Location: | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
Also Known As: | Montcalm Street Bridge |
Opening: | 1990 |
Opened: | 1990 |
Mapframe: | no |
Id: | Q4304521 |
Fetchwikidata: | Q4304521 |
The Tour Eiffel Bridge, also known as the Montcalm Street Bridge, is a small but ornate bridge in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
There had long been a bridge across Brewery Creek, but by the 1980s it needed to be replaced. Hull and the National Capital Commission were working to turn the Brewery Creek area into a tourist and cultural district.
It was decided to build an ornate structure. Incorporated in the bridge was an original steel girder from the Eiffel Tower, that had been part of a recently disassembled staircase.
The girder was donated to Hull by Paris mayor Jacques Chirac. Architects Paul Martineau and Eric Haar modeled the bridge on Parisian style. It opened in 1990.