The Old Eastern Avenue Bridge is actually two bridges spanning the Don River in Toronto, Canada. The southern Truss bridge is unused but once carried traffic on Eastern Avenue. The north bridge is a concrete arch bridge and is used by Enbridge Gas to carry a major gas main and the south a Truss bridge similar to Queen Street Viaduct and Bathurst Street Bridge.
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