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 Ship Canal Bridge - Seattle, WA
N 47° 39.190 W 122° 19.347
10T E 550879 N 5277974
At the time it was finished in 1962, Ship Canal Bridge was the largest bridge of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.
Waymark Code: WMWBY5
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2017
Views: 7
Wikipedia contains a short description of Ship Canal Bridge and tells us:
The Ship Canal Bridge is a double-deck steel truss bridge that carries Interstate 5 (I-5) over Seattle's Portage Bay (part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, after which it is named) between Capitol Hill and the University District. The canal below connects Lake Union with Lake Washington. Construction was completed in 1961 and the bridge opened to traffic on December 18, 1962. It is 4,429 ft (1,350 meters) long, stands 182 feet above the canal and is 119 feet wide at the upper deck. It was the largest bridge of its kind in the Northwest when it first opened. The bridge is double-decked, with the upper deck carrying traffic in both directions and the lower deck (the express lanes) carrying traffic southbound in the morning and northbound in the afternoon.
Other nearby bridges include University Bridge, Montlake Bridge, and George Washington Memorial Bridge (the Aurora Ave. bridge).
Date Built: 12/19/1962
Length of Span:
4,429 feet
www:
https://bridgehunter.com/wa/king/6080A0000000/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_Canal_Bridge
http://citylivingseattle.com/Content/News/Urban-Dwellings/Article/The-Ship-Canal-Bridge-The-driving-force-in-Seattle/22/169/89385
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.
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