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The Spokane Street Bridge, also known as the West Seattle Low-Level Bridge, is a concrete double-leaf swing bridge in Seattle, Washington. It carries Southwest Spokane Street over the Duwamish River, connecting Harbor Island to West Seattle. It has two separate end-to-end swing-span sections, each 480 feet (150 m) long.
The West Spokane Street Bridge spans after the older eastbound span was rammed by the Chavez on June 11, 1978. At 2:38 a.m. on June 11, 1978, the freighter Antonio Chavez rammed the West Spokane Street Bridge, thereby closing it to automobile traffic for the next six years. The pilot and master were both found negligent in causing the collision.
Arksey, Laura (February 14, 2006), "Spokane's Division Street Bridge collapses on December 18, 1915", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink Foxworthy, Bruce LaVerne; Hill, Mary (1982), "Mudflows and floods", Volcanic eruptions of 1980 at Mount St. Helens: the first 100 days (Volume 1249 of Geological Survey professional paper), United States Geological Survey/Government Printing Office, pp. 61– 65
Oct. 11—A bridge over Interstate 90 west of downtown Spokane probably isn't noticed much by motorists traveling under it. But for residents of the neighborhoods on either side of the freeway, it ...
Division Street Bridge: Spokane, Washington: United States 18 December 1915: Steel framework, trolley car bridge Collapsed a week after being resurfaced; poor steel, metal fatigue, and a previous impact by another bridge swept downstream during a flood 5–7 killed, 10 injured Complete loss, plus two trolley cars destroyed
Jan. 17—A 32-year-old man who was found "partially clothed" and "incapacitated" last month on a West Central Spokane street died from blunt force injuries. While the Spokane County Medical ...
Oct. 28—The Washington Street Bridge has partially reopened through Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane, with one lane open each direction. The bridge, which has been under construction since ...
The first permanent bridge under construction in June 1924; the 1918 temporary bridge is on the right. The West Spokane Street Bridge crossed the Duwamish River from Harbor Island to West Seattle. [1] "Spokane Street" has long been used as designation for the streets running along the latitude of the current West Seattle Bridge. [2]