Thursday, October 19, 2023

1936 North Queen Anne Drive Bridge over Wolf Creek Canyon in Seattle, WA

(Bridge Hunter broke Apr 22, 2023; Satellite)

Brdges Now and Then posted and also qahistory
The N. Queen Anne Drive Bridge under construction, Seattle, Washington, June 26, 1936. The Aurora Bridge (George Washington Memorial Bridge) is seen in the in background. (Seattle Municipal Archives)
[qahistory indicates that the bridge in the background is the Aurora Bridge. Archive: #10594]
The arch is 140' high.

Seattle Municipal Archives via LivingNewDeal, Public Domain
The  parabolic arch is 238' long. The WPA project started, and finished, in 1936.

Seattle Municipal Archives via LivingNewDeal, Public Domain

















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