Ship Canal Bridge

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The Ship Canal Bridge from the west, from part of the Burke-Gilman Trail, looking over Lake Union
The Ship Canal Bridge from the west, from part of the Burke-Gilman Trail, looking over Lake Union

The Ship Canal Bridge carries Interstate 5 over Seattle's Portage Bay between Capitol Hill and the University District. Construction was completed in 1961 and the bridge opened to traffic in December 1962. It is 1,350 meters (4,429 feet) long. 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.


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
University Bridge
Ship Canal Bridge
Downstream
George Washington Memorial Bridge (Aurora Bridge)