Harbor Island
Harbor Island is an artificial island in the mouth of the Duwamish River in Seattle, Washington, United States, where it empties into Elliott Bay. Built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, it was completed in 1909 and was then the largest artificial island in the world, at 350 acres (1.4 km.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “Harbor Island (Seattle)” and “Harbor Island, Seattle”
Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spokane Street Bridge and Coast Guard Museum Northwest.
Spokane Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Adam Foster, CC BY 2.0.
The Spokane Street Bridge, also known as the West Seattle Low-Level Bridge, is a concrete double-leaf swing bridge in Seattle, Washington. It carries Southwest Spokane Street over the Duwamish River, connecting Harbor Island to West Seattle.
Coast Guard Museum Northwest
Museum
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Coast Guard Museum Northwest is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the United States Coast Guard in the Pacific Northwest. The museum is located on the property of Coast Guard Station Seattle on the Elliott Bay waterfront south of Downtown, Seattle, Washington.
SODO station
Railway station
Photo: SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
SODO station is a light rail station located in Seattle, Washington. It is situated between the Beacon Hill and Stadium stations on the 1 Line, which runs from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to Downtown Seattle and the University of Washington as part of the Link light rail system.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sodo-Georgetown and Pioneer Square-International District.
Sodo-Georgetown
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seattle's SoDo used to be called "South of the Dome", referring to the now-demolished Kingdome stadium; to keep some sense in the name, it is explained now as "South of Downtown".
Pioneer Square-International District
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pioneer Square is Seattle's oldest neighborhood, showcasing a wealth of art galleries, bookstores, antique shops, cool restaurants, and buzzing nightclubs within easy walking distance of Downtown.
North Admiral
Neighborhood
North Admiral is the oldest neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington. In the early 1900s, it was connected to Seattle by ferries and a cable car. These ferries included the paddle steamers City of Seattle and West Seattle. North Admiral is situated 1½ miles west of Harbor Island.
Harbor Island
- Categories: artificial island and landform
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Harbor Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Harbor Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Harbor Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”
- Cebuano: “Harbor Island”
- Chinese: “哈伯岛”
- Chinese: “哈伯島 (西雅圖)”
- Chinese: “海港岛”
- Chinese: “海港島”
- Dutch: “Harbor Island”
- Esperanto: “Havena insulo (Seatlo)”
- Esperanto: “Havena insulo”
- French: “Harbor Island”
- Japanese: “ハーバー島 (シアトル)”
- Russian: “Харбор (остров, Сиэтл)”
- Russian: “Харбор”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Harbor Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Harbor Island and Industrial District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Duwamish East Waterway and Duwamish West Waterway.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Harbor Island”. Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0.