List of crossings of the Ottawa River
This is a list of bridges, dams, and ferries on the Ottawa River, proceeding stream upwards from the Saint Lawrence River, with the year in which they were opened.
Crossings
Between the Saint Lawrence River and the Lake of Two Mountains
| Span | Year built | North side: Montreal Island | Via | South side: Île Perrot |
Carries | Coordinates and Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galipeault Bridge | 1924 | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | Île Bellevue | Île Perrot |  A-20
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| Canadian National Rail Bridge | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | Île Bellevue | Île Perrot | CN Rail, Via Rail Canada (passenger trains to Ottawa/Toronto) | ||
| Canadian Pacific Rail Bridge | Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | Île Bellevue | Île Perrot | CP Rail |
| Span | Year built | North side: Île Perrot |
Via | South side: Montérégie | Carries | Coordinates and Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian National Rail Bridge | Île Perrot | Dorion | CN Rail, Via Rail Canada (passenger trains to Ottawa/Toronto) | |||
| Canadian Pacific Rail Bridge | Île Perrot | Dorion | CP Rail | |||
| Taschereau Bridge | Île Perrot | Dorion (Montérégie) | A-20
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Across the Lake of Two Mountains
| Span | Year built | North side: Montreal Island | Via | South side: Île Perrot |
Carries | Coordinates and Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Île aux Tourtes Bridge | Senneville | Île Girwood, Île aux Tortues | Vaudreuil-Dorion (Montérégie) |   A-40 (TCH)
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From the Lake of Two Mountains upstream
| Span | Year built | North side: Quebec | Via | South side: Ontario, unless noted. |
Carries | Coordinates and Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oka Ferry[1][2][3] | Oka | Hudson, Quebec | Seasonal | |||
| Hudson - Oka Icebridge[4] | Oka | Hudson, Quebec | Seasonal | |||
| Saint-André-d'Argenteuil - Pointe-Fortune Ice Bridge[5] | Saint-André-d'Argenteuil | Pointe Fortune, Quebec | Seasonal | |||
| Carillon - Pointe-Fortune Ferry | Carillon | Pointe Fortune, Quebec | Seasonal (Replaced by St-Andre d'argenteuil ice bridge in Winter) | |||
| Carillon generating station | Carillon | Pointe-Fortune, Ontario | (no road access across dam) | |||
| Long-Sault Bridge | Grenville | Hawkesbury | (replaced the Perley Bridge) | |||
| Fassett - Lefaivre Ferry[6] | Fassett | Lefaivre | (Replaced by an ice bridge in Winter) | |||
| Thurso - Rockland Ferry[7] | Thurso | Rockland | (Restarted operation 3 October 2008) | |||
| Masson - Cumberland Ferry[8] | 1939 [9] | Masson | Cumberland | Year round | ||
| Macdonald-Cartier Bridge | 1965 | Gatineau | Ottawa |  A-5 (Quebec Side)
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45°26′12″N 75°42′9″W / 45.43667°N 75.70250°W / 45.43667; -75.70250 | |
| Alexandra Bridge | 1901 | Gatineau | Ottawa | Formerly a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge | 45°25′48″N 75°42′17″W / 45.43000°N 75.70472°W / 45.43000; -75.70472 | |
| Portage Bridge | 1973 | Gatineau | Victoria Island | Ottawa | 45°25′20″N 75°42′49″W / 45.42222°N 75.71361°W / 45.42222; -75.71361 | |
| Chaudière Bridge | 1919 | Gatineau | Chaudière and Victoria Islands | Ottawa | 45°25′16″N 75°43′7″W / 45.42111°N 75.71861°W / 45.42111; -75.71861 | |
| Hull-2[10] | 1920 | Gatineau | Ottawa, (E. B. Eddy Company/ Domtar) |
45°25′17″N 75°43′11″W / 45.42143°N 75.719728°W / 45.42143; -75.719728 | ||
| Chief William Commanda Bridge | 1880 | Gatineau | Lemieux Island | Ottawa | Formerly a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge | 45°24′56″N 75°43′40″W / 45.41556°N 75.72778°W / 45.41556; -75.72778 |
| Champlain Bridge | 1928 | Gatineau | Riopelle, Cunningham and Bate Islands | Ottawa | 45°24′35″N 75°45′34″W / 45.40972°N 75.75944°W / 45.40972; -75.75944 | |
| West Carleton-Quyon Ferry[11] | Quyon | Quyon Ferry Landing | 45°30′48″N 76°13′30″W / 45.513354°N 76.225128°W / 45.513354; -76.225128 Seasonal (April–December) | |||
| Chute-des-Chats generating station | 1932 | Île Mohr | Fitzroy Harbour | (no road access across dam) | 45°28′30″N 76°14′18″W / 45.47500°N 76.23833°W / 45.47500; -76.23833 | |
