Corktown Footbridge

The bridge's name refers to a series of shanties built along the "Deep Cut" section of the Rideau Canal during its construction.

City councillors Diane Holmes and Clive Doucet also lobbied heavily for the construction of a bridge.

[2] In spring of 2007, a naming committee was struck by councillors Diane Holmes and Georges Bédard, composed of stakeholders from communities on both sides of the bridge.

[4] The formal ceremony to name the Corktown Footbridge was held on 11 September 2007 led by Mayor Larry O'Brien.

[6] In 2014, Professor Murat Saatcioglu of the University of Ottawa determined that there was no risk of structural collapse from the weight of the love locks attached to the railing of the bridge.