List of bridges in Ottawa

This is a **list of bridges in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.** They are listed from west to east for the Ottawa River or North to South for the Rideau River and Canal. 

## Spanning the Ottawa River
 seen from the Ottawa side]]
Bridges spanning the Ottawa River from west to east:
*OCRR railway bridge
**Connects Vydon Acres to Pontiac-Station, Quebec near Chats Falls.

*Champlain Bridge
**Connects Island Park Drive in Westboro to Place Samuel-de-Champlain in the Aylmer sector of Gatineau, Quebec. Owned by the National Capital Commission.

*Prince of Wales Bridge
**Railway bridge connecting Mechanicsville to the Hull sector of Gatineau, Quebec via Lemieux Island

*Chaudière Bridge
**Connects Booth Street in Lebreton Flats to Rue Eddy in Hull; Ottawa's oldest bridge.

*Portage Bridge
**Connects Wellington Street in Lebreton Flats to Boulevard Maisonneuve in Hull.

*Interprovincial (Alexandra) Bridge
**Connects St. Patrick Street and Murray Street in Lower Town to Boulevard des Allumettières in Hull.

*Macdonald-Cartier Bridge
**Connects King Edward Avenue in Lower Town to Autoroute de la Gatineau (Autoroute 5) in Hull.

## Spanning the Rideau River
, scene of a major bridge disaster, crosses both the Rideau River and Rideau Canal]]
Bridges spanning the Rideau River from north to south:

*Sussex Drive
**Connects Lower Town and New Edinburgh via Sussex Drive

*Minto Bridges
**Connects King Edward Avenue in Lower Town to Union Street in New Edinburgh

*St. Patrick Bridge
**Connects St. Patrick Street in Lower Town to Beechwood Avenue in Vanier.

*Cummings Bridge
**Connects Rideau Street in Sandy Hill to Montreal Road in Vanier.

*Hurdman Bridge
**Connects Sandy Hill and Eastway Gardens via the Queensway, Highway 417.

*Pedestrian bridge
**Connects the University of Ottawa's Lees Avenue campus (formerly Algonquin College's Rideau Campus) in Ottawa East to Hurdman Park.

*Transitway
**Connects the Lees Transitway Station and Hurdman Transitway Station.

*George McIlraith Bridge
**Connects Main Street in Old Ottawa South to Smyth Road in Alta Vista.

*Billings Bridge
**Connects Old Ottawa South and Alta Vista via Bank Street.

*G. Dunbar Bridge
**Connects Carleton University and Riverside Park via Bronson Avenue.

*O-Train bridge
**Connects Carleton and Confederation stops

*Heron Road Bridge
**Connects Baseline Road in Courtland Park to Heron Road in Alta Vista. Also crosses the Rideau Canal.

*Hog's Back Road
**Connects Rideau View and Riverside Park via Hog's Back Road. Owned by the National Capital Commission. Also crosses over the Rideau Canal.

*Canadian Northern Ontario Railway Federal Bridge
**Connects the Merivale area to the Mooney's Bay neighbourhood.

* Michael J. E. Sheflin Bridge
**Connects Clearview to Airport-Uplands via Hunt Club Road.

* Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge (under construction)
**Planned completion date for 2012 and will connect Barrhaven and Riverside South via Strandherd Drive and Earl Armstrong Road.

*Nicolls Island Road
**Connects Nicolls Island to the mainland in Gloucester.

*Bridge Street
**Connects Bridge Street in Manotick to Mitch Owens Road in Osgoode.

*Regional Road 6
**Connects Roger Stevens Drive in Kars to Snake Island Road in Osgoode.

*Highway 416
**Connects Reevecraig to Sabourins Crossing

### West Branch of the Rideau River
*Barnsdale Road
**Connects Nepean to Manotick

*Bridge Street
**Connects downtown Manotick to Long Island.

## Spanning the Rideau Canal
 and Dufferin Bridge c1890-1895 by Topley, William James]]
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Bridges spanning the Rideau Canal from north to south:

*Plaza Bridge
**Connects Wellington Street in Centretown to Rideau Street in the By Ward Market.

*Mackenzie King Bridge
**Connects Albert and Slater Streets in Centretown to Waller Street in Sandy Hill. The Transitway also uses this bridge.

*Laurier Bridge
**Connects Centretown and the University of Ottawa via Laurier Avenue.

*Corktown Footbridge
**Connects Centretown to Campus Transitway Station

*Queensway
**Connects The Glebe and Centretown with Old Ottawa East via Highway 417.

*Pretoria Bridge
**Connects Elgin Street in The Glebe with Hawthorne Avenue in Old Ottawa East. This is a Lift bridge.

*Bank Street Bridge
**Connects The Glebe and Old Ottawa South

*Bronson Bridge
**Connects The Glebe and Carleton University via Bronson Avenue

**Rail tunnel (just west of Dows Lake)*
***Used by O-Train; connects Carleton and Carling stations*

*Heron Road Bridge
***see above*

*Hog's Back Bridge
**A swing bridge. Connects Riverside Drive and Prince of Wales Drive

## Other bridges
Bridges not spanning the above water courses:

*Pooley's Bridge
**The oldest bridge entirely within Ottawa http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~crossroads/cross/johncrossnotes.html, spanning the tailrace in Lebreton Flats

*Somerset Street bridge http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/major_projects/wellington_reconstruct/somerset_bridge_en.html  or (a.k.a. "O-Train Bridge" http://city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/major_projects/wellington_reconstruct/30jan08_boards/27_trainbridge_en.html)
**Connects Somerset Street West over the O-Train tracks

Bridges carrying roads or pedestrian ways over or under Highways 417, Highway 416 and Ottawa Highway 174 ar not listed.

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