Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
| Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge | |
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 The Cherry Street Bascule Bridge |
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| Other name(s) | Cherry Street Bridge |
| Carries | vehicluar and pedestrian |
| Crosses | Toronto Harbour Shipping Channel |
| Locale | Toronto |
| Owner | City of Toronto |
| Maintained by | Toronto Port Authority |
| Architect | Joseph Strauss |
| Designer | Joseph Strauss |
| Engineering design | Joseph Strauss |
| Design | Bascule |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 120 metres |
| Width | 20m |
| Height | > 48 metres |
| Longest span | 40 metres |
| Vertical clearance | 48 metres |
| Clearance below | Toronto Harbour Ship Channel |
| Constructed by | Dominion Bridge Company |
| Fabrication by | Dominion Bridge Company |
| Construction begin | 1931 |
| Construction end | 1931 |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Inaugurated | 1931 |
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]
[edit] See also
- List of bascule bridges
- Bayview Bridge (Toronto) - along with the two Cherry Street bridges are the only three north-south bridges in Toronto
[edit] References
- ^ "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]
- Filey, Mike (1998). Discover & explore Toronto's waterfront: a walker's, jogger's, cyclist's, boater's guide to Toronto's lakeside sites and history. Dundurn Press. ISBN 9781550023046. OCLC 39678576.
Coordinates: 43°38′29″N 79°20′56″W / 43.641302°N 79.349023°W
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