Billings Bridge (Ottawa, Ont.)
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Name (Latin)
Billings Bridge (Ottawa, Ont.)
Other forms of name
Ottawa (Ont.). Billings Bridge
Coordinates
W0754058 W0754058 N0452300 N0452300 (geonames )
Associated country
Canada
MARC
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Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(region; 45°23ʹ00ʺN 075°40ʹ58ʺW)
- Billings Bridge, c1999:p. 13, etc. (est. 1859, as postal district; 1876, postal village of Billings Bridge; 1950, annexed by Ottawa) Can. CIP (hdg.: Billings Bridge (Ottawa, Ont.))
Wikipedia description:
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. 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.
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