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Cummings Bridge

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in the Rideau River. The Cummings family settled the island, had a store there, and the island and bridge there became associated with the Cummings name. In 1891, the old wooden bridge was replaced by a steel bridge, which the city wanted to name Bingham's Bridge, after Ottawa mayor
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The current bridge was constructed in 1921, some 12 metres (39 ft) downstream from the steel bridge, bypassing Cummings Island.
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The area east of the Cummings Bridge, later named Vanier was first linked to the
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area of Ottawa with a wooden bridge erected in 1835, which went over
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arch bridge, constructed in 1921 and renovated in 1996.
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Coordinates
45°26′00″N 75°40′16″W / 45.433199°N 75.6712°W / 45.433199; -75.6712
Rideau River
Ottawa
Ontario
Named for
Ottawa
Ontario
Rideau River
Rideau Street
Montreal Road
Vanier
spandrel
Sandy Hill
Cummings Island
Samuel Bingham

Robert Cummings
Gloucester Township
Carleton County, Ontario



"Restoring the Cummings Bridge"
Haig 1975


"Cummings Island: A former commercial hub now sits empty"
Haig 1975

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