Province Ontario | ||
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Address Amsterdam Bridge, Toronto, ON, Canada Bridge type Footbridge, Cable-stayed bridge Similar Cherry Street lift bridge, Old Finch Avenue Bailey Bri, Rosedale Valley Bridge, Lake Shore Boulevard Bailey Bri, Crawford Street Bridge | ||
Amsterdam Bridge is a bridge on the waterfront in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The steel structure is a cable footbridge that crosses over the Simcoe Street Slip from York Quay to Rees Street Slip.
Below the bridge is a docking facility for boats.
Name
The Amsterdam Bridge commemorates the twinning of Toronto and Amsterdam in 1974. Similarly, a bridge that crosses the Amstel river in Amsterdam was renamed Torontobrug. The Torontobrug is a bascule bridge built in 1970 and carries pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
A bilingual plaque on the bridge reads as follows:
References
Amsterdam Bridge, Toronto Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA