Sir Isaac Brock Bridge

Sir Isaac Brock Bridge
Coordinates43°38′25″N 79°24′05″W / 43.6404°N 79.4013°W / 43.6404; -79.4013
CarriesMotor vehicles, streetcars
CrossesMetrolinx GO Transit lines
LocaleToronto, Canada
Other name(s)Bathurst Street Bridge
Named forSir Isaac Brock
OwnerMetrolinx
Characteristics
DesignWarren truss bridge
MaterialSteel
Total length600 feet (180 m)
Longest span205 feet (62 m)
No. of spans1 main, 8 approach
No. of lanes4
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks2
History
Built1903
Rebuilt1931
Location

The Sir Isaac Brock Bridge is a steel Warren truss bridge in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It lies along Bathurst Street over the railway tracks between Front Street and Fort York Boulevard. The bridge carries four lanes for motor vehicles with the centre lanes containing the streetcar tracks of the Toronto Transit Commission's 511 Bathurst streetcar route.

The Bridge was formerly named The Bathurst Street Bridge before changing names and being named after Isaac Brock.

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