TORONTO’S GARRISON CROSSING PROJECT STANDS OUT for a number of reasons, but topping the list is that it represents the first time an all-stainless-steel bridge was built in Canada. It also required a crane so massive that it came with a convoy of 30 transport truckloads of parts. It’s one of the largest cranes in the world and had to be brought in all the way from California. The $20-million bridge is comprised of two spans – north and south – that soar over two active sets of railway tracks, connecting park space close to Toronto’s waterfront to historic Fort York. Intended for pedestrians and cyclists, the bridge will make Fort York more accessible to tourists and open up a new way for city residents to get around in the area. The construction of both spans entailed assembly alongside the install sites. The north span was installed in July, with additional work completed by September, while work on the south span is still ongoing. The 52-metre-long north span connects what will be an extension to South Stanley Park on Wellington Street West to the north side of the future Ordnance Triangle Park near Strachan Avenue, over the north Georgetown railway corridor. The 49-metre-long south span will connect Ordnance Triangle Park and Fort York and will cross over the south Lakeshore railway corridor. KEYFIRSTS The bridge is unique in that it is the first all-stainless-steel bridge structure PROJECT PROFILE: GARRISON CROSSING LINKING NEIGHBOURHOODS WITH STYLE The Garrison Crossing Bridge marks a number of construction ‘firsts’ for Toronto BY TREENA HEIN 40 | Builders' Digest Quarter 3 2018