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Old Posted Jan 27, 2021, 8:24 PM
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According to Wikipedia (that's the best source I can find), the PoW bridge is named for Edward VII and PoW Drive is named for a Drive in London which itself is named for Edward VII. So yeah, named for the same guy.
This is incorrect. Prince of Wales Drive is named for the future King Edward VIII in 1920. Here is the 1920 news clipping. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68674202/prince-of-wales-highway-and-falls-named/
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