George Dunbar Bridge
The George Dunbar Bridge is a vehicle and pedestrian bridge in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada that spans Bronson Avenue over the Rideau River and connects it to the Airport Parkway .
The original Dunbar Bridge was opened to traffic on December 19, 1955. It was demolished in December 1994. The current bridge was reconstructed in 1993–1996. The span to the north was built from May 1993 to December 1994 next to the 1955 bridge. The span to the south was built between 1995 and 1996 on the site of the bridge that was demolished in 1955. The bridge is named after George Harrison Dunbar (1876–1966), a prominent member of the Ontario Legislature who served as MPP for Ottawa South and Minister for Local Affairs of Ontario from 1943 to 1955. He personally opened the bridge at the time of its completion.