Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge
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| Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge | |
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 Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge |
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| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Lake Shore Boulevard |
| Locale | Toronto |
| Material | Steel |
| Constructed by | Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°37′49″N 79°25′24″W / 43.6303619°N 79.4233082°WCoordinates: 43°37′49″N 79°25′24″W / 43.6303619°N 79.4233082°W |
Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge is a Bailey bridge in Toronto. It is the only remaining Bailey bridge within the pre-amalgamated City of Toronto.[1]. It was erected in 1952 (some say 1947[2]) but dates back to World War II when it was manufactured for the British Army.[3] It is used as a pedestrian bridge to connect Exhibition Place to the waterfront south of Lake Shore Boulevard.[3]
This type of bridge was used to allow visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition to walk to waterfront activities in safety.[2]
It was erected by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario using steel supplied by the Dominion Bridge Company and was renovated during 1998.[3]
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- ^ "Inclusion on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties - Lake Shore Boulevard West Bailey Bridge (Trinity-Niagara)". http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/1998/agendas/council/cc/cc980729/to10rpt/cl064.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- ^ a b Mike Filey (1998). Discover and Explore Toronto's Waterfront. Dundurn Press. ISBN 1-55002-304-7. http://books.google.ca/books?id=tvuixMvybGUC&pg=PA81&dq=Lake+Shore+Boulevard+Bailey+Bridge&client=firefox-a&cd=1#v=onepage&q=Lake%20Shore%20Boulevard%20Bailey%20Bridge&f=false. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ a b c Krawczyk, Bob. "Lake Shore Boulevard West Baily Bridge". A database of buildings in Toronto, Canada. Toronto: TOBuilt. http://www.tobuilt.ca/php/tobuildings_more.php?search_fd3=3694. Retrieved 10 January 2010.[dead link]
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