Tag Archives: infrastructure
20210720. Bridges of July #20. Vanishing down the pedestrian bridge to Toronto Pearson International Airport’s Terminal 1 Express Park Garage.
20210715. Bridges of July #15. Toronto’s Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge in the Port Lands (from 2015).
20210713. Bridges of July #13. The long sleeved pedestrian bridge over Highway 401 from Pickering GO station to the Pickering Town Centre.
20210712. Bridges of July #12. The south-side ramp from Garrison Crossing which connects Fort York, the former Ordnance Triangle and Stanley Park.
20210711. Bridges of July #11. The Heath Street (or Cat’s Eye) bridge over the Moore Park Ravine, Mud Creek and the Beltline Trail.
20210710. Bridges of July #10. A sunbeam steals through spans of a box girder bridge under the Gardiner on the Humber River.
20210708. Bridges of July #8. ‘Night Truss’ and ‘Centre Span X’ on the Queen Street Viaduct.
20210706. Bridges of July #06. The Puente De Luz pedestrian bridge under construction in 2011. The ‘Bridge of Light’ takes people from Front Street to CityPlace.
20210704. Bridges of July 04. The blur of people passing under the Rouge River Bridge – soon to be replaced by a bigger bridge that can accommodate additional tracks.
20210703. Bridges of July 03. Striking blue tiles line the sidewalks under Toronto’s 1960 Avenue Road CP Rail Bridge.
20210702. Bridges of July 02. Up on the Catwalk.
20210701. Infrastructure is sexy so here are the bridges of July! 01. A man puts a highway overpass into scale showing just how much space fast moving vehicles need.
20210503. Bulky Brick Bell Box.
20210502. Water rushes down a West Don River baffle chute downstream from the G. Ross Lord Dam. The concrete teeth dissipate the energy of the rushing water which reduces its speed.
20210428. The West Highland Creek journeys through Agincourt and under Sheppard Ave in a concrete channel.
20210428. Southlawn Plaza is an unusual strip mall with its entrance flanked by two conspicuous cell towers.
20210423. The modern round access structure sitting atop the Richview Water Reservoir. With a rehabilitation coming up will this building be spared?
20210420. The long Wilson Avenue underpass at Highway 401.
20210416. Columns of the CN Rail underpass on McCowan south of Eglinton.
20210415. Hypnotic aluminum siding on a Bell exchange building. Minimal Aesthetic 153.
20210410. The half century patina of Warden Station.
20210408. With its platform and bus bays above ground, Warden is a huge subway station.
20210401. The concrete lines of Warden station.
20210331. The historic Bathurst Manor Bell exchange building features fancy shutter brickwork.
