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BNSF - Salmon Bay Lift Bridge No. 4

King County, Washington

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2019

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #448944

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Description 

The bridge is similar to the St Johns Oregon rail bridge, the preferred design is what the railroad will construct to replace a 109 year old Strauss Heel Trunnion bascule bridge that is on its last end. More Strauss bascule bridges are becoming more obsolete of replacements and demolishing because of it abandoned left in the open position. But the rail traffic will continue on.

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Lake Washington Canal on Burlington Northern & Santa Fe
Location
Seattle, King County, Washington
Status
Never built
History
Proposed, but never built
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
Design
Warren through truss with all verticals
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.66701, -122.40201   (decimal degrees)
47°40'01" N, 122°24'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/544893/5279463 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 85340 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,589)
Beam (16,868)
Burlington Northern Railroad (507)
Great Northern Railway (396)
King County, Washington (216)
Modern (2,672)
Movable (3,114)
Never built (28)
Owned by railroad (13,480)
 Seattle, Washington (62)
Through truss (16,699)
Truss (35,365)
Vertical lift (428)
Warren through truss (1,703)
Warren through truss with all verticals (438)
Warren truss (6,994)
Washington (1,380)

Update Log 

  • June 20, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 4, 2019: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • May 31, 2019: Updated by Luke: Removed streetviews as they're of the doomed bridge
  • May 31, 2019: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • May 31, 2019: Added by Douglas Butler

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