Vale of Avoca (bridge)

Vale of Avoca is a large viaduct that carries St. Clair Avenue East over a ravine of the same name, in Toronto, Canada.

A small channelized tributary of the Don River, known as Yellow Creek, weaves beneath the central span.

[1] On December 16, 1912, Moore Park was annexed into Toronto at the instigation of landowners eager to obtain municipal services.

Two houses were expropriated and demolished, and the new structure built over two years at the cost of $716,653.58 (equivalent to $12.24 million in 2023) It opened to traffic in November or December, 1924.

[3] After completion of the new structure, the old one was promptly dismantled, and the material used to forge the fence that lines Avoca Avenue along the west side of the ravine.

Construction across a bare valley; a bridge being built. The ground is covered in snow. In the background, an iron tressel carries cars over the valley.
The Vale of Avoca bridge under construction in the winter of 1923