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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.
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.
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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 ...
Year Structure Location Type Casualties 1900: 1900 Big Game disaster: San Francisco, California, United States : Factory: 23 dead, 100+ injured 1902: St. Mark's Campanile: Venice, Italy
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 ...
One of the largest blazes, the so-called Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington, began around noon and a few hours later had surged through 4.7 square miles (12 square kilometers) of grass ...
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 ...