Fremont Bridge - 1916 - Seattle, WA - Bridge Date Stones and Plaques on Waymarking.com

Fremont Bridge, spanning Lake Washington Ship Canal was built in 1916 and first opened to the public on June 15, 1917. There is a historical marker on the sidewalk on the SE side of the bridge that describes the history of this bridge and area. I also discovered after visiting the bridge that there are at least two date stones located on the northern two towers of the bridge (with the inscription 'FREMONT BRIDGE MCMXVI') and there may be date stones on the southern side of either tower. There may be a metal date plaque located on the northern side of the bridge as well.

The date plaque reads:

FREMONT AVE. BRIDGE. CONSTRUCTED 1916. A. H. DIMOCK, CITY ENG'R. F. A. RAPP, BRIDGE ENG'R. D. R. HUNTINGTON, ARCHITECT. -----(Illegible)------ CONTRACTORS FOR SUPERSTRUCTURE PACIFIC STATES CONSTRUCTION CO. CONTRACTORS FOR SUBSTRUCTURE FABRICATED BY AMERICAN BRIDGE CO.

There is also some great history of this bridge that can be read in more detail here.

Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1916, opened to the public 6/15/1917 Date stone, plaque location.: SW corner of Fremont Bridge on top of metal truss Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: Washington Lake Ship Canal Website (if available): [Web Link] Parking (safe parking location): N 47° 38.802 W 122° 20.998

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