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

  1. ↑ Haig 1975, pp. 160.
  2. ↑ Haig 1975, pp. 77.
Bibliography
  • Haig, Robert (1975), Ottawa: City of the Big Ears, Ottawa: Haig and Haig Publishing Co. 


Coordinates: 45°26′00″N 75°40′16″W / 45.433199°N 75.6712°W / 45.433199; -75.6712

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