Schmitz Park Bridge
47°34′38″N 122°24′07″W / 47.5772°N 122.402°W / 47.5772; -122.402
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]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Landmarks and Designation". City of Seattle. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties (Part II) (PDF). National Park Service. March 1, 1983. p. 8669.
- ^ "Individual Landmarks". City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ West Seattle. Arcadia Publishing. 2010. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7385-8133-0.
- ^ Long, Priscilla (December 23, 2007). "Schmitz Park Bridge in West Seattle is completed in December 1936.". HistoryLink.org Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ Whipple, Harvey (1937). Concrete. 47: 340.
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(help) - ^ "Blooming Concrete". Seattle Post-intelligencer. May 14, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
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