Dufferin Street bridges
The Dufferin Street bridges are two inter-connected vehicular bridges in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The bridges carry Dufferin Street over a railway corridor and the Gardiner Expressway to Exhibition Place. The bridges closed to vehicular traffic in 2013. Temporary structures were built in 2013-2014 to allow a resumption of traffic in early 2014. As of July 2023 the spans over the Gardiner Expressway remain in place, as do the temporary bridges over the northern span.
Dufferin Street Truss Bridge/Dufferin Street Overpass | |
|---|---|
The Dufferin Street bridges over the Gardiner Expressway and the rail line from the west. | |
| Coordinates | 43.634087°N 79.425402°W |
| Carries | Pedestrians and Vehicular |
| Crosses | Metrolinx/GO Transit rail corridor |
| Locale | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Maintained by | Toronto Transportation Services |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Steel and Concrete |
| Total length | 30 metres (98 ft) (rail bridge) 35 metres (115 ft) (overpass) |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| Clearance above | 6.37 metres (20.9 ft) (rail bridge) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1911 1958 |
| Construction end | 1912 (rail bridge) 1958 (overpass) |
| Opened | 1912 1959 |
| Closed | 2013 |
| Location | |
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