Salmon Bay Bridge
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox bridge The Salmon Bay Bridge, also known as Bridge 6.3 on the BNSF railroad,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> formerly Bridge No. 4 on the Great Northern Railroad,<ref name="gngoat">Template:Cite web</ref> is a Strauss Heel-trunnion single-leaf bascule bridge spanning Salmon Bay and connecting Magnolia/Interbay to Ballard in Seattle, Washington. The bridge is located just west of Commodore Park. It carries the main line of the BNSF Railway, the Scenic Subdivision, on its way north to Everett and south to King Street Station and Seattle's Industrial District.
The Salmon Bay Bridge, which is located west of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, is the last bridge to span the Lake Washington Ship Canal before it becomes Puget Sound. Built in 1914 by the Great Northern Railway, it has an opening span of Template:Convert and has two tracks. Additionally, vessel clearance when lowered is 13.1 meters (43 feet) at mean high tide,<ref name="Bridge-Navigation">Template:Cite web</ref> and up to 15.3 meters (50 feet) at low tide.<ref name="gngoat" />
BNSF Railway initially planned to replace the Salmon Bay Bridge with a new vertical-lift bridge, but chose to repair failing components of the existing bridge following consultation with the local community.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="MNW20201111">Template:Cite news</ref> In September 2022, the federal government issued a US$25 million dollar grant to fund mechanical upgrades, while BNSF contributed another $70 million dollars toward the effort.<ref name="trains_bnsf-drawbridge">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Cultural Impact
The Salmon Bay Bridge is featured on the crest of Salmon Bay FC, a semi-professional soccer team competing in USL W League.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
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