Macdonald-Cartier Bridge

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The Macdonald-Cartier Bridge is a major road bridge spanning the Ottawa River, linking the cities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec in Canada.

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Label Occurrences
Macdonald-Cartier Bridge canonical 3
Macdonald–Cartier Bridge 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf interprovincial bridge
road bridge
steel girder bridge
carries bicycles
motor vehicles
pedestrians
connects Gatineau
surface form: Gatineau, Quebec

Ottawa
surface form: Ottawa, Ontario
constructionStartDate 1963
coordinates approximately 45.435°N 75.695°W
country Canada
crosses Ottawa River
crossesBetween Lower Town, Ottawa
downtown Gatineau
deckType roadway deck
designedFor year-round use
followedBy Chaudière Bridge
hasExpansionJoints yes
hasLighting yes
hasPiersInWater yes
hasSidewalks yes
hasSpeedLimit yes
hasToll no
isOneOf interprovincial bridges over the Ottawa River
isPartOf federal bridge network in the National Capital Region
length approximately 1.3 kilometres
locatedIn National Capital Region
locatedInProvince Ontario
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
maintainedBy Public Services and Procurement Canada
material steel
namedAfter George-Étienne Cartier
John A. Macdonald
namedFor Canadian Confederation leaders
numberOfLanes 6
opened 1965
owner Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
partOf Highway 5 (Quebec)
King Edward Avenue (Ottawa)
passesOver Ottawa River navigation channel
precededBy Alexandra Bridge
regionServed Ottawa–Gatineau metropolitan area
riverKilometre near Chaudière Falls area of Ottawa River
servesAs major commuter route between Ottawa and Gatineau
speedLimit typically 70 km/h
trafficType road traffic

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gatineau riverCrossingConnection Macdonald-Cartier Bridge
National Capital Region of Canada hasKeyBridge Macdonald-Cartier Bridge
this entity surface form: Macdonald–Cartier Bridge
Sussex Drive terminusNear Macdonald-Cartier Bridge
Sussex Drive connectsTo Macdonald-Cartier Bridge