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Looking east

Aurora Bridge is in the foreground

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in May 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

Overview: Bascule bridge over Lake Washington Ship Canal on Fremont Avenue North in Seattle
Location: Seattle, King County, Washington
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1917
Builders: - Mowat Construction Co. of Woodinville, Washington (2006 - Rehabilitation Contractor)
- Pacific States Construction Co. (Contractor)
Design: Pratt pony truss bascule.
Dimensions: Total length: 316.9 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1982
Approximate latitude, longitude: +47.64767, -122.34986 (decimal degrees)
47°38'52" N, 122°20'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/548826/5277345 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Seattle North
Inventory numbers: NRHP 82004234 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 34285 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2011): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 54.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 40,375