A pedestrian and bicycle bridge that will connect parkland near the Toronto waterfront to Fort York will have stainless steel arches that will land in park space – the first stainless steel bridge to be built in Canada.
Build Toronto, which is overseeing the development of the project, said while there are other bridges in North America that have stainless steel parts, this bridge is the first “100 percent stainless steel bridge” on the continent because all of its structural components are made of stainless steel.
The CAD $19.7 million two-part bridge, which will go over the rail tracks at Fork York, will be built by Dufferin Construction Company, whose designs snagged the winning bid, according to a recent city announcement.
It will also incorporate two bridge spans that will extend north-south across two active railway corridors that service the downtown core.