Johnson Street Bridge

Really cool modern bridge right in Victoria; there's walkways on both sides, and you get some pretty neat views as well. At night, the bridge lights up very nicely!

Johnson Street Bridge in particular and Vancouver Island in general is one of the best places to live and relax in Canada. I am increasingly advising my clients to buy and invest here, because now you can work remotely and live wherever you like.

Best place to just clear your mind and have no one else bug you!

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 unique experience.

Beautiful fall day and a beautiful bridge. Great for dog walking! Fun place to watch the sea planes arrive in the inner harbour.

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 worth visiting.

Modern bridge, sometimes you need to wait for it to go up and down. Pedestrian and bicycle access.

Great space to sit and watch the bridge for up and down.

It did take some time, but the new Johnson St Bridge is a vast improvement! For pedestrians, bikes, cars and even skate boards, this is better way to get across the Gorge! With 3 ways for wheeled non-cars to cross and 2 ways for pedestrians to cross, this is much better than the old blue bridge. One pedestrian only walk way on the south side of the bridge is very welcome to those wanting to cross without the chance of being run down by a bicycle or skate board :- Even has a very nice viewing area where you can watch the bridge go up and down on the east side.

Ok, it's a pretty impressive structure for a passageway over such a small obstacle of water. Interesting sounding alarm for when it is about to go up for a ship to pass under.. I thought Victoria was about to endure the Blitz