Johnson Street Bridge — Attraction in Victoria

The new Johnson Street Bridge is one of the best places to get a view of Victoria's inner harbor. There's a pedestrian walkway on the harbor side that is beautifully separated from the car traffic and is a great place to get a look at the harbor, Parliament, and the city. That side links directly to the Songhees trail on the Vic West side, which is a lovely place to walk. This is a lift bridge, and there's a walkway you can take to check out the impressive mechanics.

On the other side of the bridge is a wide shared bicycle/foot path that connects to the Galloping Goose trail on the Vic West side and the Pandora bike lanes on the city side. That path offers a good view of the Gorge and the Point Hope shipyard.

During the day you can often see racing shells, dragon boats, kayakers, and Victoria's water taxies (Pickle Boats) out on the Gorge.

The old "blue bridge" got you from one side of the gorge to the other. The new bridge is a fine place to linger, and well...

This bridge is beautiful, day and night. I've paused quite often to enjoy the views both of the bridge itself and from the bridge. There is a separate pedestrian walkway on one side (no cycling allowed), and the other side of the bridge is a shared bike/ pedestrian path. The traffic section of the bridge in the center flows nicely although it's quite busy. When the bridge is up, it can slow down traffic and pedestrians. It goes up and down fairly quickly though, compared to the previous bridge. I like that at night the bridge has soft blue lights on it, presumably to honor the previous now deconstructed "blue" bridge (pictures of old bridge are shown in my photos too)? You can stay under the end of the bridge (in the permitted area) when it's going up and down, an interesting and...

Johnson Street Bridge This bridge spans over the narrow that separates Victoria West and Victoria Proper, connecting Esquimalt Rd and Pandora Avenue and Johnson St. Johnson Street Bridge is powered by hydraulic motors and gears that help lift the several ton structure to allow large ships to pass underneath. The bridge is Canada’s largest single-leaf bascule bridge. It was built and operated since 2018, replacing a bridge that was 85 years old. As an essential bridge in the area, the superstructure was built with three lanes for car traffic, a pedestrian walkway and a multi-use walkway. To give pedestrians an up-close look at how the bridge operates, we also created a pathway through the bridge’s “rings”...