Ship Canal Bridge
The Ship Canal Bridge is a double-deck steel truss bridge that carries Interstate 5 over Seattle's Portage Bay between Capitol Hill and the University District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: portion of Interstate 5 in Seattle
- Also known as: “Lake Washington Ship Canal Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Passage Point Park and North Passage Point Park.
South Passage Point Park
Park
Photo: Dennis Bratland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Passage Point Park is a 0.9-acre park located in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is directly underneath the Ship Canal Bridge on the south side of the Lake Union/Portage Bay shoreline; North Passage Point Park is directly across the water on the north shore.
North Passage Point Park
Park
Photo: Dennis Bratland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Passage Point Park is a 0.8-acre park located in the Northlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, directly underneath the Ship Canal Bridge on the north side of the Lake Union/Portage Bay shoreline. North Passage Point Park is situated 530 feet north of Ship Canal Bridge.
University Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Shakespeare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The University Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge in Seattle, Washington that carries Eastlake Avenue traffic over Portage Bay between Eastlake to the south and the University District to the north. University Bridge is situated 770 feet northeast of Ship Canal Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wallingford and University District.
Wallingford
Suburb
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wallingford is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, lying on a hill above the north shore of Lake Union about four miles from the downtown core. The neighborhood developed quickly during the early 20th century after the establishment of the University of Washington to the east.
University District
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The University District, or "U-District", surrounds the University of Washington in northeast Seattle. UW is one of the largest colleges in the United States, with over 50,000 students.
Ship Canal Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.65257° or 47° 39′ 9″ northLongitude
-122.32236° or 122° 19′ 21″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
84VVMM3H+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 370670292OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Dutch—“Ship Canal Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “运河橋”
- Chinese: “運河橋”
- Czech: “Ship Canal Bridge”
- Dutch: “Ship Canal Bridge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Campus and South Campus.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Ship Canal Bridge”. Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0.