New bridge across the Rideau?

It seems there are plans to erect a bridge for the use of cyclists and pedestrians across the Rideau River just south of Strathcona Park from the Overbrook / Vanier district to Sandy Hills. Apparently there used to be a rickety wooden bridge that served the same purpose, crossing the river from the Rideau Tennis Club at Donald Street, across the shallow water there.

If the project goes ahead it would facilitate a pleasant evening bike ride for us, up one bank of the river and down the other, although it is already possible to do that by crossing slightly further upstream on the existing footbridge just beyond Highway 417 (from Lees Avenue to Hurdman Park).

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