It is unknown how many deaths have occurred at the bridge in its 107 year long history.
The Lethbridge Viaduct in Lethbridge, Alberta, also known as the High Level Bridge, locally known as the Deathbridge, is considered a suicide bridge. Suicides dropped to zero after a barrier was completed in 2003. With nearly 500 suicides by 2003, the Viaduct was ranked as the second most fatal standing structure in North America, after the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The Prince Edward Viaduct, commonly referred to as the Bloor Viaduct, in Toronto, Ontario, was considered a suicide bridge. Until then the bridge saw an average of 10 suicides a year. In 2004, a suicide prevention barrier was installed. The Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal, Quebec, is considered a suicide bridge. A suicide prevention barrier has been installed along with signage and support phone lines. There have also been many failed attempts at the bridge. It is unknown how many deaths have occurred at the bridge, but there have been at least 25 in total, with 10 being from 2012–2013. The High Level Bridge (Edmonton) in Edmonton, Alberta, is considered a suicide bridge. There are a number of suicide bridges in the greater Vancouver area, the most frequented being the Lions Gate Bridge, which saw 324 suicidal incidents, including 78 jumps from 2006 to 2017.
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Suicide prevention barriers were installed on the Story Bridge in 2013 a three-metre-high barrier runs the full length of both sides of the bridge. The barriers are costed at AU$20 million and have been reported to have reduced suicide rates on the Westgate by 85%.
The permanent barrier has now been completed throughout the span of the bridge. In February 2009, following the murder of a four-year-old girl who was thrown off the bridge by her father, the first stage of a temporary suicide barrier was erected on Westgate Bridge, constructed of concrete crash barriers topped with a welded mesh fence. Sydney Harbour Bridge has a suicide prevention barrier. The Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Mooney Mooney Bridge on the Central Coast (New South Wales), and the Westgate Bridge in Melbourne, Australia and the Story Bridge in Brisbane are considered suicide bridges. Suicide prevention barrier at the Story Bridge in Brisbane
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