List of crossings of the Ottawa River

Ile-aux-Tourtes Bridge

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

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Between the Saint Lawrence River and the Lake of Two Mountains

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Across the east (or north) arm (channel) (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal)
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
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

exo Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter train)

Across the west (or south) arm (channel)
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

exo Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter train

Taschereau Bridge Île Perrot Dorion (Montérégie) A-20

Across the Lake of Two Mountains

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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)

From the Lake of Two Mountains upstream

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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) 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 		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

Entirely within Quebec

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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
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

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References

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  1. ^ "hudson-village.info". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Oka-Hudson". Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Oka/hudson Ferry". Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Hudson-Oka ice bridge opens". The Gazette. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Pont De Glace". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Fassett – Lefaivre Ferry – Wikimapia". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Thurso-Clarence Ferry – Wikimapia". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  8. ^ Masson – Cumberland Ferry
  9. ^ History
  10. ^ Hydro electric Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "quyonferry.com". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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