Overview
The Prince Edward Viaduct System is a series of three arch bridges on Bloor Street (ON-5) in Toronto, Ontario between Danforth Ave (The Danforth) and Shelborne Street. The Prince Edward Viaduct is split into three sections. The first and most renown section is the River Don section which is the section bridging the Don Valley and the Don River. This section is more commonly known as the Bloor Street Viaduct. The second section is the Rosedale Section. The Rosedale Bridge is the smallest section and is also the least known. Also it bridges the Rosedale Valley. The third section is the Bloor Section which is the westernmost section of the system. Although this section is know as the Bloor Section it is the Don Section that is known as the Bloor Street Viaduct.
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For our Engineering Project this year we chose arch bridges. Specifically we chose the Prince Edward Viaduct, more commonly known as the Bloor Street Viaduct in Toronto, Ontario. The Prince Edward Viaduct is a series of Deck Arch Bridges. A deck arch bridge is one in which the deck is situated entirely above the arch. We chose to investigate a deck arch bridge because is one of the strongest types of arch bridges. Also they aren’t as common as other types of arch bridges, such as through arch bridges, making deck arch bridges a more educational endeavour. There are also many arch bridges close to home such as the Humber Bay Arch Bridge in Toronto, Ontario and the James N. Allan Skyway Bridge in Burlington/Hamilton, Ontario. In addition we chose to inquire about deck arch bridges because they are something our team is immensely interested in and would love to explore through VEX IQ.
We chose the Prince Edward Viaduct because our entire team was interested in this bridge. This bridge is in Toronto which is close to us in the GTA, making this bridge prominent in our society. This bridge is great because it is very strong and rigid. It is also structurally and aesthetically a great bridge to work with and study for arch bridges.
We chose the Prince Edward Viaduct because our entire team was interested in this bridge. This bridge is in Toronto which is close to us in the GTA, making this bridge prominent in our society. This bridge is great because it is very strong and rigid. It is also structurally and aesthetically a great bridge to work with and study for arch bridges.