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Lake Washington Floating Bridge

At 11:15 a.m. on July 2, 1940, dedication ceremonies are held for the Lake Washington Floating Bridge. It is the first bridge to cross Lake Washington and runs from the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle, crosses the north end of Mercer Island to the east side of Lake Washington south of Bellevue.

The bridge, designed by the engineer Homer Hadley (1885-1967), floats on hollow concrete pontoons. This technology was highly innovative at the time.

It was the world's largest floating structure and cost $8,854,000 to build. Governor Clarence D. Martin paid the first toll to cross the bridge. Toll charges mostly applied to automobiles but included 35 cents for wagons drawn by one or two horses and 50 cents for wagons drawn by three or more horses. The bridge saved up to an entire hour of commuting time to Seattle.

Lễ khánh thành cầu I-90 năm 1940.

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Lacey V. Murrow Floating Bridge dedication


Entrance into the tunnels to Seattle from the Lake Washinton Floating Bridge, 1940s


Lake Washington Floating Bridge as seen by night, 1940s

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Link to Eastside collapses, 1990: One day after the sinking of the old Interstate 90 floating bridge, tugs pull on the new bridge, keeping it from breaking up as crews work to set new anchors. Storms threatened the stability of the new bridge, its supporting cables damages with the old span went under because of waterlogged pontoons.

Photo Credit: Phil H. Webber/Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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