Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bridge
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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]
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
- Old Finch Avenue Bailey Bridge
- Old (16th Avenue) Bailey Bridge
- Unwin Avenue Bridge
References
- ^ "Inclusion on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties - Lake Shore Boulevard West Bailey Bridge (Trinity-Niagara)". Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- ^ a b Mike Filey (1998). Discover and Explore Toronto's Waterfront. Dundurn Press. ISBN 1-55002-304-7. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ a b c 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.
External links
- Aerial view
- Heritage Properties - Lake Shore Boulevard West Bailey Bridge
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