Salmon Bay Bridge
The Salmon Bay Bridge, also known as Bridge 6.3 on the BNSF railroad, formerly Bridge No. 4 on the Great Northern Railroad, is a Strauss Heel-trunnion single-leaf bascule bridge spanning Salmon Bay and connecting Magnolia/Interbay to Ballard in Seattle, Washington.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: rail bridge in Seattle
- Also known as: “Bridge 6.3”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Commodore Park and Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens.
Commodore Park
Park
Photo: Waqcku, Public domain.
Commodore Park is a public park on the Magnolia side of the Ballard Locks, near the Salmon Bay Bridge, in Seattle, Washington. The park has a heron habitat. Commodore Park is situated 840 feet southeast of Salmon Bay Bridge.
Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens
Park
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located on the grounds of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks at 3015 NW 54th Street, Seattle, Washington. Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens is situated 1,100 feet east of Salmon Bay Bridge.
National Nordic Museum
Museum
Photo: ECTran71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Nordic Museum is a museum in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States, dedicated to the Nordic history, art, culture, and the heritage of the area's Nordic immigrants. National Nordic Museum is situated 2,600 feet east of Salmon Bay Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunset Hill and Lawton Park.
Sunset Hill
Neighborhood
Sunset Hill is an area located in the northwest corner of the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is home to the Sunset Hill Community Association.
Lawton Park
Neighborhood
Magnolia is the second largest neighborhood of Seattle, Washington by area, located northwest of downtown. It occupies a hilly headland overlooking Puget Sound.
Ballard
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballard is a neighborhood in northwest Seattle. The trendy neighborhood for dining and nightlife is near the Ballard Locks connecting Lake Union to Puget Sound.
Salmon Bay Bridge
- Categories: bascule bridge, railway bridge, and transportation
- Location: City of Seattle, King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.66716° or 47° 40′ 2″ northLongitude
-122.40214° or 122° 24′ 8″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
84VVMH8X+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 859885667OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Salmon Bay Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鮭魚灣大橋”
- German: “Salmon Bay Bridge”
- Spanish: “Puente Salmon Bay”
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