Corktown Footbridge
The Corktown Footbridge is a pedestrian footbridge over the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The 70-metre bridge is located about 400 m south of the Laurier Avenue Bridge and connects the University of Ottawa campus with the Golden Triangle neighbourhood.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: footbridge in Ottawa, Canada
- Also known as: “Passerelle Corktown” and “Somerset Street bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include UOttawa station and Ottawa City Hall.
UOttawa station
Railway station
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
uOttawa station is a light rail station on the O-Train Line 1, located on the University of Ottawa campus. UOttawa station is situated 170 metres east of Corktown Footbridge.
Ottawa City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Jean-Luc Henry, CC BY 2.0.
The current Ottawa City Hall is the city hall of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The downtown complex consists of two connected buildings: a modern wing located on Laurier Avenue and a 19th-century heritage wing located on Elgin Street. Ottawa City Hall is situated 430 metres west of Corktown Footbridge.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Museum
Photo: RealGrouchy, Public domain.
The Canadian Museum of Nature is a national natural history museum based in Canada's National Capital Region. The museum's exhibitions and public programs are housed in the Victoria Memorial Museum Building, a 18,910-square-metre structure in Ottawa, Ontario. Canadian Museum of Nature is situated 1 km south of Corktown Footbridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Ottawa.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a sub-neighbourhood of Centretown in Somerset Ward in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It borders Elgin Street, at its west, and the Rideau Canal, at its east.
Ottawa
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ottawa is Canada's capital. With over a million citizens, it is Canada's fourth-largest city, and Ontario's second-largest city. Visitors often come to Ottawa to see Parliament Hill and Canada's national museums, but the city also has much shopping, many restaurants, and lively nightlife.
Sandy Hill
Suburb
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandy Hill is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, located just east of downtown. The neighbourhood is bordered on the west by the Rideau Canal, and on the east by the Rideau River.
Corktown Footbridge
- Categories: footbridge and transportation
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.42056° or 45° 25′ 14″ northLongitude
-75.68454° or 75° 41′ 4″ westOpen location code
87Q6C8C8+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 638244091OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q5170875
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In Other Languages
“Corktown Footbridge” goes by many names.
- French: “Passerelle Corktown”
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Highlights include uOttawa and Golden Triangle Park.
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