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TORONTO (Reuters) - On a wintry evening, the Prince Edward Viaduct can seem a desolate place despite six lanes of roaring road traffic and subways that rumble along the underside of the massive bridge on Toronto's East Side. Drivers jockey for position on the nearby Don Valley Parkway, most of them unaware they have passed under a bridge considered North America's second most popular suicide spot. Over its 84 years, the Prince Edward Viaduct has also watched as some 480 desperate souls have ended their lives by throwing themselves off it. Now the viaduct is being fitted with a barrier of rods and girders that designers hope will deter others from adding to the death toll. With a reported 17 deaths a year, the bridge attracts more than Niagara Falls and trails only San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, which averages 20 suicides a year, as North America's second most popular public suicide site...
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