Salmon Bay Bridge
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The Salmon Bay Bridge is a single-leaf bascule bridge across Seattle's Salmon Bay from Interbay to Ballard. It carries the main line of the BNSF Railway on its way north to Everett and south to King Street Station and Seattle's Industrial District. Built in 1914 by the Great Northern Railway, it has an opening span of 61 meters (200 feet) and has two tracks.
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- Essay on the bridge by Greg Pierce
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth
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Road bridges: | Alaskan Way Viaduct | Ballard Bridge | Evergreen Point Floating Bridge | First Avenue South Bridge | Fremont Bridge | George Washington Memorial Bridge (Aurora Bridge) | Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge (Third Lake Washington Floating Bridge) | Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge (I-90 Floating Bridge) | Magnolia Bridge | Montlake Bridge | Ship Canal Bridge | South Park (14th/16th Ave) Bridge | Spokane Street Bridge | University Bridge | West Seattle Bridge | |
Rail bridges/trestles: | Salmon Bay Bridge | Wilburton Trestle | |
Tunnels: | Battery Street Tunnel | Great Northern Tunnel | Mercer Island Lid | Metro Bus Tunnel | Mount Baker Tunnel |
Crossings of the Lake Washington Ship Canal | |||
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Upstream Fremont Bridge |
Salmon Bay Bridge |
Downstream Salmon Bay |