17-577: Cherry Street may refer to: Cherry Street (Toronto) , Canada Cherry Street (Manhattan) , New York, U.S. Cherry Street, Toledo , Ohio, U.S. Cherry Street (Philadelphia) , U.S. Cherry Street (Macon) , U.S., the location of The Telegraph Cherry Street, Hong Kong See also [ edit ] Cherry Street Bridge (disambiguation) Cherry Street Historic District (disambiguation) Cherry Street Hotel , Toronto Cherry Street Tavern , Philadelphia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
34-689: A roundabout . Cherry Street is carried over the waterways of the Port Lands by Toronto's only two lift bridges : a smaller one where it crosses the Keating Channel and a larger one where it crosses the channel to the turning basin . According to The Canadian Entomologist Cherry Street, between Unwin Ave. and the Keating Channel was the first recorded site of termite infestation in Ontario . During
51-486: Is at Eastern Avenue. A co-linear street, named Sumach St., continues north. It crosses Front St. and Mill St. proceeding south to the railway viaduct and Lake Shore Boulevard. The road has a dedicated right-of-way for streetcars beginning at King Street East and Sumach, which continues south on Cherry, to its terminus known as Distillery Loop beside the railway viaduct. The loop is opposite the Distillery District on
68-564: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cherry Street (Toronto) Cherry Street is a north-south arterial roadway in the eastern downtown of Toronto , Ontario , Canada. It is situated in a former industrial area, that is now the site of redevelopment. It connects Eastern Avenue south to Lake Shore Boulevard , then to the Toronto Port Lands district, and terminates at Lake Ontario at Cherry Beach . Its northern terminus
85-626: The 514 Cherry , ran from the Cherry Loop, along King, to the Dufferin Gate Loop , adjacent to Exhibition Place . This route was discontinued in 2018, replaced by a re-routing of the 504 King streetcar. The route of the 504A begins in the west at Dundas West Station , travels south along Dundas Street, Roncesvalles Avenue, then east on King Street to Cherry Street. In the east, the 504B begins at Broadview Station , travels south along Broadview, west on Queen Street and King Street and terminates at
102-467: The 2015 Pan American Games and Parapan American Games thousands of athletes were housed in a temporary athlete's village just east of the intersection of Cherry and Front streets. Temporary pavilions were built on a large vacant lot on the southwest corner of Cherry and Front which served as the athletes' dining area, as well as a temporary bus marshalling yard for the fleet of rented buses which carried athletes to their venues. The apartments that housed
119-575: The Dufferin loop by Exhibition Place . Lower Cherry Street, south of Lake Shore Boulevard, will be re-aligned west, as part of the development of the Villiers Island . Developers plan a dense knot of high-rise and mid-rise development on lower Cherry, as part of the development. It will pass under the Gardiner Expressway and cross the Keating Channel over two new bridges, one for vehicles, and
136-432: The athletes were made available only partially complete. Since the athletes dined at central cafeterias, completing the apartments' kitchens was postponed. That way the rooms intended to serve as kitchens could be used as an additional bedroom. Other fittings, like hardwood floors that could be damaged by the spikes on sports shoes, were installed after the games were over. The intersection of Cherry and Front streets,
153-589: The bridge in 2007. The Toronto Port Authority made further repairs from December 2012 to September 2013 at a cost of CA$ 2 million . In 2021 the City entered into a funding agreement with PortsToronto (the "Owner") for the rehabilitation of the Cherry Street Ship Channel bridge approach spans and the Bascule bridge along with the authority to fund, from the approved 2021-2030 Transportation Services Capital Budget,
170-522: The bridge to pivot to open. The bridge uses 500 tons of steel in its construction. The bridge is designed to carry two lanes of traffic. It cost CA$ 500,000 ($ 9.58 million in 2023 dollars) to build. It was officially opened on June 29, 1931 by Toronto Mayor William Stewart. The bridge was listed under the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto in 1992 as architecturally historical . The city spent CA$ 2.5 million to refurbish
187-522: The channel and the turning basin beyond. There was previously another bascule bridge further north on Cherry Street. The other, smaller bridge , crossed the Keating Channel , while this bridge crosses the Ship Channel. The bridge was built in 1930 by the company of Joseph Strauss and the Dominion Bridge Company . The north side of the bridge has 750-ton concrete counterweights that allow
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#1732851367439204-427: The costs of the design and construction of these works, expected to total approximately $ 22.0 million over a period expected to be 2021-2025. In addition, and during the same timeframe, PortsToronto will rehabilitate the bridge's lifting mechanisms (mechanical and electrical) at a total cost of approximately $ 12.0 million. As of fall 2023, the City work on the approaches and 'foundations' was almost complete and in 2024 it
221-558: The gateway to the athletes' village, is being described as the future gateway to the Canary District , 200 acres of former light industrial land being redeveloped into a residential area. In 2012, the Toronto Transit Commission started to construct the first segment of a new streetcar line beside Cherry Street , from King Street 700 metres (770 yd) south to just north of Lake Shore Boulevard. This initial segment
238-582: The other for streetcars. 43°38′41″N 79°21′06″W / 43.6446°N 79.3518°W / 43.6446; -79.3518 Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge The Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge and Warren truss in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. Located in the industrial Port Lands area, it carries Cherry Street over the Toronto Harbour Ship Channel and opens to allow ships to access
255-411: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cherry_Street&oldid=1211141474 " Category : Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
272-599: The west side of Cherry. On the eastern side of the street is the redevelopment site, first built for the 2015 Pan American Games athletes' village, now being turned into a residential apartments district known as the Canary District. The road proceeds south of Lake Shore Boulevard into the Port Lands district where it intersects with Commissioners Street and Unwin Ave. After crossing Unwin, it continues another 200 metres (220 yd) south to Cherry Beach, where it ends in
289-470: Was projected to cost CA$ 90 million. Original plans called for the line to extend further south into redeveloped portlands . That extension pushed the budget for the line to CA$ 300 million. In early plans, athletes would have ridden a streetcar to Union Station to make connections to the games' scattered venues. However, the streetcar's opening was delayed until after the games were over. The TTC began service on Cherry Street in 2016. The route, named
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