Cherry Street Bridge

Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge

Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
The Cherry Street Bascule Bridge
Locale	Toronto
Design	Bascule

The Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located in the industrial Port Lands area, it carries Cherry Street over the Toronto Harbour Ship Channel and opens to allow ships to access the channel and the turning basin beyond. The bridge was built in 1931 by the company of Joseph Strauss and the Dominion Bridge Company. The north side of the bridge has 750 ton concrete counterweights that allow the bridge to pivot to open.

The bridge is designed to carry two lanes of traffic, and was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto in 1992 as Architectural Historical.

See also

References

• Filey, Mike (1998). Discover & explore Toronto's waterfront: a walker's, jogger's, cyclist's, boater's guide to Toronto's lakeside sites and history. Dundurn Press. ISBN 9781550023046. OCLC 39678576.

Coordinates: 43°38′29″N 79°20′56″W / 43.641302°N 79.349023°W

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