Cummings Bridge
Coordinates	45°26′00″N 75°40′16″W / 45.433199°N 75.6712°W / 45.433199; -75.6712
Carries	4-lane road, sidewalks, bicycle lane
Crosses	Rideau River
Locale	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Named for	Charles Cummings
Characteristics
Material	Reinforced concrete
Total length	213 m (699 ft)[1]
Width	18.21 m (59.7 ft)[1]
History
Construction start	1921
Rebuilt	1996
Location

The Cummings Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, crosses the Rideau River, connecting Rideau Street to Montreal Road in Vanier. It is a multi-span open spandrel arch bridge, constructed in 1921 and renovated in 1996.^[1]

History

The area east of the Cummings Bridge, later named Vanier was first linked to the Sandy Hill area of Ottawa with a wooden bridge erected in 1835, which went over Cummings Island in the Rideau River. The Cummings family settled the island, had a store there, and the island and bridge there became associated with the Cummings name.^[2] In 1891, the old wooden bridge was replaced by a steel bridge, which the city wanted to name Bingham's Bridge, after Ottawa mayor Samuel Bingham, but this name never caught on.^[3]

The current bridge was constructed in 1921, some 12 metres (39 ft) downstream from the steel bridge, bypassing Cummings Island.^[3]

Charles Cummings had a son, Robert Cummings who became Reeve of Gloucester Township and Warden of Carleton County, Ontario. ^[4]