Ballard Bridge

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The Ballard Bridge, also known as the 15th Avenue Bridge, is a double-leaf bascule bridge that carries 15th Avenue over Seattle's Salmon Bay between Ballard and Interbay. Built in 1917, it has an opening span of 66 meters (218 feet) and a total length of 870 meters (2,854) feet. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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Bridges and Tunnels in and around Seattle
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
Upstream
Fremont Bridge
Ballard Bridge
Downstream
Salmon Bay Bridge