Bridges Across Canada

Photo by ecstaticist

Huge masses of steel, marvels of suspension, and Art Deco detailing, Canadian bridges show an engineers skill and eye for beauty. Across Canada, and across the decades, bridges have joined cities, created new urban centres and made trade more efficient. Many took years and years to build, with workers having to insert footing deep into soft bedrock. Each bridge carries a story, and in this slideshow you’ll see bridges that are over 100 years old and still being used everyday, and also Canada’s newest big bridge, in Pitt Meadows B.C. that replaced a small commuter ferry only two years ago.

: Shannon Park, abandoned military housing in the foreground. Photo by wdrwilson

: In 2007 The White Stripes played an impromptu show on the bridge’s walking path. Photo by Andrew Oliver

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: Photo by Kris Griffon

: Connecting Gatineau and Ottawa. Photo by Vince Alongi

: Built to replace the collapsed Honeymoon Bridge, it connects Niagara Falls, Ontario with Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. Photo by caffeine_obsessed

: The 12.9-kilometre bridge links Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick. Photo by Martin Cathrae

: A suspension bridge that connects Windsor, Ontario with Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. Photo by siRRonWong

: When it opened in 1986, it was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. Photo by Gord McKenna

: Completed in 1900, it was the first bridge to span the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton. Photo by Eyestalk

: Built in 1963, and closed in 1985, it’s now used only for foot traffic. Photo by travistravis.

: With Art Deco details, it has large lamps that pay tribute to World War I Canadian prisoners of war. Photo by Gord McKenna

: It features a man-made waterfall called Great Divide Waterfall, by artist Peter Lewis, that has a drop of 64 metres that operates in the summer. Photo by -POD-