The Lake Washington Ship Canal,which runs through the city of Seattle,connects the fresh water body of Lake Washington with the salt water inland sea of Puget Sound. The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks accommodate the approximately 20-foot (6.1 m) difference in water level between Lake Washington and the sound. The canal runs east–west and connects Union Bay,the Montlake Cut,Portage Bay,Lake Union,the Fremont Cut,Salmon Bay,and Shilshole Bay,which is part of the sound.
Fremont is a neighborhood in Seattle,Washington,United States. Originally a separate city,it was annexed to Seattle in 1891. It is named after Fremont,Nebraska,the hometown of two of its founders:Luther H. Griffith and Edward Blewett.
The Fremont Cut is a canal in Seattle,Washington,United States,that connects Lake Union to the east with Salmon Bay to the west. It is part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound,and is 5,800 feet (1,800 m) long and 270 feet (82 m) wide. The center channel is 100 feet (30 m) wide and 30 feet (9.1 m) deep.
Ballard is a neighborhood in the northwestern area of Seattle,Washington,United States. Formerly an independent city,the City of Seattle's official boundaries define it as bounded to the north by Crown Hill,to the east by Greenwood,Phinney Ridge and Fremont,to the south by the Lake Washington Ship Canal,and to the west by Puget Sound's Shilshole Bay. Other neighborhood or district boundaries existed in the past;these are recognized by various Seattle City Departments,commercial or social organizations,and other Federal,State,and local government agencies.
Salmon Bay is a portion of the Lake Washington Ship Canal,which passes through the city of Seattle,linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound,lying west of the Fremont Cut. It is the westernmost section of the canal and empties into Puget Sound's Shilshole Bay. Because of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks,the smaller,western half of the bay is salt water,and the eastern half is fresh water. Before the construction of the Ship Canal,Salmon Bay was entirely salt water.
The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks,or Ballard Locks,is a complex of locks at the west end of Salmon Bay in Seattle,Washington's Lake Washington Ship Canal,between the neighborhoods of Ballard to the north and Magnolia to the south.
State Route 99 (SR 99),also known as the Pacific Highway,is a state highway in the Seattle metropolitan area,part of the U.S. state of Washington. It runs 49 miles (79 km) from Fife in the south to Everett in the north,passing through the cities of Federal Way,SeaTac,Seattle,Shoreline,and Lynnwood. The route primarily follows arterial streets,including Aurora Avenue,and has several freeway segments,including the tolled SR 99 Tunnel in Downtown Seattle. SR 99 was officially named the William P. Stewart Memorial Highway by the state legislature in 2016,after a campaign to replace an unofficial moniker honoring Confederate president Jefferson Davis.
The Burke–Gilman Trail is a rail trail in King County,Washington. The 27-mile (43 km) multi-use recreational trail is part of the King County Regional Trail System and occupies an abandoned Seattle,Lake Shore and Eastern Railway corridor.
Interbay is a neighborhood in Seattle,Washington consisting of the valley between Queen Anne Hill on the east and Magnolia on the west,plus filled-in areas of Smith Cove and Salmon Bay. The neighborhood is bounded on the north by Salmon Bay,part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal,across which is Ballard;on the south by what remains of Smith Cove,an inlet of Elliott Bay;on the east by 15th Avenue W. and Elliott Avenue W.;and on the west by the BNSF Railway. The Ballard Bridge crosses the ship canal from Interbay to Ballard.
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. It opened on July 1,1919,and was extensively rebuilt from 1932 to 1933. It is included in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Ballard Bridge,also known as the 15th Avenue Bridge,is a double-leaf bascule bridge in Seattle,Washington. It carries 15th Avenue NW over Seattle's Salmon Bay between Ballard to the north and Interbay to the south. The Ballard Bridge follows the Fremont Bridge in the east in the succession of bridges spanning the Lake Washington Ship Canal,which connects Lake Washington in the east to Puget Sound in the west.
The Montlake Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that carries State Route 513 over Seattle's Montlake Cut—part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal—connecting Montlake and the University District.
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. The bridge is located just east of the Fremont Cut,which itself is spanned by the Fremont Bridge.
The Broadway Bridge is a Rall-type bascule bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland,Oregon,United States,built in 1913. It was Portland's first bascule bridge,and it continues to hold the distinction of being the longest span of its bascule design type in the world. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2012.
Transportation in Seattle is largely focused on the automobile like many other cities in western North America;however,the city is just old enough for its layout to reflect the age when railways and trolleys predominated. These older modes of transportation were made for a relatively well-defined downtown area and strong neighborhoods at the end of several former streetcar lines,now mostly bus lines.
The Seattle Streetcar is a system of two modern streetcar lines operating in the city of Seattle,Washington. The South Lake Union line opened first in 2007 and was followed by the First Hill line in 2016. The two lines are unconnected,but share similar characteristics:frequent service,station amenities,and vehicles. Streetcars typically arrive every 10–15 minutes most of the day,except late at night. The streetcar lines are owned by the Seattle Department of Transportation and operated by King County Metro. The system carried 806,000 passengers in 2021.
Westlake Avenue is a major street in Seattle,Washington,connecting Downtown Seattle to the neighborhoods of South Lake Union,Westlake and northeastern Queen Anne. The street runs north–south along the west side of Lake Union for 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from McGraw Square to the Fremont Bridge.
The Stone Avenue Bridge was a bridge in Seattle that connected Stone Avenue in Wallingford with Westlake Avenue just north of Halladay Street. Its northern terminus was in the area of what today is North 34th Street and North 35th Street. It was a temporary replacement for the Fremont Bridge during the construction of the Lake Washington Ship Canal and was a fixed bridge;during its operation no ships with tall masts could enter or exit Lake Union.
