Montlake Bridge
| Montlake Bridge | |
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Montlake Bridge from the west
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| Carries |
 SR 513 (Montlake Boulevard) |
| Crosses | Montlake Cut |
| Locale | Seattle, Washington |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule bridge |
| Total length | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Clearance below | 46 ft (14 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | Carl F. Gould |
| Opened | June 1925 |
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Montlake Bridge
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| Location | Spans Lake Union Ship Canal, Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°38′51″N 122°18′13″W / 47.64750°N 122.30361°WCoordinates: 47°38′51″N 122°18′13″W / 47.64750°N 122.30361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913 |
| MPS | Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 82004242 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 16, 1982 |
| Designated SEATL | December 13, 1979 |
The Montlake Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that carries State Route 513 (Montlake Boulevard) over Seattle's Montlake Cut—part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal—connecting Montlake and the University District.
It is the easternmost bridge spanning the canal. The bridge is 344 ft (105 m) long, and was designed by Carl F. Gould, one of the original architects of the University of Washington campus. The bridge and its control towers were designed in conjunction with the university's Collegiate Gothic style. It provides a clearance of 46 ft (14 m) and is reported as providing 48 ft (15 m) of vertical clearance above the mean regulated level of Lake Washington for the central 100 ft (30 m) of the bascule span. It is one of four original bascule-type drawbridges over the Ship Canal, the others being the Ballard, Fremont, and University Bridges. It was the last one to be completed, has the highest clearance of the four, and is the only one that is part of the state highway system. It is also one of six bascule bridges based on a design derived from the Chicago bascule bridge, but is unique because of its trunnion supports, employed to avoid a patent infringement lawsuit by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company.
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