Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge

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Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge
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Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge
Coordinates 43°37′49″N79°25′24″W / 43.6303619°N 79.4233082°W / 43.6303619; -79.4233082
Carries Pedestrians (not wheelchair accessible)
Crosses Lake Shore Boulevard
Locale Toronto
Maintained by Toronto Transportation Services
Characteristics
Design Bailey bridge
Material Steel
Total length27.4 metres (90 ft)
History
Constructed by Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario
Location
Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge

Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge is a Bailey bridge in Toronto, Ontario. It is the one of two Bailey bridges in the current city and only remaining Bailey bridge within the Old 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]

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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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Inclusion on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties - Lake Shore Boulevard West Bailey Bridge (Trinity-Niagara)" . Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  2. 1 2 Mike Filey (1998). Discover and Explore Toronto's Waterfront. Dundurn Press. ISBN   1-55002-304-7 . Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  3. 1 2 3 Krawczyk, Bob. "Lake Shore Boulevard West Baily Bridge". A database of buildings in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto: TOBuilt. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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