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
Read more about this topic: List Of Bridges In Ottawa
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