Bridges of Seattle (Paperback)

Maureen R. Elenga

ISBN 10: 1467104388 / ISBN 13: 9781467104388

Published by Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2020

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Paperback. Seattle is situated in a region of outstanding scenic beauty, but the forested hills and numerous bodies of water that characterize the city were formidable obstacles to connecting its communities as it grew out from the historic center. Between 1896 and 1930, the city undertook massive landscape regrades, landfills, and waterway cuts to ease movement by land and water. The completion of these efforts allowed for the construction of Seattle's first permanent steel bridges beginning in 1910. Nine bridges included in this book are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. They include Washington's oldest steel arch bridge, the 1911 Twelfth Avenue South Bridge; the 1913 Ravenna Park Bridge; all four of the Lake Washington Ship Canal bascules, constructed between 1917 and 1924; and the Depression-era Aurora, Cowen Park, and Schmitz Park bridges. Bridges of Seattle explores the history of the spans that are a quintessential part of the Seattle experience. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bridges of Seattle (Paperback)
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1467104388
• ISBN 13: 9781467104388
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Seattle is situated in a region of outstanding scenic beauty, but the forested hills and numerous bodies of water that characterize the city were formidable obstacles to connecting its communities as it grew out from the historic center. Between 1896 and 1930, the city undertook massive landscape regrades, landfills, and waterway cuts to ease movement by land and water. The completion of these efforts allowed for the construction of Seattle's first permanent steel bridges beginning in 1910. Nine bridges included in this book are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. They include Washington's oldest steel arch bridge, the 1911 Twelfth Avenue South Bridge; the 1913 Ravenna Park Bridge; all four of the Lake Washington Ship Canal bascules, constructed between 1917 and 1924; and the Depression-era Aurora, Cowen Park, and Schmitz Park bridges. Bridges of Seattle explores the history of the spans that are a quintessential part of the Seattle experience.

About the Author

Maureen R. Elenga holds a master's degree in architectural history from the University of Washington. She has written extensively about the history of Seattle's development and about the people and events that have shaped the Emerald City. In Bridges of Seattle, Elenga applies her understanding of the city's history to its most vital infrastructure and public works projects, the bridges that link its neighborhoods to the city's center.