The Prince Edward Viaduct System, commonly referred to as the Bloor Viaduct, is the name of a truss arch bridge system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, connecting Bloor Street East, on the west side of the system, with Danforth Avenue on the east.
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| The Bloor Viaduct during construction |
The system includes the Rosedale Valley phase (a smaller structure, referred to as the Rosedale Valley Bridge, carrying Bloor Street over the Rosedale Ravine) and the Sherbourne Phase, an embankment built to extend Bloor Street East to the Rosedale Ravine from Sherbourne Street. The Don Valley phase of the system, the most recognizable, spans the Don River Valley, crossing over (from west to east) the Bayview Avenue Extension, the Don River, and the Don Valley Parkway.
The roadway has five lanes (three eastbound and two westbound) with a bicycle lane in each direction. The subway level connects Broadview Station in the east with Castle Frank and Sherbourne Stations to the west.
This selection of pictures, taken during the construction of the Bloor Street East viaduct (1915-1917), comprises some of the images in the Canadian Historical Picture Collection, housed in the Special Collections department at Toronto Reference Library.
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| Pier D. Training... First Construction... |
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| Break in Sheeting. East End N2. Pier D |
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| Don in Flood |
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| Don Sec. East Approach |
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| Don Sec. Pier B. Forms |
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| Don Sec. Pier D. Concrete in Bottom |
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| Don Sec. Pier E |
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| Don Sec. Pier F. Forms |
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| Don Sec. Pier F. Looking East |
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| Don Sec. Pier F |
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| Don Sec. Retaining Wall West Approach S. Side |
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| Don Sec. Temporary Bridge over Don |
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| Don Sec. West Approach Looking East |
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| Don Sec. West Approach South Side |
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| Don Sec. West Approach |
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| Drumbsnab Cable Tower |
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| East Cable Anchor |
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| Main Cable Tower at Pier C |
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| New Storage Near Pier D |
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| Pier C. Fence & Road |
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| Pier C. N1-N2. Don. Sec. |
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| Pier D. Cave in N.S. N2 |
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| Pier D. South Bank S2 |
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| Pier E. Don Sec. |
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| Pier F. Don Sec. |
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| Progress Pier D |
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| Progress Pier D |
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| Progress Pier D |
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| Progress Pier D |
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| Progress Pier D |
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| Starting work on Pier C |
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| Steel Piling |
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| West from C.P.R. |
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| West from Tower |
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| Don Sec. East Approach Top of Hill |
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| Don Sec. Piers A & B |
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| Don Sec. Piers B & C. Looking West |
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| Don Sec. West Approach Looking East |
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| Don Sec. Arch From D to E |
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| Don Sec. Arch. From A to B |
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| Don Sec. East Approach |
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| Don Sec. Oxy. Acetyline, Cutting Shoes |
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| Don Sec. Panorama S. Side |
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| Don Sec. Pier G |
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| Apron Wall Forms |
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| Bloor Street Viaduct |
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| Central Deck Froms |
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| Deck Forms |
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| Deck Looking West |
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| General View of 281' Span |
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| Panorama Looking South |
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| Upper Deck Looking East |
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| Bloor Street Viaduct, Panorama |
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| Bloor Street Viaduct, Panorama |
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| Bloor Street Viaduct Clearing |
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| Bloor Street Viaduct Finish, Panorama |
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