I-5 Weedin Place Fallout Shelter

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Courtesy of the Washington Department of Transportation

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Courtesy of the Washington Department of Transportation

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Courtesy of the Journal of Northwest Anthropology

Listed in the WADOT Historic Bridge Inventory as Structure ID 00200411 Bridge #5/579

Overview: Concrete culvert bridge on I-5
Location: Seattle, King County, Washington
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1963
Builders: - Andersen Bjornstad Kane of Seattle, Washington (Design)
- McDonald Construction Co. of Seattle, Washington (Contractor)
Design: Concrete culvert
Dimensions: Span length: 57.1 ft.
Total length: 57.1 ft.
Deck width: 62.0 ft.
Also called: Seattle Freeway Prototype Community Shelter
Interstate 5 Prototype Community Fallout Shelter
Approximate latitude, longitude: +47.67712, -122.32040 (decimal degrees)
47°40'38" N, 122°19'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/551010/5280638 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 78,865
Inventory number: BH 81212 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2018): Overall condition: Good
Sufficiency rating: 88.4 (out of 100)
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