Alexandra Bridge

Alexandra Bridge
The Alexandra Bridge seen from Parliament Hill
Coordinates	45°25′49″N 75°42′16″W / 45.4302°N 75.7045°W / 45.4302; -75.7045
Carries	2 lanes connecting Boulevard des Allumettières and St. Patrick Street/Murray Street, pedestrians
Crosses	Ottawa River
Official name	Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge
Maintained by	Public Services and Procurement Canada
Characteristics
Design	truss bridge with five spans
Total length	563.27 m (1,848 ft)
Width	18.89 m (62 ft)
Height	28.95 m (95 ft)
Longest span	main cantilever span: 172.21 m (556 ft)
Clearance below	Ottawa River
History
Construction start	1899
Construction end	December 12, 1900
Opened	February 18, 1901
Statistics
Daily traffic	22,000/day[1]
Toll	None
Location

The Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge,^[2][3] also known as the Alexandra Bridge or Interprovincial Bridge, is a steel truss cantilever bridge spanning the Ottawa River between Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. In addition to carrying vehicle traffic, a shared use pathway on the bridge for pedestrians and cyclists is maintained by the National Capital Commission.^[4]

The bridge was designated by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering a National Historic Civil Engineering Site in June 1995. It was owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway until it was taken over by the National Capital Commission in 1970. It is now (2018) owned by the Government of Canada and maintained by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).^[5][6]