Lady Aberdeen Bridge - Gatineau, Quebec
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N 45° 27.446 W 075° 41.983
18T E 445292 N 5034005
The Lady Aberdeen Bridge spans the Gatineau River in Gatineau, Quebec
Waymark Code: WMD4F3
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 11/17/2011
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Lady Aberdeen Bridge
The Lady Aberdeen Bridge that crosses the Gatineau River is the oldest bridge connecting the former city of Gatineau to the former City of Hull. Previously only a two-lane bridge, it was built at the beginning in 1894 and named the Gatineau Bridge.
It was renamed Lady Aberdeen for the wife of former Governor General of Canada John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Ishbel Maria Marjoribanks when she nearly drowned near the bridge while returning from a meeting at the nearby Saint-Francois de Sales church, and was rescued by local villagers.
In 1931, the Dominion Bridge Company replaced the old structure with a truss bridge. [
Parking Coordinates:: N 45° 27.446 W 075° 41.983
Date Built: 01/01/1894
Length of Span:
705 feet
www:
Lady Aberdeen Bridge: http://wfrjr.com/data/bridge/Ottawa/aberdeen.html
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.