Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP The Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge The Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge (formerly the Heron Road Bridge ) is a bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It connects Baseline Road and Heron Road passing over both the Rideau River and the Rideau Canal just south of Carleton University. The current bridge was finished in 1967, one year after a bridge collapse killed nine workers in the worst construction accident in both Ottawa's and Ontario's history. It was renamed in 2016 to commemorate the victims of that accident. Contents 1 History 1.1 Collapse and rescue operations 1.2 Inquest and aftermath 1.3 Later history 2 See also 3 References History Ottawa Mayor Charlotte Whitton initially opposed the plans of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker to build the bridge to ease east-west traffic in the city. In 1961, Diefenbaker's government threatened to reduce the amount of federal grants to Ottawa by the cost of the bridge if the city did not agree...