Cherry Street Bascule Bridge (Toronto)

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Approaching the Cherry Street Strauss Bascule Bridge from the North

The Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located in the industrial Port Lands area, it carries Cherry Street over the Toronto Harbour Ship Channel and opens to allow ships to access the channel and the turning basin beyond. The bridge was built in 1931 by the company of Joseph Strauss and the Dominion Bridge Company. The north side of the bridge has 750 ton concrete counterweights that allow the bridge to pivot to open.

There are two bascule bridges on Cherry Street. The other, smaller bridge, crosses the Keating Channel, while this bridge crosses the Ship Channel.

The bridge is designed to carry two lanes of traffic, and was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto in 1992 as Architectural Historical.[1]

The city spent $2.5 million CAD to refurbish the bridge in 2007.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Cherry St". Toronto Heritage Properties Inventory. City of Toronto. http://app.toronto.ca/HeritagePreservation/details.do?folderRsn=2435508&propertyRsn=754699. Retrieved 2009-02-16. [dead link]
  2. "That Old Blue Bridge". Unknown Victoria. 2009-08-27. http://unknownvictoria.blogspot.ca/2009/08/that-old-blue-bridge.html. Retrieved 2012-03-26. "Steel bridges, especially ones with intricate latticework like ours, contain thousands of difficult-to-reach joints, often hiding corrosion that’s accelerated by salty air. Repairing and repainting such bridges is an ongoing headache, especially compared to ones made of concrete. Nevertheless, some places re-invest in their old steel bridges. Toronto refurbished its Cherry Street Bridge for $2.6 million in 2007, and recently Boston and San Francisco spent tens of millions renovating their Strauss drawbridges as well." 

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