General Information
| Completion: | 1924 |
|---|---|
| Status: | demolished (2018) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Single-leaf bascule bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
|---|---|
| Address: | Esquimalt Road / Johnson Street |
| Replaced by: |
Johnson Street Bridge (2018)
|
| Coordinates: | 48° 25' 41.07" N 123° 22' 18.95" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length of movable section | 45.11 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | Canadian dollar 918 000 |
Materials
| truss |
steel
|
|---|
Chronology
| 1966 | The wood flooring is replaced by a steel weight as the timbers had absorbed water affecting the weight and balance of the bascule span. |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Extensive repairs are made to the superstructure. |
| 1995 | Abnormally high temperatures cause the steel deck to expand to a point where the functioning of the bridge is impaired. The removal of ca. 1 inch of steel decking becomes necessary. |
| 1996 | The movie "Excess Baggage" is filmed on the bridge for a period of a week, 12 hours each day. |
| 31 March 2011 | The rail span is closed to traffic after routine inspections detected corrosion damage in key areas of the bridge. Instead of repairing the bridge at an estimated cost of $120,000 the bridge is removed in February 2012 to make way for construction of a replacement bridge for road traffic only. The Victoria-Courtenay rail service was discontinued with the closure of the bridge as well. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Victoria to put bridge borrowing to the vote. In: Bridge Update, n. 94 (September 2010), pp. 2.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20010560 - Published on:
31/10/2003 - Last updated on:
20/06/2019
