Young Street Bridge (Aberdeen, Washington)

"Young Street" redirects here. For the street in Ontario, Canada, see Yonge Street.

Young Street Bridge
Coordinates	46°59′05″N123°48′18″W / 46.9847°N 123.805°W / 46.9847; -123.805
Crosses	Wishkah River
Locale	Aberdeen, Washington, U.S.
Location

Graffiti under the bridge

Young Street Bridge is a bridge in North Aberdeen, Washington. It covers a brief span along the Wishkah River, carrying a north/south-bound thoroughfare which connects the City of Aberdeen with the North Aberdeen neighborhood and other outlying communities.

Most notably, the bridge has been mentioned in numerous accounts as a temporary home for Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. It is hinted at in the lyrics of the song "Something in the Way". ^{[1] [2] [3]} The walls of the bridge are completely covered in graffiti inspired by Cobain and Nirvana.

In April 2011, the City of Aberdeen commissioned a 13 feet (4.0 m) tall electric guitar statue near the Young Street Bridge in honor of the musician's career. ^[4] In 2015, the Kurt Cobain Memorial Park was created nearby.

References

1. "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana: Michael Azerrad: 9780385471992: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
2. Seminara, Dave (March 25, 2014). "Chasing Kurt Cobain in Washington State". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
3. Rachel Thomson (July 15, 2014), "Kurt Cobain Lived Here: An Aberdeen Tour of Memorials, Homes of the Late Nirvana Frontman", Grays Harbor Talk (web magazine), archived from the original on July 22, 2014, retrieved August 19, 2015
4. "Kurt Cobain Aberdeen memorial unveiled on 17th anniversary of death - Blog Postings". MyNorthwest.com. April 5, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2013.

External links

• Media related to Young Street Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

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