The Salmon Bay Bridge, which is located west of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, is the last bridge to span the Lake Washington Ship Canal before it becomes Puget Sound. Built in 1914 by the Great Northern Railway, it has an opening span of 61 meters (200 feet) and has two tracks. Additionally, vessel clearance when lowered is 13.1 meters (43 feet) at mean high tide,[2] and up to 15.3 meters (50 feet) at low tide.[5]
BNSF Railway initially planned to replace the Salmon Bay Bridge with a new vertical-lift bridge, but chose to repair failing components of the existing bridge following consultation with the local community.[6][3] In September 2022, the federal government issued a US$25 million dollar grant to fund mechanical upgrades, while BNSF contributed another $70 million dollars toward the effort.[7]
Referencesedit
^ abcSherrard, Jean (December 22, 2012). "Seattle now & then: Ballard's bascule bridge". Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^Lester, David C. (October 16, 2020). "BNSF chooses to repair, not replace, Salmon Bay Bridge". Railway Track & Structures. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
^"BNSF drawbridge in Seattle receives federal grant". Trains. September 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salmon Bay Bridge.
The Salmon Bay rail bridge project
Essay on the bridge by Greg Pierce
This article about a bridge in the U.S. state of Washington is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
salmon, bridge, also, known, bridge, bnsf, railroad, formerly, bridge, great, northern, railroad, strauss, heel, trunnion, single, leaf, bascule, bridge, spanning, salmon, connecting, magnolia, interbay, ballard, seattle, washington, bridge, located, just, wes. The Salmon Bay Bridge also known as Bridge 6 3 on the BNSF railroad 4 formerly Bridge No 4 on the Great Northern Railroad 5 is a Strauss Heel trunnion single leaf bascule bridge spanning Salmon Bay and connecting Magnolia Interbay to Ballard in Seattle Washington The bridge is located just west of Commodore Park It carries the main line of the BNSF Railway the Scenic Subdivision on its way north to Everett and south to King Street Station and Seattle s Industrial District Salmon Bay BridgeSalmon Bay Bridge seen from the southeastCoordinates47 40 00 N 122 24 08 W 47 66680 N 122 40213 W 47 66680 122 40213CarriesBNSF Scenic SubdivisionCrossesSalmon BayOther name s Bridge No 4 GN Bridge 6 3 BNSF CharacteristicsDesignBasculeMaterialSteelTotal length1 140 ft 350 m 1 Width26 ft 7 9 m 1 Clearance above43 ft 13 m 2 Rail characteristicsNo of tracks2 1 HistoryOpened1914StatisticsDaily traffic30 40 trains per day 3 Location The Salmon Bay Bridge which is located west of the Hiram M Chittenden Locks is the last bridge to span the Lake Washington Ship Canal before it becomes Puget Sound Built in 1914 by the Great Northern Railway it has an opening span of 61 meters 200 feet and has two tracks Additionally vessel clearance when lowered is 13 1 meters 43 feet at mean high tide 2 and up to 15 3 meters 50 feet at low tide 5 BNSF Railway initially planned to replace the Salmon Bay Bridge with a new vertical lift bridge but chose to repair failing components of the existing bridge following consultation with the local community 6 3 In September 2022 the federal government issued a US 25 million dollar grant to fund mechanical upgrades while BNSF contributed another 70 million dollars toward the effort 7 References edit a b c Sherrard Jean December 22 2012 Seattle now amp then Ballard s bascule bridge Retrieved January 1 2024 a b Bridge Navigation hstrial troychilds homestead com Retrieved 2018 10 29 a b Banel Feliks November 11 2020 Salmon Bay bridge operator keeps railroad tradition alive MyNorthwest Retrieved December 1 2020 BNSF Ballard Bridge 6 3 Trunnion amp Bearing Replacement Retrieved 2023 12 15 a b Bridge 4 www gngoat org Retrieved 2018 10 29 Lester David C October 16 2020 BNSF chooses to repair not replace Salmon Bay Bridge Railway Track amp Structures Retrieved December 1 2020 BNSF drawbridge in Seattle receives federal grant Trains September 12 2022 Retrieved January 5 2024 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salmon Bay Bridge The Salmon Bay rail bridge project Essay on the bridge by Greg Pierce 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 Salmon Bay Bridge amp oldid 1216810963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
