Amsterdam Bridge, Toronto

Amsterdam Bridge, Toronto

Amsterdam Bridge is on the Toronto waterfront in Canada. The steel structure is a cable footbridge that crosses over the Simcoe Street Slip.

Name

The "Amsterdam Bridge" commemorates the twinning of the two cities. Similarly, a bridge that crosses the Amstel river in Amsterdam was renamed "Toronto Bridge".

A bilingual plaque on the bridge reads as follows:

ee also

*Toronto waterfront
*Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
*Toronto Harbour


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