When I think of the world’s longest enclosed pedestrian bridge, my guess wouldn’t be that it resides in Pickering, Ontario, but it does. The city, less than an hour east of Toronto, is home to a 250-metre-long bridge that has earned the title of longest enclosed pedestrian bridge anywhere on Earth.
Bridge details
The Pickering Pedestrian Bridge was completed in September 2018, “after nearly a decade of planning, design, and construction,” says Guinness World Records.
The bridge spans 14 lanes of Highway 401, six live rail tracks, and a two-lane municipal roadway.
The purpose of the bridge was to connect Pickering Station train station (on the south side) to the region’s shopping mall, local college, and bus service on the north side.
In the evening, the bridge is lit up by 300 LED lights.
World record
The Pickering landmark received the title of longest enclosed pedestrian bridge in the world back in 2021, and that isn’t the only award it has received.
In addition to the world record, the bridge received the City of Pickering’s 2019 Urban Design Award, and after a worldwide competition, Metrolinx also received the 2019 Engineering News-Record (ENR) Global Best Projects Award in the tunnel/bridge category for the Pickering Pedestrian Bridge.
Maybe it’s time for a trip to Pickering GO Station just to check out this world-record-recognized landmark.
The Pickering Pedestrian Bridge
Where: 1322 Bayly St. – Pickering, Ont.
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