Canada Central Railway Bridge - Ottawa, Ontario
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The Canada Central Railway Bridge is a single span stone arch bridge built over the aqueduct in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMDEEY
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/03/2012
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"The Canada Central Railway Bridge, approximatley 18 meters long and 3 meters high, is a single span stone arch bridge built over the Ontario, Ottawa aqueduct in 1873. There is a one meter metal railing on the east side of the bridge to protect pedestrian from falling into the aqueduct as water still flows under the bridge on its way to the Fleet Street Pumping Station. Including the Canada Central Railway Bridge, there are 5 other stone arch bridges over the aqueduct in Lebreton Flats. They were all built circa 1873 over a distance of approximately 700 meters. The railway tracks which used to cross at that location have been removed and grass now grows where the deck used to be. For this reason only the eastern extremity of the bridge can still be seen."
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A map showing where the five single span arches bridges are located over the aqueduct has been uploaded to the photo gallery.
Length of bridge: Approximately 18 meters in length
Height of bridge: Approximately 3 meters high
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrians
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
The Ottawa Aqueduct
Date constructed: 1873
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No
Name of road or trail the bridge services: It used to service a railroad track but the tracks are no longer there.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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