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Rising 40 metres above the Don Valley, Toronto's Bloor Viaduct connects downtown Toronto's Bloor St. with the Danforth in the east. Constructed in 1918 by Edmund W. Burke, the 494-metre concrete-steel arch bridge was designed to carry pedestrians, cars, trams, and trains, even though the city would not have a subway for another 50 years. Initially the bridge was called the Bloor Street Viaduct but on September 11, 1919, Toronto's City Council unanimously agreed to rename it the Prince Edward Viaduct to honour Edward Prince of Wales who had just visited Toronto. Since its completion, more than 400 people have used the bridge to end their days, prompting the recent addition of a "Luminous Veil", designed by architect Derek Revington, as both an artistic statement and suicide deterrent. Since it's installation, there have been no successful suicides.

Research by Olena Sullivan