[1] Located in the industrial Port Lands area, it carries Cherry Street over the Toronto Harbour Ship Channel and opens to allow ships to access the channel and the turning basin beyond.

[2] The bridge was listed under the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto in 1992 as architecturally historical.

[5] The Toronto Port Authority made further repairs from December 2012 to September 2013 at a cost of CA$2 million.

[6] 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, 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.

As of fall 2023, the City work on the approaches and 'foundations' was almost complete and in 2024 it is expected that the metalwork will be repaired and repainted.