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Elliot Bay Drawbridge

King County, Washington

Photo 

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BH Photo #417502

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Elliot Bay on Railroad
Location
Seattle, King County, Washington
Status
No longer exists
Railroad
- Seattle Traction & Elevator Co.
Design
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.58728, -122.35807   (decimal degrees)
47°35'14" N, 122°21'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/548265/5270629 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Seattle South
Inventory number
BH 80308 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,625)
Beam (17,360)
Built 1890 (325)
Built during 1890s (3,383)
King County, Washington (218)
Lost (31,786)
Movable (3,189)
Polygonal Warren through truss (481)
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals (141)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,196)
 Railroad (16,986)
Seattle Traction & Elevator Co. (1)
Seattle, Washington (62)
Swing (1,619)
Through truss (19,024)
Timber stringer (4,462)
Truss (38,302)
Warren truss (7,180)
Washington (1,407)

Update Log 

  • February 1, 2018: Added by Leslie R Trick

Sources 

  • Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
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Elliot Bay Drawbridge
Posted January 28, 2019, by Leslie R Trick (Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com)

It appeared in several old maps i have seen particularity in the book Historical Atlas of Washington and Oregon but I have not seen any photographs.

Elliot Bay Drawbridge
Posted January 9, 2019, by Alex (reboot [at] scn [dot] org)

I have never seen this bridge on old maps or in photos. Was this bridge ever built or is this just a concept?