Alexandra Bridge included on 2024 National Trust Endangered Places List

Alexandra Bridge seen from Ottawa River in Gatineau. Photo: D. Jones

Friday, December 13, 2024

"The federal government seems poised to demolish the monumental Alexandra Bridge (EPL 2021), an engineering marvel recognized by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, which has connected Gatineau, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario below Parliament Hill for 125 years. This is indicative of the limited regard generally for Canada’s historic bridges. While a small number of historic bridges like the High Level Bridge (1913) in Edmonton and the Quebec Bridge (EPL 2015) in Québec City see upgrades to extend their lives to 2100, most are prematurely declared obsolete." states the National Trust of Canada in its 2024 Endangered Places List

CLICK HERE for the entire list on the National Trust for Canada website.