Johnson Street Bridge, Bascule bridge in Victoria, Canada.

The Johnson Street Bridge is a bascule bridge in Victoria that spans the inner harbor and connects downtown to the Vic West neighborhood. The structure consists of steel painted in bright blue and features three vehicle lanes plus separate pathways for pedestrians and cyclists, interrupted by a lifting mechanism for passing vessels.

A low wagon bridge of 1855 was the first to cross these narrows, but it blocked marine traffic and was dismantled in 1862 for a ferry. A hand-operated swing bridge for rail and foot traffic followed in 1888, replaced in 1924 by two adjacent heel-trunnion bascule bridges designed under city engineer F. M. Preston, with steel fabricated in Walkerville, Ontario. The current single-leaf bascule bridge replaced that structure.

Locals call it the "Blue Bridge", a name kept from the 1924 span that was painted light blue after corrosion repairs in the late 1970s. The current bridge's blue LED lighting echoes that predecessor. The paint was chosen because its pigment oxides match the colour, limiting fading, and the City of Victoria used the same blue on its lamp standards.

The pedestrian pathway and cycle lane offer good views of the harbor and downtown but are briefly closed during lifting operations for ships. It is wise to visit during quieter times of day to avoid congestion and waiting times when crossing.

The blue paint was chosen in 1979 because the oxides of its pigment match the paint colour, so it fades little; Victoria had already used the same blue on its lamp standards. The bridge's LED lighting today is blue as a homage to the "Blue Bridge".