NP - Lake Washington Canal Bridge

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NP - Lake Washington Canal Bridge

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #263686

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Description 

This Strauss bascule bridge I believe is the first bridge has the operating strut that hangs towards the counterweight is inside the counterweight bridge tower to the counterweight when the bridge is raised.

Facts 

Overview

Lost Warren through truss bridge over Lake Washington Canal on Northern Pacific Railroad

Location

Seattle, King County, Washington

Status

No longer exists

History

Built 1914 ; removed in 1976

Builder

- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois

Railroad

- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)

Design

Warren through truss Strauss heel trunnion

Dimensions

Total length: 191.0 ft.

Also called

Salmon Bay Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+47.65624, -122.36779   (decimal degrees)
47°39'22" N, 122°22'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/547472/5278287 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Seattle North

Inventory number

BH 57618 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• May 2, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
• February 22, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
• August 5, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
• June 3, 2015: New photos from Douglas Butler
• November 5, 2014: New photos from Douglas Butler
• July 30, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
• April 2, 2014: New photos from Douglas Butler
• August 15, 2013: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• Salmon Bay Bridge - Info

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