Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
| Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge | |
|---|---|
|
The Cherry Street Bascule Bridge | |
| Carries | vehicluar and pedestrian |
| Crosses | Toronto Harbour Shipping Channel |
| Locale | Toronto |
| Other name(s) | Cherry Street Bridge |
| Owner | City of Toronto |
| Maintained by | Toronto Port Authority |
| Heritage status | |
| Type | listed |
| Designated | February 25, 1992 |
| Characteristics | |
| 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 |
| History | |
| Architect | Joseph Strauss |
| Designer | Joseph Strauss |
| Engineering design by | Joseph Strauss |
| Constructed by | Dominion Bridge Company |
| Fabrication by | Dominion Bridge Company |
| Construction end | 1930 |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Inaugurated | 1930 |
The Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge and Warren truss in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] 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 1930 [1] 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 listed under the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto in 1992 as architecturally historical.[2]
The city spent $2.5 million CAD to refurbish the bridge in 2007.[3]
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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kuitenbrouwer, Peter (September 13, 2013). "After nine months of repairs this Toronto bridge is finally open for business again, sort of". National Post. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Cherry St". Toronto Heritage Properties Inventory. City of Toronto. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ↑ "That Old Blue Bridge". Unknown Victoria. 2009-08-27. 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.
- 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 978-1-55002-304-6. OCLC 39678576.
Coordinates: 43°38′29″N 79°20′56″W / 43.641302°N 79.349023°W