Bridges of Seattle
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Seattle is situated in a region of outstanding scenic beauty, but the forested hills and numerous bodies of water that characterize the city were formidable obstacles to connecting its communities as it grew out from the historic center.
Between 1896 and 1930, the city undertook massive landscape regrades, landfills, and waterway cuts to ease movement by land and water.The completion of these efforts allowed for the construction of Seattle’s first permanent steel bridges beginning in 1910.Ni...






















