Macdonald-Cartier Bridge
The Macdonald-Cartier Bridge is a bridge connecting Ottawa, Ontario, to Gatineau, Quebec. The bridge is a 618 m long continuous steel box girder bridge and carries six lanes of traffic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge connecting Ottawa to Gatineau
- Also known as: “Pont Macdonald-Cartier Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canadian Museum of History and Earnscliffe.
Canadian Museum of History
Museum
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The Canadian Museum of History is a national museum on anthropology, Canadian history, cultural studies, and ethnology in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The purpose of the museum is to promote the heritage of Canada, as well as support related research. Canadian Museum of History is situated 1 km southwest of Macdonald-Cartier Bridge.
Earnscliffe
Manor estate
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Earnscliffe is a Victorian manor in Ottawa, Ontario, built in the Gothic Revival style. During the late 19th century, it was home to Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Earnscliffe is situated 320 metres east of Macdonald-Cartier Bridge.
National Gallery of Canada
Art gallery
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Gallery of Canada, located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's national art museum. The museum's building takes up 46,621 square metres, with 12,400 square metres of space used for exhibiting art. National Gallery of Canada is situated 1 km south of Macdonald-Cartier Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Town and Gatineau.
Lower Town
Suburb
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Lower Town (also spelled "Lowertown" is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Vanier Ward in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to the east of downtown. It is the oldest neighbourhood of the city, with construction beginning in 1826.
Gatineau
Photo: Óðinn, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca.
Gatineau is a city in the Outaouais region of Quebec, on the north shore of the Ottawa River, across from Canada's capital, Ottawa. It is part of the official National Capital Region which constitutes the fourth largest urban area in the country, after Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
ByWard Market
Neighborhood
Photo: Trappy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ByWard Market, is a retail and entertainment district in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located east of the government and business district.
Macdonald-Cartier Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Gatineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.43704° or 45° 26′ 13″ northLongitude
-75.70308° or 75° 42′ 11″ westElevation
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
87Q6C7PW+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 576882087OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Macdonald-Cartier Bridge” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մակդոնալդ-Կարտերի կամուրջ”
- Chinese: “麥當奴-加蒂大橋”
- Dutch: “Cartier-Macdonaldbrug”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى ماكدونالد-كارتير”
- French: “pont Cartier-Macdonald”
- French: “Pont Cartier-Macdonald”
- French: “Pont Macdonald-Cartier”
- Russian: “Мост Макдональда — Картье”
- Spanish: “puente Cartier-Macdonald”
- Spanish: “Puente Cartier-Macdonald”
- Turkish: “Macdonald-Cartier Bridge”
- Turkish: “Macdonald-Cartier Köprüsü”
- Ukrainian: “Міст Макдональда — Картьє”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Macdonald-Cartier Bridge”. Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.