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Riverton Drawbridge

King County, Washington

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Riverton Drawbridge

Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #307498

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss swing bridge over Duwamish River on Old Military Road
Location
Seattle, King County, Washington
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1903 of Douglas Fir & Cedar; Closed 1919; Removed 1927
Design
Double-intersection Warren through truss swing bridge
Also called
King County Bridge 622-A
Riverton Drawspan
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.49238, -122.28073   (decimal degrees)
47°29'33" N, 122°16'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/554178/5260133 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Des Moines
Inventory numbers
King County Bridge 622-A
BH 63959 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1903 (623)
Built during 1900s (7,631)
Center Pivot Swing Span (86)
Double-intersection Warren through truss (183)
Double-intersection Warren truss (494)
Duwamish River (Washington) (14)
Have street view (28,892)
King County, Washington (216)
Lost (28,414)
Lost 1927 (81)
 Lost during 1920s (634)
Movable (3,114)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
Seattle, Washington (62)
Swing (1,561)
Through truss (16,737)
Truss (35,407)
Uncovered wooden truss (155)
Washington (1,380)

Update Log 

  • November 7, 2014: New Street View added by Luke
  • November 5, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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