North Queen Anne Drive Bridge, Road bridge in Seattle, United States.
The North Queen Anne Drive Bridge is a steel arch road bridge in Seattle that crosses Wolf Creek ravine. It carries traffic through the Queen Anne neighborhood and connects to nearby highways.
The crossing began as a wooden bridge over Wolf Creek. In 1936 it was replaced by the present steel and concrete deck arch, 238 ft (73 m) long, linking Queen Anne to the George Washington Memorial Bridge carrying State Route 99. The city designated it a landmark on December 28, 1981, citing its unusual engineering style.
The bridge's name comes from North Queen Anne Drive, the road it carries, linking the Queen Anne neighbourhood to the George Washington Memorial Bridge and State Route 99. Its 1981 city landmark designation rests on its unusual engineering: a high arch with a minimal number of supporting members.
The bridge carries North Queen Anne Drive over Wolf Creek and links the Queen Anne neighborhood with the George Washington Memorial Bridge, which carries State Route 99. It is a road crossing, so there is no separate pedestrian path; visitors view the 238 ft (73 m) steel and concrete arch from the roadway or from below in the ravine.
The bridge was designated a Seattle city landmark on December 28, 1981, for its unusual engineering style. Its expansion joint cracked and spalled during the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, and the structure has since been retrofitted for earthquake resistance.
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