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
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
Chaudiere 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 Allumettieres 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
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
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 , spanning the tailrace in Lebreton Flats
Somerset Street bridge or (a.k.a. "O-Train Bridge" )
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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