Tacoma, Washington

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11th Street Bridge (Old) (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1894; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tacoma Narrows on East 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Blair Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1953; demolished 1997
Lost bascule girder bridge over Blair Waterway on E. 11th Street (formerly WA 509)
Removed but not replaced

BN - 15th Street Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1914; Abandoned 1973 due to damage from an erroneously routed Boeing load, likely removed shortly thereafter.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Foss Waterway on Burlington Northern Railroad
Removed but not replaced

BNSF - Nelson Bennett Tunnel (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1912-13
Tunnel on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Puyallup River Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Pratt through truss bridge over Puyallup River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - South 66th Street Overpass (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1908
Deck plate girder bridge over South 66th Street on BNSF Railway


Bridge of Glass (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 2002
Bridge over Interstate 705 / UPRR
Open to pedestrians only

East 21st Street Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1997
Cable-stayed bridge over Thea Foss Waterway & D Street on WA 509
Open to traffic

East 34th Street Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1937
Deck arch bridge over Pacific To A Street on East 34th Street
Open to traffic

East Lincoln Avenue Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1944
Through truss bridge over Puyallup River on East Lincoln Avenue in Tacoma
Open to traffic

Hylebos Waterway Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1939; closed to traffic in 2001; repaired and reopened June 1, 2012
Bascule bridge over Hylebos Waterway on East 11th Street in Tacoma
Open to traffic

Hylebos Waterway Bridge (Old) (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1925; Replaced 1939
Lost Through truss bridge over Hylebos Waterway on East 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Hylebos Waterway Bridge (Older) (Pierce County, Washington)
Replaced 1925
Lost Howe pony truss bridge over Hylebos Waterway on East 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Murray Morgan Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Opened Feb. 15, 1913; rehabilitated 1957; closed 2007; rehabilitated 2012-3
Vertical lift bridge over Foss Waterway on E. 11th Street in Tacoma
Open to traffic

Nalley Valley Viaduct (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1970; replaced 2011
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Nalley Valley Viaduct on WA 16
Replaced by new bridge

North 21st Street Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1910; rehabilitated 1997
Girder bridge over Buckley Gulch on North 21st Street
Open to traffic

North 23rd Street Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1909
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Buckley Gulch on North 23rd Street
Closed to all traffic

North Proctor Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 2006
Deck arch bridge over Puget Gulch N32 To N 33s on North Proctor
Open to traffic

NP - 15th Street Bridge (Old) (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1892; Replaced 1914
Lost Through truss bridge over Foss Wateryway/City Waterway on Northern Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

NP - City Thea Waterway Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1927
Lost Warren through truss bridge over City Waterway on Northern Pacific RR
No longer exists

Point Defiance Park Log Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1892; dismantled 1930
Lost Arch bridge over Small stream on Footpath
Removed but not replaced

Puyallup Avenue Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1925
Through truss bridge over Puyallup River on Puyallup Avenue in Tacoma
Open to traffic

Puyallup Avenue Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1925
Warren through truss bridge over railroad tracks on Puyallup Avenue in Tacoma
Open to traffic

Puyallup Avenue Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1925
Through truss bridge over railroad tracks on Puyallup Avenue in Tacoma
Open to traffic

Puyallup River Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1962
Stringer bridge over Puyallup R Rr Sr 167 on I-5
Open to traffic

Puyallup Waterway Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1930
Through truss bridge over Puyallup Waterway on East 11th Street in Tacoma
Intact but closed to all traffic

Rustic Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1892, Demolished and replaced with fill dirt and culvert 1933
Lost Bridge over Defiance Creek on Five Mile Drive
Lost

Skyline Pedestrian Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Open-spandrel arch pedestrian bridge
Open to pedestrians only

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1940, collapsed on November 7, 1940
Lost suspension bridge over Tacoma Narrows on Primary State Highway 14-A in Tacoma
Collapsed

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950) (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1950 as the replacement of the original 1940 bridge
Suspension bridge over Tacoma Narrows on WB WA 16 in Tacoma
Open to traffic

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (2007) (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 2007
Suspension bridge over Tacoma Narrows on EB SR-16 in Tacoma
Open to traffic

TRMW - "S Turn" Trestle (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1908; rehabilitated 1937, 1947, 1949, 1958, & 1960-2;
Decj plate girder bridge over East 26th Street, East J Street on Tacoma Rail
Open to traffic

TRMW - Puyallup River Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1919, rehabilitated 1948
Pratt through truss bridge over Puyallup River, Railroad on Tacoma Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - 15th Street Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1914; Removed 1983
Lost Through truss bridge over Foss Waterway on 15th Street and Union Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced