Johnson Street Bridge

Canada / British Columbia / Victoria /
 railway, moveable bridge, bridge, railway bridge, 1924_construction, bascule bridge, 1920s construction
A bascule bridge across Victoria harbour, built in 1924.
It has a single-track rail span and a three-lane road span
The road span has steel mesh decking - bicyclists should ride mid-lane.

Now in the process of being demolished and replaced.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6j65JrVLVo
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Street_Bridge
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Coordinates:   48°25'40"N   123°22'18"W

Comments

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge
  • why is this called the Johnson St Bridge when in fact it's Pandora street that runs across the bridge?
  • Well the Johnson Street also runs across it but the main reason is likely that Pandora didn't run across it at all back before they changed a lot of the roads into 1 way.
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