Fremont Bridge (Seattle)
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The Fremont Bridge, looking west from the George Washington Memorial Bridge
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Fremont Bridge plaque
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The Fremont Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that connects Fremont Avenue N. and 4th Avenue N. 30 feet over Seattle's Fremont Cut between Fremont and Queen Anne. It was opened on July 4, 1917, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It has an opening span of 74 meters (242 feet).
One of the busiest bascule bridges in the world according to the Seattle Department of Transportation, the Fremont Bridge opens an average of 35 times a day.
External links
- Seattle Department of Transportation: Fremont Bridge (http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/transportation/bridges.htm#fremont)