2020-
Things "aint the same" since 1920.

1920-
Things "aint the same" since 1820.

1820-
Things "aint the same" since 1720.

1720-
Things "aint the same" since 1620.


"The Northern Pacific bridge must have come in handy 70 years ago, when the Salmon Bay Bridge got stuck in the open position for six months.

Wallace says that in June 1948, the huge concrete counterweight on the Salmon Bay Bridge partially separated from the superstructure of the bridge and sat right down on the tracks. 

During the six-month closure to repair the Salmon Bay Bridge, all Great Northern Railway traffic was diverted at Interbay to the Northern Pacific bridge.

Nowadays, if the Salmon Bay Bridge were to get stuck in the up position, there’s no easy way around the Ship Canal, since the Northern Pacific bridge was torn down in 1976."


The bridge troll Wrote:
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> Permitting should be about finished for building
> the new bridge?
>
> Really sucks the city and BNSF couldn't come up
> with a plan to preserve the old bridge. It's part
> of the attraction for tourists who visit the
> Ballard Locks. It aint gonna be the same when it
> is gone.
>
>
> From October 15, 2018:
>
> [www.railwayage.com]
> -build-200m-seattle-drawbridge/
>
> "The company expects the project’s permitting
> phase to take two years before a new span is
> constructed parallel to the current bridge,
> expected to last three years. BNSF will then
> remove the old bridge."