Amsterdam Bridge, Toronto, Footbridge at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada

Amsterdam Bridge is a steel cable footbridge on Toronto's waterfront, crossing the Simcoe Street Slip from York Quay to the Rees Street Slip. A docking facility for boats lies beneath its deck. The bridge was closed in early 2021 over safety concerns and reopened in late May 2026 after renovation.

The bridge was a 1974 gift from the Mayor of Amsterdam to Toronto, commemorating the twinning of the two cities; in return, a bridge over the Amstel in Amsterdam was renamed Torontobrug. The Dutch-style lift bridge was opened by Amsterdam mayor Wim Polak on 25 June 1978 during his official tour of Toronto Harbour. It closed in early 2021 over safety concerns and reopened in late May 2026 after renovation.

A bilingual plaque on the bridge records that Mayor Wim Polak of Amsterdam opened it on 25 June 1978 during his tour of Toronto Harbour, naming it in honour of Toronto's twin city. The name answers Amsterdam's Torontobrug, a bascule bridge over the Amstel.

You can walk across easily and get elevated views of the inner harbor and docking areas while crossing. The bridge provides a direct route between both sides of the waterfront district.

The plaque on the bridge records that Mayor Wim Polak of Amsterdam opened it on 25 June 1978 during an official tour of Toronto Harbour. The Dutch source adds that Polak was in Toronto to persuade Canadians to liberate his city again in 1980.