on the prince edward viaduct, toronto, ontario
The Prince Edward Viaduct (Bloor Viaduct) is concrete-steel truss bridge spanning the Don River Valley and connecting Bloor Street with Danforth Avenue. The bridge was designed by Edmund W. Burke and opened in 1918. The bridge span is 494 meters and rises 40 meters above the Don Valley. The bridge consists of two decks: a five lane road deck and a two line subway deck.
Overtime the Viaduct became North America’s second most lethal suicide structure, second only to San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge. To discourage suicides, the ‘Luminous Veil’ barrier was constructed in 2003; designed by architect Derek Revington and the Halcrow Group, it consists of over 9,000 galvanized steel rods, 5 meters high and 13 cm apart, attached to cantilevered girders. In 1999, it won a Canadian Architect Award of Excellence.
Processing alchemy with Nik Color Efex- -detail extractor and graduated neutral density filter. Finished with Apple Aperture.
on the prince edward viaduct, toronto, ontario
The Prince Edward Viaduct (Bloor Viaduct) is concrete-steel truss bridge spanning the Don River Valley and connecting Bloor Street with Danforth Avenue. The bridge was designed by Edmund W. Burke and opened in 1918. The bridge span is 494 meters and rises 40 meters above the Don Valley. The bridge consists of two decks: a five lane road deck and a two line subway deck.
Overtime the Viaduct became North America’s second most lethal suicide structure, second only to San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge. To discourage suicides, the ‘Luminous Veil’ barrier was constructed in 2003; designed by architect Derek Revington and the Halcrow Group, it consists of over 9,000 galvanized steel rods, 5 meters high and 13 cm apart, attached to cantilevered girders. In 1999, it won a Canadian Architect Award of Excellence.
Processing alchemy with Nik Color Efex- -detail extractor and graduated neutral density filter. Finished with Apple Aperture.