MacDonald Bridge - Cartier

MacDonald Cartier Bridge Macdonald-Cartier Bridge - the easternmost of the bridges connecting the cities of Ottawa , Ontario and Gatineau , Quebec (east of Alexandra Bridge ). The length of the bridge is 618 meters. By design, it is a bridge of continuous steel beams. It has 6 lanes for car traffic. On the Ottawa side, it crosses onto King Edward Avenue and Sussex Drive , and on the Gatineau side, into Quebec Motorway 5.

The bridge was built in 1963-1965. the federal government and the governments of both provinces. It is owned by the Public Works and Government Services Agency of Canada . The bridge is named after John MacDonald and Georges-Etienne Cartier , joint prime ministers of the province of Canada in the mid-19th century, representing respectively the English- and French-speaking parts of Canada.

On both sides of the bridge there are curbs for pedestrians and cyclists . On the Gatineau side, the bridge immediately goes into the motorway, where cyclists and pedestrians are prohibited, so the paths for them turn into a nearby park or other streets.