The Bank Street Bridge, officially known as the Bank Street Canal Bridge, is a bridge in

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

, Ontario, Canada, that carries Bank Street over the

Rideau Canal The Rideau Canal, also known unofficially as the Rideau Waterway, connects Canada's capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, to Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River at Kingston. It is 202 kilometres long. The name ''Rideau'', French for "curtain", ...

. It links the Glebe to

Old Ottawa South Old Ottawa South is an older urban neighbourhood in Capital Ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Old Ottawa South is a relatively small and compact neighbourhood, located between the Rideau Canal (to the north) and the Rideau River (to the south). The ...

. It also passes over the Queen Elizabeth Driveway and

Colonel By Drive Colonel By Drive (french: Promenade Colonel By) is an long scenic parkway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada named after Colonel John By. It runs along the Rideau Canal from the end of Sussex Drive at Rideau Street. It then continues south and west to ...

. A wooden bridge was first constructed in this location in 1866. A few years later, a steel swing bridge was built to better allow boats to pass through. The current structure was built in 1912, and was designed to be high enough to not have to open. By the 1970s, the bridge was falling apart, and trucks were banned in 1981. After some debate about whether to replace or restore the heritage structure, the bridge was fully restored in 1993. Image:Bank Street Bridge - Plaque 01.jpg, Plaque at North/West end of Bridge Image:Bank Street Bridge - Plaque 02.jpg, Close-up of right side Image:Bank Street Bridge - Plaque 03.jpg, Close-up of left side

References

*"Repairs on Bank Street bridge to begin." ''The Ottawa Citizen.'' Ottawa, Ont.: 7 August 1991. pg. C.4 Bridges in Ottawa Bridges completed in 1913 Road bridges in Ontario 1913 establishments in Ontario {{Canada-bridge-struct-stub