South Park Bridge

South Park Bridge
New South Park Bridge in 2022
Coordinates47°31′45″N 122°18′50″W / 47.5293°N 122.314°W / 47.5293; -122.314
CrossesDuwamish River
LocaleSouth Park, Seattle, Washington
Maintained byKing County, Washington
Characteristics
DesignDouble-leaf bascule
Total length1,285 feet (392 m) (original bridge)[1]
Longest spanBascule span: 190 feet (58 m) (two 95-foot leaves)[1]
History
DesignerHNTB
Constructed byKiewit-Massman
Construction start2011
Opened2014
Location
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The South Park Bridge (also called the 14th/16th Avenue South Bridge) is a double-leaf bascule bridge in Seattle, Washington, United States. Opened in 2014, the current bridge replaced a 1931 bascule bridge that carried the same name and had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge is operated by the King County government.[2] It carries automobile traffic over the Duwamish River[2] near Boeing Field, just outside the city limits of Seattle, and is named for the nearby South Park neighborhood of Seattle.

  1. ^ a b Lisa Soderberg (June 1980). "Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) Inventory: 14th Avenue South Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b King County 2005 Bridge Report, p. 24. Accessed online 2009-04-28.