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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

Total Bridges Found: 46

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Bathurst Street Bridge
Sir Isaac Brock Bridge
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Bathurst Street And TTC Streetcar Over Railroad (Go, Canadian National) in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 600 ft. Main Span: 205 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1903 By: Unknown
This massive truss bridge and its series of approach spans have a somewhat complicated history.
Bayview Avenue Bridge
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Bayview Avenue Over West Branch Don River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 10 Panel Bolt-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 900 ft. Main Span: 155 ft.
Built 1929 By: Unknown and Margison and Babcock
This multi-span deck truss bridge was widened with a very similar looking parallel set of trusses in 1960.
Bloor Street Humber River Bridge
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Bloor Street Over Humber River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 10 Panel Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 748 ft. Main Span: 146 ft. Main Spans: 6
Built 1923 By: Unknown
Although trees make it hard to see the whole bridge, this is a fairly long multi-span example of a steel deck arch bridge.
Bloor Street Railway Overpass
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Railroad (Canadian National and Go) and West Toronto Railpath Over Bloor Street in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 4
Built 1925 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario
This traditionally composed trio of steel girder grade separations was built by a prolific bridge company.
Bloor Street Rosedale Valley Bridge
Bloor Street Viaduct, Rosedale Section
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Bloor Street Over Rosedale Ravine, Rosedale Valley Road, Castle Frank Brook in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Three-Hinged Braced Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Span: 190 ft. Roadway: 64.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1917 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Thomas Taylor
This is the smaller of two bridges constructed together for Bloor Street in this area.
Bloor-Bayview Ramp Bridge
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Don Valley Parkway Ramp To Bloor Street and -Bayview Avenue Over Don River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built 1960 By: Unknown
This bridge is noted for its arched, riveted girders.
Centre Island Bridge
Avenue of the Islands Bridge
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Avenue of the Islands Over Long Pond in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 158 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built By: Unknown
A centerpiece of an island park, despite alteration, this is a highly significant example of a very unusual bridge design.
Cherry Street Bridge
Ship Channel Bridge
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Cherry Street Over Ship Channel in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
This massive bridge is an extremely rare Canadian example of this noteworthy bascule design.
Chippewa Avenue Bridge
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Chippewa Avenue Over Inner Harbour in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This is a slender arch bridge with some nice architectural details.
Chorley Park Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Pedestrian Walkway in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1911 By: Unknown
This attractive arch bridge was originally part of a long-lost Government House complex.
Don Mills Road Bridge
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Lower Don River Trail (Old Don Mills Road Alignment) Over Don River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This attractive bridge is preserved for use by a trail system and the bridge has some interesting details.
Don River Canadian National Railway Bridge
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Railroad (Canadian National) Over Don River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This traditonally composed railroad plate girder was once located not too far from a rare highway truss bridge.
Don River Canadian National Railway Bridge
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Railroad (Canadian National) Over Don River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 2
Built By: Unknown
This is a traditional two span plate girder bridge.
Don River Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge
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Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Don River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built By: Unknown
This heavilly skewed bridge rests on attractive stone piers.
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Dowling Avenue Bridge
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Dowling Avenue Over Railroad (Go, Canadian National) in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This bridge is one of a number of plate girder grade separations constructed along this section of railway.
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Dufferin Street Bridge
Dufferin Street Overhead
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Dufferin Street Over Railroad (Go, Canadian National) in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Main Span: 62 ft. Roadway: 68.9 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1912 By: Unknown
This plate girder bridge has three girder lines to accomodate a larger roadway.
Dundas Street Bridge
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Dundas Street Over Don River, Don Valley Parkway, and Railroad in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 396 ft. Main Span: 142 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1911 By: Unknown
This steel arch bridge has been altered, but it retains its original main span and some approach spans.
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Dunn Avenue Bridge
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Dunn Avenue Over Railroad (Go, Canadian National) in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This bridge is one of a number of plate girder grade separations constructed along this section of railway.
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Eastern Avenue Bridge
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Eastern Avenue (Abandoned Alignment) Over Don River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 148 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Roadway: 62 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1933 By: Unknown
This abandoned bridge is a rare Canadian example of a through truss with three truss lines.
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Gas Line Bridge
Consumers Gas Company Bridge
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Gas Line Over Don River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Through Arch, Fixed
Length: 133 ft. Main Span: 133 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: Unknown
Unique both in form and function, this unusual concrete arch structure carries only a gas line.
Gerrard Street Bridge
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Gerrard Street Over Don River, Don Valley Parkway, and Railroad in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Three-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 430 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1923 By: Unknown
Although its deck has been replaced and modernized, this bridge retains a superstructure of three shallow arch spans
Glen Road Bridge
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Glen Road Over Yellow Creek in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal One-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 645 ft. Main Span: 310 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1927 By: Unknown
Buried in the trees, this beautiful and magnificent work of engineering and heritage has recieved little public awareness.
Governor's Bridge
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Governors Road Over Mud Creek in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built 1923 By: Goldie Construction and F. G. Engholm
This is a large, but simply ornamented example of an uncommon bridge type in Ontario.
Half Mile Bridge
Don River High Railway Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned Canadian Pacific) Over Don River, Don Valley Parkway, Bayview Avenue, and Railroad in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,100 ft. Main Spans: 13
