Schmitz Park Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 47°34′38″N 122°24′07″W / 47.5772°N 122.402°W |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 175-foot (53 m) |
History | |
Engineering design by | Clark Eldridge |
Construction end | 1936 |
Schmitz Park Bridge | |
Location | Spans Schmitz Park Ravine, Seattle, Washington |
Coordinates | 47°34′38″N 122°24′8″W / 47.57722°N 122.40222°W |
Built | 1935 |
Architect | Clark Eldridge; Mahoney, J. |
Architectural style | Art Deco, rigid frame bridge |
MPS | Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82004247 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 16, 1982 |
Designated SEATL | December 28, 1981 [2] |
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The Schmitz Park Bridge is a 175 ft (53 m) concrete-box bridge that spans a ravine in Seattle's Schmitz Park. Built in 1936, the structure is both listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated city landmark. [3] [4]
The bridge was designed by city engineer Clark Eldridge. It replaced a timber-truss span that had been erected in 1916. [5] The funds were provided by the federal Public Works Administration and by local gas-tax and highway funds. The rigid frame created by the concrete box cells made the structure 60 percent longer than any such bridge previously constructed. [6] [7]
The graffiti artwork underneath the bridge has received praise in C-Monster's art blog and from a critic with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. [8]
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