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Amsterdam Bridge, Toronto
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Amsterdam Bridge is on the Toronto waterfront in Canada. The steel structure is a cable footbridge that crosses over the Simcoe Street Slip.
The Amsterdam Bridge commemorates the twinning of the two cities. Similarly, a bridge that crosses the Amstel river in Amsterdam was renamed Toronto Bridge.
A plaque on the bridge reads as follows:
- 1 - This Dutch style lift bridge was opened by His
- 2 - Worship Wim Polak, The Mayor of Amsterdam during
- 3 - his official tour of Toronto Harbour on June
- 4 - 25th 1978.
- 5 - It is named the Amsterdam Bridge in Honour of
- 6 - Toronto's Twin City.
- 7 -
- 8 - Ce pont levant " a la hollandaise " ----------
- 9 - par son Honneur le maire d'Amsterdam M. Wim
- 10- Polak lors de la visite officielle du port de
- 11- Toronto le 25 juin 1978.
- 12- Le nom " Pont d'Amsterdam " lui ----------
- 13- honneur de la ville jumelle de Toronto.
(Please note, the line numbers and dashes has been added, the case of the words is as seen on the plaque. Also the '---' dashes represent unknown words)
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