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Detillion Bridge: Unknown: May 24, 1939: Spokane River: Cause: Collision—Tractor-trailer collision on deck [21] Allen Street Bridge also called Kelso-Longview Bridge: 1906: Jan 3, 1923: Cowlitz River: Cause: Some combination of storm, collision, overloading. Deadliest Washington bridge disaster with at least 17 deaths. [22] Wenatchee Avenue ...
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.
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 ...
The "Spokane Street Bridge" (or the "West Seattle Low-Level Bridge") is a concrete double-leaf swing bridge that was constructed traffic formerly carried by the West Spokane Street Bridge. 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 ...
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 ...
Dec. 17—The first Post Street bridge was a wooden structure built around 1884 and operated as a toll bridge. That bridge was taken down around 1893 and replaced with a steel bridge that could ...
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]