Ballard Bridge

47°39′34″N 122°22′34″W / 47.6594°N 122.376°W / 47.6594; -122.376Carries15th Avenue NWCrossesSalmon BayLocaleSeattleOther name(s)15th Avenue BridgeMaintained bySeattle Department of TransportationHeritage statusNRHPCharacteristicsTotal length2,854 ft (870 m)Longest span218 ft (66 m)HistoryArchitectA.H. DimockConstruction end1917Rebuilt1939 LocationSeattle, WashingtonCoordinates47°39′34″N 122°22′34″W / 47.65944°N 122.37611°W / 47.65944; -122.37611Built1917MPSHistoric Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TRNRHP reference No.82004231^[1]Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1982 Location

The Ballard Bridge, also known as the 15th Avenue Bridge, is a double-leaf bascule bridge in Seattle, Washington. It carries 15th Avenue NW over Seattle's Salmon Bay between Ballard to the north and Interbay to the south. The Ballard Bridge follows the Fremont Bridge in the east in the succession of bridges spanning the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which connects Lake Washington in the east to Puget Sound in the west.

Built in 1917, it has an opening span of 218 ft (66 m)^{[citation needed]} and a total length of 2,854 ft (870 m).^[2] The approaches of the bridge were originally timber trestles.^[3] It also carried a streetcar. In 1939, the timber approach spans of the Ballard Bridge were replaced as a Public Works Administration project. The deck was surfaced with concrete and the rails for the streetcar were removed.^[4] In 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[1][5]

In recent years bicyclists have complained that improvements are needed to address safety concerns.^[6][7]

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  Ballard Bridge under construction, 1916
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  The bridge, up
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  The bridge, down

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