Salmon Bay Bridge
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Salmon Bay Bridge from the Ballard Locks
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 Burlington Northern Santa Fe 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, one for each direction.
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Closeup of the Salmon Bay Bridge
External links
- Essay on the bridge by Greg Pierce (http://www.gngoat.org/bridge_4.htm)