Ellwood sub, Rideau River - Ottawa, ON - Railroad Bridges on Waymarking.com

St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway trains began crossing the Rideau River at this point in 1871. The bridge would later be maintained by the CPR and in 2005 was purchased by the City of Ottawa. The bridge is now used exclusively by Capital Railways (City of Ottawa) O-Train as part of the regional transit service (OCTranspo).

The CPR named this rail line its Ellwood sub. Today, the Ellwood sub is one of the very rare rail locations in North America that is measured in kilometres, not miles. The bridge is located at kilometre 3.88 of the Ellwood subdivision.

Safe places for observing this bridge are on the Carleton University side of the river. See the posted co-ordinates.

Bridge Type: Girder Bridge Usage: Railroad Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)

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