The original bridge was opened November 10, 1923, and was the first bridge to reach the island. George Lightfoot, known as the father of the other bridge on Mercer Island, the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge, had the charge of opening the bridge for boats. In 1940, it was demolished and replaced. Currently, two parallel bridges carry I-90 traffic at this location. A steel box girder bridge, built in 1981, carries westbound I-90 traffic and the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail, also known as the I-90 Trail. Another steel box girder bridge, built in 1988, carries eastbound I-90 traffic and the under-construction 2 Line of Sound Transit's Link light rail system.
east, channel, bridge, bridge, carrying, interstate, from, mercer, island, washington, bellevue, washington, over, east, channel, lake, washington, which, separates, mercer, island, from, rest, eastside, coordinates47, 57889, 20000, 57889, 20000carriesi, 90cro. The East Channel Bridge is a bridge carrying Interstate 90 from Mercer Island Washington to Bellevue Washington over the East Channel of Lake Washington which separates Mercer Island from the rest of the Eastside East Channel BridgeEast Channel BridgeCoordinates47 34 44 N 122 12 0 W 47 57889 N 122 20000 W 47 57889 122 20000CarriesI 90CrossesEast Channel of Lake WashingtonLocaleMercer Island WACharacteristicsDesignBox girder bridgeMaterialSteelHistoryOpenedWestbound span 1981 Eastbound span 1988LocationThe original bridge was opened November 10 1923 and was the first bridge to reach the island George Lightfoot known as the father of the other bridge on Mercer Island the Lacey V Murrow Memorial Bridge had the charge of opening the bridge for boats In 1940 it was demolished and replaced Currently two parallel bridges carry I 90 traffic at this location A steel box girder bridge built in 1981 carries westbound I 90 traffic and the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail also known as the I 90 Trail Another steel box girder bridge built in 1988 carries eastbound I 90 traffic and the under construction 2 Line of Sound Transit s Link light rail system See also editLacey V Murrow Memorial Bridge and Homer M Hadley Memorial Bridge which carry I 90 over Lake Washington to Seattle References edit East Channel Bridge first bridge to Mercer Island opens on November 10 1923 HistoryLink org July 21 2002 Aerial of East Channel Bridge from north Mercer Island September 11 1938 History Link Retrieved 2022 10 20 nbsp This article about a bridge in the U S state of Washington is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East Channel Bridge amp oldid 1197545007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
