List of crossings of the Ottawa River

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This is a list of bridges, dams, and ferries on the Ottawa River, proceeding stream upwards from the Saint Lawrence River, with the year in which they were opened.

Within Quebec

Across the east (or north) arm (channel) (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal)
Span Carries Location Year built Coordinates
Galipeault Bridge A-20 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue–

Île Bellevue– Île Perrot

 1924
Canadian National Rail Bridge CN Rail, Via Rail Canada (passenger trains to Ottawa/Toronto)
Canadian Pacific Rail Bridge CP Rail

exo Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter train)
Across the west (or south) arm (channel)
Span Carries Location Year built Coordinates
Canadian National Rail Bridge CN Rail, Via Rail Canada (passenger trains to Ottawa/Toronto) Île Perrot–Dorion
Canadian Pacific Rail Bridge CP Rail

exo Vaudreuil-Hudson commuter train
Taschereau Bridge A-20
Across the Lake of Two Mountains and main river stem
Span Carries Location Year built Notes Coordinates
Île aux Tourtes Bridge A-40 (TCH) Senneville–

Île Girwood– Île aux Tortues– Vaudreuil-Dorion
Oka Ferry[1][2][3] Oka–Hudson seasonal
Hudson - Oka Icebridge[4] seasonal
Saint-André-d'Argenteuil - Pointe-Fortune Ice Bridge[5] Saint-André-d'Argenteuil–Pointe Fortune seasonal
Carillon - Pointe-Fortune Ferry Carillon–Pointe Fortune seasonal; replaced by St-Andre d'argenteuil ice bridge in winter

Quebec–Ontario

Span Carries Location Year built Notes Coordinates
Carillon generating station (no road access across dam) Carillon–East Hawkesbury
Long-Sault Bridge Grenville–Hawkesbury replaced the Perley Bridge
Fassett - Lefaivre Ferry[6] Fassett–Lefaivre replaced by an ice bridge in Winter
Thurso - Rockland Ferry[7] Thurso–Rockland restarted operation 3 October 2008
Masson - Cumberland Ferry[8] Masson–Cumberland 1939 [9] year-round
Macdonald-Cartier Bridge A-5 (Quebec Side) Gatineau–Ottawa 1965 45°26′12″N 75°42′9″W / 45.43667°N 75.70250°W / 45.43667; -75.70250
Alexandra Bridge Formerly a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge 1901 45°25′48″N 75°42′17″W / 45.43000°N 75.70472°W / 45.43000; -75.70472
Portage Bridge 1973 via Victoria Island 45°25′20″N 75°42′49″W / 45.42222°N 75.71361°W / 45.42222; -75.71361
Chaudière Bridge 1919 via Chaudière and Victoria Islands 45°25′16″N 75°43′7″W / 45.42111°N 75.71861°W / 45.42111; -75.71861
Hull-2[10] 1920 45°25′17″N 75°43′11″W / 45.42143°N 75.719728°W / 45.42143; -75.719728
Chief William Commanda Bridge Formerly a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge 1880 via Lemieux Island 45°24′56″N 75°43′40″W / 45.41556°N 75.72778°W / 45.41556; -75.72778
Champlain Bridge 1928 via Riopelle, Cunningham and Bate Islands 45°24′35″N 75°45′34″W / 45.40972°N 75.75944°W / 45.40972; -75.75944
West Carleton-Quyon Ferry[11] Quyon–Quyon Ferry Landing seasonal (April–December) 45°30′48″N 76°13′30″W / 45.513354°N 76.225128°W / 45.513354; -76.225128
Chute-des-Chats generating station (no road access across dam) Île Mohr–Fitzroy Harbour 1932 45°28′30″N 76°14′18″W / 45.47500°N 76.23833°W / 45.47500; -76.23833
unnamed railway bridge Ottawa Central Railway (formerly Canadian National Railway) Pontiac–Morris Island 45°27′59″N 76°17′11″W / 45.4665°N 76.2863°W / 45.4665; -76.2863
unnamed road bridge Portage-du-Fort–Chenaux 45°34′51″N 76°40′19″W / 45.580810°N 76.671944°W / 45.580810; -76.671944
Chenaux Generating Station 1950
unnamed railway bridge Ottawa Central Railway (formerly Canadian National Railway - rail removed but structure still there) Portage-du-Fort–McLarens Settlement 45°36′48″N 76°40′17″W / 45.6134°N 76.6714°W / 45.6134; -76.6714
Pont Des Allumettes Bridge R-148
Highway 148		 L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
(Saint-Joseph)–Pembroke		 2015 (original built 1953) 45°48′27″N 77°02′33″W / 45.80753°N 77.04253°W / 45.80753; -77.04253
Pont Des Joachims Bridge Renfrew County Road 635 (Ontario Side) Rapides-des-Joachims–Rolphton 1950 46°11′30″N 77°41′02″W / 46.19153°N 77.68378°W / 46.19153; -77.68378
Des Joachim Generating Station (no road access across dam) 1942–1948 46°10′58″N 77°41′49″W / 46.18289°N 77.69684°W / 46.18289; -77.69684
Deux-Rivières Ferry Quebec–Deux-Rivières 46°15′36″N 78°17′20″W / 46.25994°N 78.28877°W / 46.25994; -78.28877
unnamed railway bridge (formerly Canadian Pacific Railway) Quebec–Mattawa 46°19′23″N 78°42′17″W / 46.32303°N 78.70467°W / 46.32303; -78.70467
Otto Holden Generating Station (no road access across dam) La Cave–Mattawa 1952 46°22′44″N 78°43′28″W / 46.37876°N 78.724499°W / 46.37876; -78.724499
Temiscaming Generating Station R-101
Highway 63		 Témiscaming–Thorne


Within Quebec

Span Carries Location Year built Notes Coordinates
unnamed road bridge R-101 Notre-Dame-du-Nord
Première-Chute Generating Station no road access
Rapides-des-Îles Generating Station local road access
Rapides-des-Quinze Generating Station no road access Quebec
Lac-des-Quinze Generating Station local road access Laverlochère-Angliers
Grassy Narrow Bridge Quebec covered bridge
Rapide-Deux Generating Station local road access Rapide-Deux
Rapide-Sept Generating Station local road access Rapide-Sept
unnamed road bridge Rapides Twin
unnamed road bridge 47°40′08″N 77°31′25″W / 47.66876°N 77.52361°W / 47.66876; -77.52361 ?
Bourque Generating Station local road access Ukunemakak
unnamed road bridge

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