Cherry St. bridge locked in upright position after it was damaged: PortsToronto

The aging Cherry Street bridge is locked in an upright position and is expected to remain so for at least “a few days” after it sustained hardware damage on Wednesday, PortsToronto said in a release.

PortsToronto says work to fix the 92-year-old Ship Channel Bridge is underway but no definitive timeline for its repair has been given.

“It is expected that this work will take a few days and regular updates will be provided,” it said, adding that inspectors will be on site on Thursday.

As a result, Cherry Street is closed to all traffic south of Polson Street.

April 24: The Ship Channel Bridge is currently locked in an upright position and is undergoing service in order to return the bridge to operation. It’s expected to take a few days to repair. Cherry Street will remain closed for vehicular and pedestrian traffic south of Polson…

— PortsToronto (@PortsToronto) April 24, 2024

“Members of the public and all Port users can still use Unwin Avenue (base of Leslie Street) to access the Port and Cherry Beach,” PortsToronto advised.

A joint project by PortsToronto and the City of Toronto has been underway since March 2022 to restore the bridge.