Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge
| Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge | |
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The Cherry Street Bascule Bridge
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| Carries | vehicluar and pedestrian |
| Crosses | Toronto Harbour Shipping Channel |
| Locale | Toronto |
| Other name(s) | Cherry Street Bridge |
| Owner | Ports Toronto |
| Maintained by | Ports Toronto |
| Heritage status | |
| Type | listed |
| Designated | February 25, 1992 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 120 metres |
| Width | 20m |
| Height | > 48 metres |
| Longest span | 40 metres |
| Clearance above | 48 metres |
| Clearance below | Toronto Harbour Ship Channel |
| History | |
| Architect | Joseph Strauss |
| Designer | Joseph Strauss |
| Engineering design by | Joseph Strauss |
| Constructed by | Dominion Bridge Company |
| Fabrication by | Dominion Bridge Company |
| Construction end | 1930 |
| Construction cost | CA$500,000 |
| Inaugurated | 1930 |
| Opened | 1930 |
The Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge and Warren truss 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. There are two bascule bridges on Cherry Street. The other, smaller bridge, crosses the Keating Channel, while this bridge crosses the Ship Channel.
The bridge was built in 1930 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 uses 500 tons of steel in its construction. The bridge is designed to carry two lanes of traffic. It cost CA$500,000 ($7.73 million in 2016 dollars) to build. It was officially opened on June 29, 1931 by Toronto Mayor William Stewart. The bridge was listed under the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto in 1992 as architecturally historical.
The city spent CA$2.5 million to refurbish the bridge in 2007. The Toronto Port Authority made further repairs on the bridge from December 2012 to September 2013 at a cost of CA$2 million.
Coordinates: 43°38′29″N 79°20′56″W / 43.641302°N 79.349023°W
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