Built 1928 By: Unknown
This is a high level style deck plate girder bridge and it rests on massive concrete piers.
King Street Bridge
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Railroad (Go, Canadian National) Over King Street in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 2
Built 1888 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario and Charles Sproatt
This ancient bridge is half plate girder and half a rare pony truss design!
Kipling Avenue Railway Overpass
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Railroad (Go (Lakeshore West Line), Via Rail, and Canadian National, Etobicoke Yard Spur) Over Kipling Avenue in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 74 ft. Roadway: 185 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1950 By: Unknown
This railway overpass is noted for its attractive detailing.
Leaside Bridge
Confederation Bridge
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Millwood Road Over Don River, Don Valley Parkway, and Railroad in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,443 ft. Main Span: 125 ft. Main Spans: 11
Built 1927 By: Unknown and Frank Barber of Toronto, Ontario
This tall and long bridge was widened significantly in the late 1960s.
Meadowvale Road Bridge
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Meadowvale Road Over Little Rouge Creek in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 83 ft. Main Span: 83 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This traditional riveted pony truss appears to have been galvanized some time ago.
Middle Road Bridge
Sherway Drive Bridge
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Sherway Drive (Former Middle Road) Over Etobicoke Creek in Mississauga and Toronto: Peel Region, Ontario and Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed
Length: 86 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1909 By: O.L. Hicks of Humber Bay, Ontario and Frank Barber of Toronto, Ontario
One of the first of its style ever built, this unique bridge has aspects of both a truss and an arch bridge.
Mt. Pleasant Road Bridge
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Mt. Pleasant Road Over Rosedale Ravine, Rosedale Valley Road, Castle Frank Brook in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 440 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1948 By: Unknown
This is a later but uncommon example of a riveted deck truss bridge with good integrity.
Old Bayview Avenue Bridge
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Bayview Avenue (Abandoned Alignment) Over West Branch Don River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete 10 Panel Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This is a long-abandoned arch bridge of simple design, that appears to serve an old highway alignment.
Old Finch Avenue Bridge
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Old Finch Avenue Over Rouge River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Double-Truss, Single-Story Bailey Pony Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 2
Built 1954 By: 2nd Field Engineer Regiment of the Canadian Military Engineers
This is a notable example of a mid-20th century Bailey truss bridge, erected in a time of emergency after a flood.
Old Mill Bridge
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Old Mill Road (Catherine Street) Over Humber River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built 1916 By: Arnot Construction Company of Toronto, Ontario and Frank Barber of Toronto, Ontario
This beautiful stone faced concrete arch bridge was designed by a noted area engineer.
Olympic Island Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Inner Harbour in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This inviting park foot bridge on the Toronto Islands is a slender, graceful structure that showcases the aesthetic potential of concrete.
Pottery Road Bridge
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Pottery Road (Southbound) Over Don River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built By: R. H. McGregor Construction Company
This busy bridge had a modern bridge built next to it, forming a one-way couplet to increase the number of lanes for the road.
Prince Edward Viaduct
Bloor Street Viaduct, Don Section
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Bloor Street and TTC Subway Over Don River, Don Valley Parkway, Railroad, and Bayview Avenue in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Three-Hinged Braced Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 1,620 ft. Main Span: 282 ft. Roadway: 64.5 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1918 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario and Thomas Taylor
One of the largest and most well-known Toronto bridges, this unique bridge is one of the few crescent arch bridges in existance.
Queen Street Bridge
Riverside Bridge / Queen Street Viaduct
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Queen Street And TTC Streetcar Over Don River, Don Valley Parkway, Bayview Avenue, and Railroad in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Span: 129 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1911 By: Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company of Darlington, England
This impressive bridge was built with steel that came from variety of English and Scottish steel mills.
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Rowntree Mill Road Bridge
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Rowntree Mill Road Over Humber River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 95 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario
Serving pedestrians on a former highway, this pony truss is noted for its span length.
Sewells Road Bridge
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Sewells Road Over Rouge River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed
Length: 160 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1912 By: Unknown and Frank Barber of Toronto, Ontario
Although severely altered, this is an unusual example of a short span suspension bridge.
Sherbourne Street Bridge
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Sherbourne Street Over Rosedale Valley Road in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built 1952 By: Unknown
This is a high level riveted deck plate girder bridge.
St. Clair Viaduct
Vale of Avoca
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St. Clair Avenue Over Yellow Creek (Avoca Ravine) in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal One-Hinged Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 509 ft. Main Span: 260 ft. Roadway: 54.1 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1925 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario
This impressive arch bridge is hard to view and photograph, but is a noteworthy heritage bridge with a well-documented construction.
Twyn Rivers Drive Little Rouge River Bridge
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Twyn Rivers Drive Over Little Rouge River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed
Length: 95 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This bridge is one of two heritage bridges on this highly scenic road.
Twyn Rivers Drive Rouge River Bridge
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Twyn Rivers Drive Over Rouge River in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 75 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
This bridge is one of two heritage bridges on this highly scenic road.
Wallace Avenue Foot Bridge
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Wallace Avenue (Pedestrian Walkway) Over Railroad (Go, Canadian National) in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Main Span: 85 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1907 By: Ontario Bridge Company of Toronto, Ontario
This rare riveted pony truss foot bridge has some unusual configurations due to a skewed design.
Woodbine Bridge
O'Connor Drive Bridge
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O'Connor Drive Over Taylor-Massey Creek in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 810 ft. Main Span: 172 ft. Roadway: 46 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1931 By: R. H. McGregor Construction Company and Margison and Babcock
This ornate bridge is one of the largest and most significant concrete arch bridges in Ontario!
Yonge Street Railway Overpass
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Railroad (Canadian Pacific and Go) Over Yonge Street in Toronto: Toronto City, Ontario, Canada
Concrete Slab, Fixed
Main Spans: 2
Built By: Unknown
This bridge has attractive arched cantilevers on its northern side.

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