Hull in Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge

National Historic Civil Engineering Site

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Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial)

Site historique national de génie civil

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2019

1. Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge /
Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial) Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

English:
Constructed using the most advanced technologies available at the time, the Alexandra Bridge stands today as evidence of the outstanding ingenuity and foresight of Canadian engineers.

G. Dunn, Chief Railway Engineer
H.J. Beemer, General Contractor
C.H. Deans, Contractor (piers)
Dominion Bridge Company (superstructure)

Start of construction: February 1898
Inauguration: March 1901
Commemoration: June 1995

Français:
Construit selon les techniques les plus avancées de l'époque, le pont Alexandra témoigne aujourd'hui de l'ingéniosité et de la prévoyance remarquables des ingénieurs canadiens.

G. Dunn, ingénieur en chef des chemins de fer
H.J. Beemer, entrepreneur général
C.H. Deans, entrepreneur (piliers)
Dominion Bridge Company (superstructure)

Début de la construction : février 1898
Inauguration : mars 1901
Commémoration : juin 1995

Erected 1995 by Canadian Society for Civil Engineering / Société canadienne de génie civil.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1898.

Location. 45° 25.758′ N, 75° 42.136′ W.

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Marker is in Ottawa, Ontario. It is in Hull. It is on Alexandra Bridge (Saint Patrick Street) 0.4 kilometers west of Sussex Drive (Route 93), on the left when traveling west. Marker is mounted on the Alexandra Bridge railing, near the southeast end of the bridge, overlooking the Ottawa River to the south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ottawa ON K1A, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alexandra Bridge (Interprovincial) / Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial) (here, next to this marker); People at an Ancient Crossroads / Un ancien point de jonction (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilderness Highway / Une route au beau milieu de la nature (within shouting distance of this marker); Building for a New Canada / Construire un nouveau Canada

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2019

2. Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge /
Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial) Marker

(Ottawa River and downtown Ottawa in background)
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(Rivière-des-Outaouais et centre-ville d’Ottawa en arrière-plan)

(within shouting distance of this marker); The Royal Canadian Mint / La Monnaie Royale Canadienne (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Room With A View (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Transportation on Confederation Boulevard / Transports en commun sur le boul. de la Confédération (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Motherhouse, Sisters of Charity at Ottawa (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.

More about this marker. There is a nearly identical (language precedence reversed) marker near the west end of the bridge, in Gatineau, Québec.
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Il y a un marqueur presque identique (préséance linguistique inversée) près de l’extrémité ouest du pont, à Gatineau, au Québec.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Pont — Alexandra (Interprovincial) — Bridge

Also see . . . Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge (Wikipedia). By September 1900 the four fixed support spans were complete. The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers held its annual meeting in Ottawa in order that its members might tour the bridge works and see the preparations being made

Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial) /<br>Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2019

3. Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial) /
Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge Marker

(Nearly identical marker near west end the bridge, in Gatineau, Québec.)
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(Marqueur presque identique près de l’extrémité ouest du pont, à Gatineau, Québec.)

for placing the centre span. The bridge's main cantilever centre span was, at the time of construction, the longest in Canada and the fourth longest in the world. The centre span was successfully put in place on October 7, and a locomotive made a trial run on December 12, 1900. On February 18, 1901, the bridge was officially inaugurated as the Interprovincial Bridge. (Submitted on June 4, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2019

4. Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial) /
Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge Marker

(Nearly identical marker near west end the bridge, in Gatineau, Québec. Canadian Museum of History in background.)
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(Marqueur presque identique près de l’extrémité ouest du pont, à Gatineau, Québec. Musée canadien de l’histoire en arrière-plan.)

Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge /<br>Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2019

5. Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge /
Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial)

(east approach — from Ottawa)
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(approche est — d’Ottawa)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2019

6. Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge /
Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial)

Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge /<br>Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial) Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2019

7. Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge /
Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial) Plaque

1900
Interprovincial Bridge
built by
Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd.
Lachine, P. Q.
for
Pontiac Pacific Jn. Ry.
and
Ottawa Gatineau Ry.
H. J. Beemer, Contractor
Guy C. Dunn, Engineer

Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge / Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2019

8. Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge / Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial)

(looking west • Ottawa River and Gatineau, Quebec in background)
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(regardant vers l’ouest • Rivière-des-Outaouais et Gatineau, Québec en arrière-plan)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 416 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 3, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on June 4, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Alexandra (Interprovincial) Bridge

National Historic Civil Engineering Site

⎯⎯⎯Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial)

Site historique national de génie civil

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Pont Alexandra (Interprovincial)