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Given the strife caused by the ailing West Seattle Bridge, the long process to replace the 520 floating bridge, and even the relief that the Salmon Bay Bridge will be preserved – it’s stating ...
A celebration for the completion of the new SR 520 bridge, the world’s longest floating bridge, is happening this weekend in Seattle, though it won’t be open to traffic for a few weeks.
Seattle has already figured out floating bridges. Now the city is about to build light rail across these moving spans. By Tim Newcomb Published: Nov 29, 2017 8:00 AM EST ...
SEATTLE — The state Transportation Department says more repairs are needed on a key pontoon that will anchor the east end of the new Highway 520 floating bridge on Lake Washington in Seattle.
On September 12, 1993, the rebuilt Lacey V. Murrow Bridge was reopened over Lake Washington in Seattle. The bridge was renowned as being a floating bridge, meaning that it was constructed in such ...
Sound Transit is placing light rail on one of the world’s longest floating bridges, the one-mile Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge that carries westbound traffic for Interstate 90.
SEATTLE -- After a long delay, tolling on the Highway 520 floating bridge will begin at 5 a.m. on Dec. 29, officials said today. plans to use tolls to help pay for a new floating bridge on Lake ...
It’s already a pretty cool engineering marvel that the Seattle region has floating bridges carrying cars, buses and bikes across Lake Washington. Now we’re learning more about the technology ...
NOBODY WOULD EVER describe Seattle’s bridges as flashy. Where other cities’ bridges can be celebrated for their postcard-perfect beauty, Seattle’s bridges are, for the most part, workhorses.
The floating SR 520 bridge has been replaced, along with much of 520 east of Lake Washington but the last piece of 520, expected to cost $1.6 billion has money reserved for it, but has not yet ...
RETHINK REUSE recently announced the winning entries in their Transforming Seattle’s 520 Floating Bridge 2012 International Design Ideas Competition. With the goal of envisioning new, innovative ...