Watawa life » Bridges http://www.robink.ca/blog A photo blog set in Ottawa Mon, 21 May 2012 03:09:52 +0000 en hourly 1 Four bridges and a damhttp://www.robink.ca/blog/four-bridges-and-a-dam/ http://www.robink.ca/blog/four-bridges-and-a-dam/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:33:27 +0000 Robin Kelsey http://www.robink.ca/blog/?p=8580

This is similar to a post from Aug. 26, 2009:

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Bridges
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August 26, 2009

A year ago today:
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Gas geometry
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February 23, 2010

Two years ago:
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Park bench
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February 23, 2009

Three years:
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Shazam!
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Feb 23, 2008

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Wheel
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Feb 23, 2008

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Seen from Parliament Hill. The bridges from farthest to nearest (west to east) are:

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.

This information is from Wikipedia. Search under ‘Ottawa Bridges’.

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