Alexandra Bridge | |
|---|---|
 The Alexandra Bridge seen from Parliament Hill | |
| Coordinates | 45°25′49″N 75°42′16″W / 45.4302°N 75.7045°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes connecting Boulevard des Allumettières and St. Patrick Street/Murray Street, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Ottawa River |
| Official name | Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge |
| Maintained by | Public Services and Procurement Canada |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | truss bridge with five spans |
| Total length | 563.27 m (1,848 ft) |
| Width | 18.89 m (62 ft) |
| Height | 28.95 m (95 ft) |
| Longest span | main cantilever span: 172.21 m (556 ft) |
| Clearance below | Ottawa River |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1899 |
| Construction end | December 12, 1900 |
| Opened | February 18, 1901 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 22,000/day[1] |
| Toll | None |
| Location | |
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The Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge,[2][3] also known as the Alexandra Bridge or Interprovincial Bridge, is a steel truss cantilever bridge spanning the Ottawa River between Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. In addition to carrying vehicle traffic, a shared use pathway on the bridge for pedestrians and cyclists is maintained by the National Capital Commission.[4]
The bridge was designated by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering a National Historic Civil Engineering Site in June 1995. It was owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway until it was taken over by the National Capital Commission in 1970. It is now owned by the Government of Canada and maintained by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).[5][6]
In 2019, the Canadian government directed that the bridge was to be replaced by the year 2029.[7] Since 2023, the bridge has been closed to vehicle traffic but maintains a single lane for pedestrians and cyclists.[8]
- ^ "Alexandra Bridge Rehabilitation". October 22, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ Dun, Guy C. (November 21, 1901). "Paper No. 163: Construction of the Substructure of the Royal Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge at Ottawa, Canada". Transactions of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers. 15. Montreal: John Lovell & Son: 175–189 – via Google Books.
- ^ Brown, Ron (2013). Rails Across Ontario: Exploring Ontario's Railway Heritage. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-4597-0755-9 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Interprovincial bridges in the National Capital Region". National Capital Commission. Government of Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Alexandra Bridge: Construction updates and lane closures". Public Services and Procurement Canada. October 3, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Alexandra Bridge, Ottawa, Ontario – Hull, Quebec". National History Committee of the CSCE. CSCE.
- ^ "Alexandra Bridge Replacement". National Capital Commission. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Canada, Public Services and Procurement (June 21, 2024). "Closure of Alexandra Bridge to motorists extended". www.canada.ca. Retrieved November 2, 2024.