Cummings Bridge
The Cummings Bridge in Ottawa, constructed in 1921, connects Rideau Street to Montreal Road in Vanier.
History
Previous Cummings Bridge Ottawa 1896
The area east of the Cummings Bridge, later named Vanier was first linked to the Sandy Hill area of Ottawa with a wooden bridge erected in 1835, which went over a small island in the Rideau River. The Cummings family settled the island, had a store there, and the island and bridge (and later rebuilt bridges) there became associated with the Cummings name.[1]
The current bridge was constructed in 1921. Charles Cummings had a son, Robert Cummings who became Reeve of Gloucester Township and Warden of Carleton County, Ontario. [2]
References
- Bibliography
- Haig, Robert (1975), Ottawa: City of the Big Ears, Ottawa: Haig and Haig Publishing Co.
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Coordinates: 45°26′00″N 75°40′16″W / 45.433199°N 75.6712°W
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