Wallace Avenue Footbridge Heritage Property Plaque, 2014
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Resource ID
5152
Access
Open
Address
392 Wallace Avenue, Toronto, ON M6P 3N8
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2014
Historical Themes
Public Works, Transportation History
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1900-1953
Caption
Wallace Avenue Footbridge Heritage Property Plaque, 2014
Description
This bridge is a rare example of a multi-span, steel, Warren pony truss footbridge. Crossing the railway corridor running northward to West Toronto Junction, it was the first project designed by the Ontario Bridge Company. The structure features steel bents set on concrete footings that support a three-truss span with a higher and wider centre span. Unlike most footbridges, this bridge crosses at an oblique angle, not a right angle.
The bridge was constructed to provide pedestrian access between Wallace Avenue and Dundas Street West for a neighbourhood hemmed in by railway lines. The footbridge was intended as a low-cost, temporary crossing until the construction of nearby underpasses on Dupont and Bloor Streets. Instead, it has become an area landmark as it continues to be used to unite the communities that live and work on both sides of the tracks.
Marker lat / long: 43.660504, -79.453027 (WGS84)