Oldest - Bridge entirely within Ottawa, Ontario
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Pooley's Bridge is the oldest bridge entirely within Ottawa, Ontario
Waymark Code: WMDBCQ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/19/2011
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Pooley's Bridge, Ottawa's oldest bridge, is a stone arch bicycle/pedestrian bridge located in Ottawa's LeBreton Flats east of the Canadian War Museum and south of the Portage Bridge. The three span closed spandrel stone arch structure, built in 1873, was designated as a heritage structure by the City of Ottawa in 1994. It is located beside the Fleet Street Pumping Station (Ottawa's original water works) at the end of Fleet Street.
The bridge is located at 9 Fleet Street, at the southwest edge of Bronson Park. It is very near and southeast of LeBreton Flats' first new condo unit. It is south (but beyond some grassy area) of where Wellington Street meets the Portage Bridge. The city describes it as "over the channel tailrace of the Fleet Street Pumping Station".
Type of documentation of superlative status: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBreton_Flats#cite_note-tcr35-5
Location of coordinates: Ottawa, Ontaro
Web Site: [Web Link]
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