The Portage Bridge (french: Pont du Portage) crosses the

Ottawa River The Ottawa River (french: Rivière des Outaouais, Algonquin: ''Kichi-Sìbì/Kitchissippi'') is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern ...

just down-river from the

Chaudière Bridge The Chaudière Bridge (French: ''Pont de la Chaudière'') crosses the Ottawa River about west of Parliament Hill, joining the communities of Gatineau, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario, linking Rue Eddy in the Hull sector of Gatineau and Booth Street i ...

, joining the communities of

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Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

and

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

. It links Laurier Street and Alexandre-Taché Boulevard in the Hull sector of Gatineau and Wellington Street at the Garden of the Provinces and Territories in Ottawa, crossing

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and the former

Philemon Island Philemon Island (french: Île Philemon, italic=yes) is a former artificial island in the Hull, Quebec, Hull sector of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Currently part of the mainland, it was once an island in the Ottawa River, separated from the mainland ...

on the way. The bridge was built by the

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in 1973 and expanded in 1988. The bridge is named after the historic

Portage Portage or portaging (Canada: ; ) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a ...

Trail around the

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and Rapids which ended near the present location of the bridge.

History

Recent improvements

On March 30, 2019, construction work began which includes improving safety of the bidirectional

cycle track A cycle track, separated bike lane or protected bike lane (sometimes historically referred to as a sidepath) is an exclusive bikeway that has elements of a separated path and on-road bike lane. A cycle track is located within or next to the ro ...

, adjustment to the motor vehicle lanes to accommodate the cycle track, repairs to the drains and the bridge expansion joints, and the asphalt surface of the bridge's northbound HOV lane.Widening of Cycle Track and Resurfacing of Portage Bridge
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References

External links

Transport Canada
{{Gatineau Roads Bridges in Gatineau Bridges in Ottawa Bridges completed in 1973 Bridges over the Ottawa River Road bridges in Ontario Road bridges in Quebec National Capital Commission 1973 establishments in Ontario 1973 establishments in Quebec

History

Recent improvements

See also

References

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