′59.91″W / 45.4115500°N 75.6833083°W / 45.4115500; -75.6833083
Flora Footbridge Pedestrian pathway 125 m 2019 45°24′18.46″N 75°40′51.87″W / 45.4051278°N 75.6810750°W / 45.4051278; -75.6810750
Bank Street Bridge Bank Street 112 m 1912 45°23′46.72″N 75°41′4.42″W / 45.3963111°N 75.6845611°W / 45.3963111; -75.6845611
Bronson Avenue Bridge Bronson Avenue 88 m 1959 45°23′38.48″N 75°41′45.97″W / 45.3940222°N 75.6961028°W / 45.3940222; -75.6961028
Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge Heron Road 276 m 1967 45°22′32.16″N 75°42′7.93″W / 45.3756000°N 75.7022028°W / 45.3756000; -75.7022028 Also spans the Rideau River.
Hog's Back Swing Bridge Hog's Back Road 27 m 1976 45°22′11.26″N 75°41′54.96″W / 45.3697944°N 75.6986000°W / 45.3697944; -75.6986000

Spanning Patterson Creek (Ottawa)

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Bridge Carries Length Built Coordinates Image Remarks
O'Connor Street Bridge O'Connor Street 12 m 1907 45°24′24.48″N 75°41′10.76″W / 45.4068000°N 75.6863222°W / 45.4068000; -75.6863222
Queen Elizabeth Driveway Bridge Queen Elizabeth Driveway 10 m c. 1912 45°24′28.92″N 75°40′55.4″W / 45.4080333°N 75.682056°W / 45.4080333; -75.682056

Spanning Nepean Inlet

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Bridge Carries Length Built Coordinates Image Remarks
Nepean Bay Bridge Trans Canada Trail 30 m 2005 45°24′49.52″N 75°43′11.32″W / 45.4137556°N 75.7198111°W / 45.4137556; -75.7198111 Spans Nepean Bay.
LeBreton Bridge Kichi Zibi Mikan 66 m 2005 45°24′50.04″N 75°43′9.47″W / 45.4139500°N 75.7192972°W / 45.4139500; -75.7192972 Spans Nepean Bay.
Booth Street Bridge Pedestrian pathway 20 m 1874 45°24′50.93″N 75°42′48.37″W / 45.4141472°N 75.7134361°W / 45.4141472; -75.7134361 Spans the Fleet Street Aqueduct.

Originally carried Booth Street.
Pooley's Bridge Pedestrian pathway 35 m 1873 45°24′59.71″N 75°42′38.93″W / 45.4165861°N 75.7108139°W / 45.4165861; -75.7108139 Spans the Fleet Street Aqueduct.

Oldest bridge in Ottawa.

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bridges in Ottawa.

References

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  1. ^ Churcher, Colin. "The Bridge over the Ottawa River at Fitzroy". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages.
  2. ^ "Hurdman Train Bridge". Capital Gems.
  3. ^ "History of Hurdman Station". Rail Fans.
  4. ^ Elliott, Kim. "George McIlraith Bridge". Bridges of Ottawa.
  5. ^ "Nicolls Island Road Bridge". Historic Bridges. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. ^ "History". Watson's Mill.
  7. ^ "1900 – 1963". Watson's Mill.
  8. ^ "The Rideau River Bridge on old Highway 16". The North Grenville Times.
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