User:Alaney2k/Bridges of the East Don Valley

The East Don Valley is a branch of the Don River valley of Toronto, Ontario. It flows from north to south, meeting the West Don branch of the Don near Don Mills Road and the Don Valley Parkway. The floodplains of the East Don are conserved, with no development permitted. The floodplains, while lumbered, have been allowed to regenerate and are now mostly in a forested state.

The bridges of the Don River can be classed into three separate classes:


 * railway bridges (serving the Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
 * roadway bridges
 * pedestrian bridges

Railways entered the Don River valley starting in the 1870s. The CPR entered the valley in the 1880s.

The bridges of the East Don Valley are listed from south to north. Bridges of the East Don are located in Toronto and Vaughan.

East Don
North-east of the Leaside bridge, the Don River forks into east and west forks and Massey Creek. The East Don fork continues in a north-easterly direction.

German Mills Creek
German Mills Creek is a tributary of the East Don River, connecting with the Don just south of Steeles Avenue.

Taylor-Massey Creek
East of the forks, the valley of Taylor-Massey Creek is narrow and deep, widening and becoming shallow from Victoria Park east. The creek is crossed by culverts east of Pharmacy Avenue. The creek was known as Taylor Creek, Massey Creek and Silver Creek.