Ship Canal Bridge

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The Ship Canal Bridge carries Interstate 5 over Seattle's Portage Bay (part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, after which it is named) between Capitol Hill and the University District. Construction was completed in 1961 and the bridge opened to traffic in December 1962. It is 1,350 meters (4,429 ft) long. The bridge is double decked, with the upper deck carrying traffic in both directions and the lower deck (the express lanes) carrying traffic southbound in the morning and northbound in the afternoon. Strangely, the bridge itself is not over the shipping canal, but over a different stretch of water.

Other nearby bridges include University Bridge, Montlake Bridge, and George Washington Memorial Bridge (the Aurora Ave bridge).

After the Mississippi River Bridge collapse of August 1, 2007 this is one of the bridges WSDOT is inspecting as it is a similar design.^[1]

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• Ship Canal Bridge is at coordinates 47°39′11″N 122°19′21″W / 47.65309°N 122.32252°W / 47.65309; -122.32252 (Ship Canal Bridge)Coordinates: 47°39′11″N 122°19′21″W / 47.65309°N 122.32252°W / 47.65309; -122.32252 (Ship Canal Bridge)

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