| unnamed railway bridge | Pontiac | Morris Island | Ottawa Central Railway (formerly Canadian National Railway) | 45°27′59″N 76°17′11″W / 45.4665°N 76.2863°W / 45.4665; -76.2863 | ||
| unnamed road bridge | Portage-du-Fort | Chenaux | 45°34′51″N 76°40′19″W / 45.580810°N 76.671944°W / 45.580810; -76.671944 | |||
| Chenaux Generating Station | 1950 | Portage-du-Fort | Chenaux | |||
| unnamed railway bridge | Portage-du-Fort | McLarens Settlement | Ottawa Central Railway (formerly Canadian National Railway - rail removed but structure still there) | 45°36′48″N 76°40′17″W / 45.6134°N 76.6714°W / 45.6134; -76.6714 | ||
| Pont Des Allumettes Bridge | 2015 (original built 1953) | L'Isle-aux-Allumettes (Saint-Joseph (Pontiac), Quebec) |
Pembroke |  R-148 Highway 148
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45°48′27″N 77°02′33″W / 45.80753°N 77.04253°W / 45.80753; -77.04253 | |
| Pont Des Joachims Bridge | 1950 | Rapides-des-Joachims | Rolphton | Renfrew County Road 635 (Ontario Side) | 46°11′30″N 77°41′02″W / 46.19153°N 77.68378°W / 46.19153; -77.68378 | |
| Des Joachim Generating Station | 1942–1948 | Rapides-des-Joachims | Rolphton | (no road access across dam) | 46°10′58″N 77°41′49″W / 46.18289°N 77.69684°W / 46.18289; -77.69684 | |
| Deux-Rivières Ferry | Quebec | Deux-Rivières | 46°15′36″N 78°17′20″W / 46.25994°N 78.28877°W / 46.25994; -78.28877 | |||
| unnamed railway bridge | Quebec | Mattawa | (formerly Canadian Pacific Railway) | 46°19′23″N 78°42′17″W / 46.32303°N 78.70467°W / 46.32303; -78.70467 | ||
| Otto Holden Generating Station | 1952 | La Cave, Quebec | Mattawa | (no road access across dam) | 46°22′44″N 78°43′28″W / 46.37876°N 78.724499°W / 46.37876; -78.724499 | |
| Temiscaming Generating Station | Témiscaming | Thorne |  R-101 Highway 63
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Entirely within Quebec
| Span | Year built | North side: Montreal Island | Via | South side: Île Perrot |
Carries | Coordinates and Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unnamed road bridge | Notre-Dame-du-Nord | Notre-Dame-du-Nord | R-101
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| Première-Chute Generating Station | Notre-Dame-du-Nord | Notre-Dame-du-Nord | (no road access across dam) | |||
| Rapides-des-Îles Generating Station | Notre-Dame-du-Nord | Notre-Dame-du-Nord | (local road access across dam) | |||
| Rapides-des-Quinze Generating Station | Quebec | Quebec | (no road access across dam) | |||
| Lac-des-Quinze Generating Station | Laverlochère-Angliers | Laverlochère-Angliers | (local road access across dam) | |||
| Grassy Narrow Bridge | Quebec | Quebec | (covered bridge) | |||
| Rapide-Deux Generating Station | Rapide-Deux | Rapide-Deux | (local road access across dam) | |||
| Rapide-Sept Generating Station | Rapide-Sept | Rapide-Sept | (local road access across dam) | |||
| unnamed road bridge | Rapides Twin | Rapides Twin | ||||
| unnamed road bridge | 47°40′08″N 77°31′25″W / 47.66876°N 77.52361°W / 47.66876; -77.52361 ? | |||||
| Bourque Generating Station | Ukunemakak | Ukunemakak | (local road access across dam) | |||
| unnamed road bridge |
See also
- List of bridges in Ottawa
- List of bridges to the Island of Montreal
- List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies
- List of crossings of the Rivière des Mille Îles
- List of hydroelectric stations
- List of Ontario generating stations on the Ottawa River
- List of reservoirs and dams in Canada
- List of reservoirs and dams in Quebec
References
- ^ "hudson-village.info". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Oka-Hudson". Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Oka/hudson Ferry". Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Hudson-Oka ice bridge opens". The Gazette. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Pont De Glace". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Fassett – Lefaivre Ferry – Wikimapia". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Thurso-Clarence Ferry – Wikimapia". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Masson – Cumberland Ferry
- ^ History
- ^ Hydro electric Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "quyonferry.com". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
External links
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