Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge

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Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
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The Cherry Street Bascule Bridge
Coordinates 43°38′29″N79°20′56″W / 43.6413°N 79.349°W / 43.6413; -79.349
Carriesvehicular and pedestrian
CrossesToronto Harbour Shipping Channel
Locale Toronto
Other name(s)Cherry Street Bridge
OwnerPorts Toronto
Maintained by Ports Toronto
Heritage status
Typelisted
DesignatedFebruary 25, 1992
Characteristics
Design Bascule
Material Steel
Total length120 metres (390 ft)
Width20 metres (66 ft)
Height48 metres (157 ft)
Longest span40 metres (130 ft)
Clearance above (?) Clearance above the deck
Clearance below No limit when the bridge is open (Toronto Harbour Ship Channel)
History
Architect Joseph Strauss
Constructed by Dominion Bridge Company
Construction end1930
Construction costCA$500,000
Location
Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge

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

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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. The bridge uses 500 tons of steel in its construction. [2] The bridge is designed to carry two lanes of traffic. It cost CA$500,000 ($9.58 million in 2023 dollars) [3] to build. [2] It was officially opened on June 29, 1931 by Toronto Mayor William Stewart. [2] The bridge was listed under the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto in 1992 as architecturally historical. [4]

The bridge's south end in 2013 Cherry Street Bridge in Toronto - south end in 2013.jpg
The bridge's south end in 2013

The city spent CA$2.5 million to refurbish the bridge in 2007. [5] The Toronto Port Authority made further repairs from December 2012 to September 2013 at a cost of CA$2 million. [6]

In 2021 the City entered into a funding agreement with PortsToronto (the "Owner") for the rehabilitation of the Cherry Street Ship Channel bridge approach spans and the Bascule bridge along with the authority to fund, from the approved 2021-2030 Transportation Services Capital Budget, the costs of the design and construction of these works, expected to total approximately $22.0 million over a period expected to be 2021-2025. In addition, and during the same timeframe, PortsToronto will rehabilitate the bridge's lifting mechanisms (mechanical and electrical) at a total cost of approximately $12.0 million. As of fall 2023, the City work on the approaches and 'foundations' was almost complete and in 2024 it is expected that the metalwork will be repaired and repainted.

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  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Toronto Harbour Commission Public Affairs Department 1985, p. 51.
  3. 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  4. "Cherry St". Toronto Heritage Properties Inventory. City of Toronto. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  5. "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.
  6. Kuitenbrouwer, Peter (September 13, 2013). "After nine months of repairs this Toronto bridge is finally open for business again, sort of". National Post.
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