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Historical Bridges
Old Ottawa South has had many bridges spanning the neighbourhood boundaries over the years.
Bank Street (Canal) Bridge
LAC H.J. Woodside photo PA16798 of Bank Street bridge in 1913
LAC W.J. Topley photo PA9197 of Boathouses along the canal as seen from the old Bank Street bridge
Billings Bridge
Rideau River at Billings Bridge William James Topley/Library and Archives Canada/PA-009204
Bronson Bridge
LAC W.J. Topley photo PA9969 of Bronson Avenue swing bridge in 1911
A bridgeman’s quest for home improvement
Footbridge over the Canal
Photo from one of the annual construction efforts
Saga of the Winter Footbridge crossing
Munsey Bridge
Colin Churcher’s Railway Pages treatment of the Munsey Bridge
O-Train Bridge at Carleton University
St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway “White” Bridge historic bridge
Mutchmore Bridge (never constructed)
Mutchmore Bridge bridge plans
George Dunbar Bridge (Bronson Avenue over the Rideau River)
Historical photos and description of the construction of the Dunbar Bridge
Rideau Waterways
A description by Parks Canada of some of the Historical Bridges on the Rideau Waterways System