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West Seattle Bridge and Spokane Viaduct
Max Rockatansky:
I used the Spokane Viaduct while returning southbound towards Seatac this morning. Afforded some decent pictures of the West Seattle Bridge from below:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmkcLNEc
Ended up with some decent distance shots near Hamilton Viewpoint:
https://flic.kr/s/aHskAMhidq
Max Rockatansky:
Updated my album with a blog post. I think that I documented all the historical Spokane Street crossings:
http://surewhynotnow.blogspot.com/2018/05/spokane-street-bridge-and-west-seattle.html
Bruce:
I figure we should be using this thread for West Seattle Bridge news.
Seattle recently issued a bid for design a new West Seattle Bridge, with a potential 10-year contract. There is also a 31-member task force that will explore options, including a shallow tunnel, gondola, and anything other than rebuilding the same flawed design.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/sdot-solicits-engineers-to-design-a-replacement-for-the-cracked-west-seattle-bridge/
Bickendan:
My vote's for the vehicle trebuchet.
Oh wait. I'm told that would very impractical...
Chris:
What is actually flawed in the design? This bridge type is commonly used across the world in any type of terrain and environment. Or was there a construction deficiency? There's also speculation about the possibility of earthquake damage.
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