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Billings Bridge is a bridge over the Rideau River in Ottawa. Bank Street passes over the river by way of this bridge. The bridge was named after Braddish Billings, who settled in this area and established a farm nearby in 1812. The first bridge, originally called Farmers Bridge, was built over the river here in 1830. The current bridge was built in 1916. rapids on the Rideau River opposite Carleton University The Rideau River is a Canadian river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada location. ... Bank Street near the intersection with Laurier Avenue in downtown Ottawa Bank Street is the major north-south road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Braddish Billings (September 23, 1783 - April 8, 1864 ) was an early settler in the Ottawa area. ...


Billings Bridge also referred to a village, located south of the river near the bridge, which became part of the city of Ottawa in 1950. The area, now an Ottawa neighbourhood, is still referred to as Billings Bridge.

Older bridge over Rideau River at Billings Bridge Source: William James Topley/Library and Archives Canada/PA-009204
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Older bridge over Rideau River at Billings Bridge
Source: William James Topley/Library and Archives Canada/PA-009204

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