Aurora Bridge
The Aurora Bridge is a cantilever and truss bridge in Seattle, Washington, United States. It carries State Route 99 over the west end of Seattle's Lake Union and connects Queen Anne and Fremont.Photo: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: highway bridge crossing the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, Washington
- Also known as: “Aurora Avenue Bridge”, “George Washington Memorial Bridge”, and “Lake Union Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fremont Bridge and Wagner Houseboat.
Fremont Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Shakespeare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fremont Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that spans the Fremont Cut in Seattle, Washington. The bridge, which connects Fremont Avenue North and 4th Avenue North, connects the neighborhoods of Fremont and Queen Anne. Fremont Bridge is situated 680 feet northwest of Aurora Bridge.
Wagner Houseboat
Building
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wagner Houseboat, also known as The Old Boathouse, is a historic floating home in Seattle, Washington. It is located in Lake Union at 2770 Westlake Avenue, near the Aurora Bridge. Wagner Houseboat is situated 660 feet south of Aurora Bridge.
Joule
Restaurant
Joule is a Korean fusion restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. Joule is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Aurora Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fremont and Queen Anne.
Fremont
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seattle's Fremont district, which bills itself as "The Center of the Universe", is known for its quirky atmosphere. To the east of Fremont is Wallingford, a "small town in a big city" with craftsman bungalows and a busy main street brimming with restaurants and bars.
Queen Anne
Suburb
Photo: Orange Suede Sofa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Queen Anne is a neighborhood in northwestern Seattle, Washington. Queen Anne covers an area of 7.3 square kilometers, and has a population of about 34,000.
Westlake
Neighborhood
Photo: David Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westlake is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. It was named after its location on the western shore of Lake Union. It is a relatively narrow neighborhood, there being only a few blocks between the shoreline and its western limit at Aurora Avenue N., beyond which is Queen Anne.
Aurora Bridge
- Categories: cantilever bridge, road bridge, truss bridge, and transportation
- Location: City of Seattle, King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.64717° or 47° 38′ 50″ northLongitude
-122.34727° or 122° 20′ 50″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Inception
February 22nd, 1933Open location code
84VVJMW3+V3OpenStreetMap ID
way 370645739OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
5795367Wikidata ID
Q256829
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Aurora Bridge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جسر أرورا”
- Arabic: “جسر أُرورا”
- Chinese: “乔治·华盛顿纪念大桥”
- Chinese: “喬治·華盛頓紀念大橋”
- Chinese: “极光大道桥”
- Chinese: “极光桥”
- Chinese: “極光大道橋”
- Chinese: “極光橋”
- Chinese: “联合湖大桥”
- Chinese: “聯合湖大橋”
- Dutch: “George Washington Memorial Bridge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى جورج واشنطن التذكارى”
- French: “Aurora Bridge”
- French: “George Washington Memorial Bridge”
- French: “Pont Aurore”
- German: “Aurora-Brücke”
- German: “George Washington Memorial Bridge”
- Korean: “조지 워싱턴 기념 다리”
- Russian: “Мост Джорджа Вашингтона”
- Spanish: “Puente Conmemorativo de George Washington”
- Spanish: “Puente de Aurora”
- Spanish: “Puente de la Avenida Aurora”
- Spanish: “Puente del Lago Unión”
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