The Fairview Avenue North Bridge is a road bridge in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States, crossing a shallow arm of Lake Union. The original timber-pile bridge was built in 1948 and expanded with a concrete span in 1963. Both bridges were replaced by a new span that opened in 2021.
Fairview Avenue North Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Bridge replacement seen in February 2020 | |
| Coordinates | 47°37′52″N 122°19′40″W / 47.63111°N 122.32778°W |
| Carries | Fairview Avenue North |
| Crosses | Mudflats in eastern Lake Union |
| Locale | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Maintained by | Seattle Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Timber-pile bridge (original) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1948 (original span) 1963 (parallel span) 2021 (new span) |
| Location | |
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History
editThe roadway relied on a once often used, but now outdated, construction atop a timber pier.[1] The original span was built in 1948, with a parallel crossing completed in 1963. The crossing was closed in 2019 with a plan to reconstruct the road in 2020.[2][3] The new bridge opened in July 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ Whright, Molly (September 16, 2019). "HA critical safety project to replace the aging Fairview Ave N bridge kicks off construction next week". Seattle Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Lindblom, Mike (September 5, 2016). "Shut Fairview, replace 2 bridges all at once? Plan draws fire". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Lindblom, Mike (September 20, 2019). "Traffic jam ahead: Seattle's Fairview Avenue bridge closes Monday for an 18-month rebuild". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ Lindblom, Mike (July 21, 2021). "Seattle's new Fairview Avenue bridge opens Saturday morning". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
External links
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