First Avenue South Bridge
The First Avenue South Bridge is a pair of double-leaf bascule bridges built between 1956 and 1998 that carry State Route 99 over the Duwamish River about three miles south of downtown Seattle, Washington.- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Seattle
- Also known as: “1st Avenue South Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Connections Museum Seattle and Oxbow Park.
Connections Museum Seattle
Museum
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The Connections Museum Seattle is located in Centurylink's Duwamish Central Office at East Marginal Way S. and Corson Avenue S. in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. Connections Museum Seattle is situated 2,700 feet east of First Avenue South Bridge.
Oxbow Park
Park
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Oxbow Park is a public park in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It houses the landmark Hat 'n' Boots roadside attraction, which was relocated to the park. Oxbow Park is situated 3,200 feet east of First Avenue South Bridge.
Georgetown Steam Plant
Museum
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The Georgetown Steam Plant, located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, was constructed in 1906 for the Seattle Electric Company to provide power for Seattle, notably for streetcars. Georgetown Steam Plant is situated 1 mile east of First Avenue South Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and South Park.
Georgetown
Suburb
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Georgetown is a neighborhood in southern Seattle, Washington, United States. It is bounded on the north by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish River, across which is South Park; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which is Beacon Hill; and on the south by Boeing Field.
South Park
Neighborhood
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South Park is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. It is located just south of Georgetown across the Duwamish River, and just north of the city of Tukwila.
Delridge
Suburb
Delridge is a district in Seattle, Washington, United States that stretches along Delridge Way, an arterial that follows the eastern slope of the valley of Longfellow Creek, from near its source just within the southern city limits north to the West Seattle Bridge over the Duwamish River. Delridge is situated 1½ miles northwest of First Avenue South Bridge.
First Avenue South Bridge
- Categories: bascule bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“First Avenue South Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “第一大道南大橋”
- Japanese: “手前に見える橋”
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