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eastern abutment and several concrete footings are still in place near the rim of the ravine as reminders of the old bridge. 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. The Yellow Creek stream at the bottom was subsequently channelized to slow erosion.
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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
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authorized construction of a new bridge in 1922. Unlike the old bridge, this one would follow the straight alignment of St. Clair Avenue East (renamed in 1914). Two houses were
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in the 1920s. The bridge replaced an older structure and straightened the alignment of St. Clair Avenue in the process.
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purchased a strip of land across the valley and leased it to Moore, who was in return given the St. Clair Avenue
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253:Toronto
245:viaduct
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