Amsterdam Bridge is a bridge on the waterfront in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The steel structure is a cable footbridge that crosses over the Simcoe Street Slip from York Quay to Rees Street Slip.
Below the bridge is a docking facility for boats.
The bridge closed in early 2021 due to safety concerns.[1]
The Amsterdam Bridge commemorates the twinning of Toronto and Amsterdam in 1974. Similarly, a bridge that crosses the Amstel river in Amsterdam was renamed Torontobrug.[2] The Torontobrug is a bascule bridge built in 1970 and carries pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
A bilingual plaque mounted the bridge reads as follows: