Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge
Carries:Pedestrians
Crosses:Lake Shore Boulevard
Locale:Toronto
Maint:Toronto Transportation Services
Design:Bailey bridge
Material:Steel
Length:27.4m (89.9feet)
Builder:Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario

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) but dates back to World War II when it was manufactured for the British Army.[2] It is used as a pedestrian bridge to connect Exhibition Place to the waterfront south of Lake Shore Boulevard.

This type of bridge was used to allow visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition to walk to waterfront activities in safety.[3]

It was erected by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario using steel supplied by the Dominion Bridge Company and was renovated during 1998.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inclusion on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties - Lake Shore Boulevard West Bailey Bridge (Trinity-Niagara) . 2011-11-27.
  2. Web site: Lake Shore Boulevard West Baily Bridge . Krawczyk . Bob . A database of buildings in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . TOBuilt . 10 January 2010 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706210209/http://www.tobuilt.ca/php/tobuildings_more.php?search_fd3=3694 . July 6, 2011 .
  3. Book: Discover and Explore Toronto's Waterfront . Mike Filey . Mike Filey . 1998. 1-55002-304-7. Dundurn Press. 2010-01-12.