2018-04-18 – The End of the Blue Bridge

The Johnson Street bridge (The Blue Bridge) was completed in 1924 at a cost of $918,000 (27 per cent higher than the estimated cost of $720,000). Victoria City council gave approval-in-principle to replace the 85-year-old Johnson Street Bridge in 2009. Construction of the rolling bascule bridge began in 2013, and opened to the public on March 31st, 2018. As of December 31, 2017, actual costs of $96.08 million had been incurred, to an approved budget of $105.06 million.