North 21st Street Bridge, Tacoma

Name: North 21st Street Bridge
Address: Tacoma, United States

#38 among attractions in Tacoma

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The North 21st Street Bridge in Tacoma, Washington was built in 1910. It was designed by engineers Waddell & Harrington and is a continuous concrete rigid-frame girder bridge. It is significant as one of the very earliest examples of its type. It was built "almost simultaneously" with the 950-foot Asylum Avenue Aqueduct in Knoxville, Tennessee, which was documented by Carl W. Condit to be the first continuous concrete girder bridge to be built. ()

Built: 1910 (114 years ago)Coordinates: 47°16'3"N, 122°28'16"W

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North 21st Street Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: First Presbyterian Church, Proctor District, Wright Park, Slater Museum of Natural History.

1.2 miE
Church
First Presbyterian Church, Tacoma
30 min walk • First Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Washington is a historic congregation founded in 1873. Its current Romanesque building was designed by noted church architect Ralph Adams Cram, Mr. Earl N.
0.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Proctor District, Tacoma
23 min walk • The Proctor District is a business district in the north end of Tacoma, Washington. Primarily a center for locals to shop, the District has cultivated a small town "urban village" character.
1.2 miSE
Botanical garden, Park
Wright Park, Tacoma
30 min walk • Wright Park is a 27-acre arboretum and public park located in Tacoma, Washington, that is managed by Metro Parks Tacoma. The park was designed by Bavarian landscape architect Edward Otto Schwagerl.
0.6 miSW
Museum, Natural history museum
Slater Museum of Natural History, Tacoma
16 min walk • The Slater Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Tacoma, Washington. The collection has 29,987 mammals, 26,340 birds, 8,237 amphibians and reptiles, 12,500 insects and 13,000 plants. It has the second biggest collection of bird wings in the world. The collection grows at a rate of one to two percent every year.
1.1 miNW
Ship
Fireboat No. 1, Tacoma
29 min walk • Fireboat No. 1 is a historic fireboat on display in a permanent land installation on the waterfront in the Old Town area of Tacoma, Washington. Built in 1929, she was for more than fifty years the sole firefighting vessel for the Port of Tacoma. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1980.
1 miSE
Church
First Church of Christ, Tacoma
26 min walk • First Church of Christ, Scientist is a historic Christian Science church building located at 902 Division Avenue at the corner of I Street in Tacoma, Washington.
0.8 miSE
Neighbourhood
Stadium District, Tacoma
20 min walk • The Stadium District is a neighborhood of the north end of Tacoma, Washington, USA. It is named after Stadium High School, a historic landmark.
1.6 miSE
Library
Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma
41 min walk • The Tacoma Public Library system serves residents of Tacoma, Washington. It operates eight library branches, which include a central library in downtown Tacoma, two regional locations in north and south Tacoma, and five neighborhood branch locations.
0.6 miSW
Universities and schools
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
17 min walk • The University of Puget Sound is a private university in Tacoma, Washington. The university draws approximately 2,600 students from 44 states and 16 countries.
0.7 miN
Bridge
North 23rd Street Bridge, Tacoma
19 min walk • The North 23rd Street Bridge in Tacoma, Washington, United States, is a concrete rigid frame bridge that was designed by engineers Waddell & Harrington in 1909. It was built for the City of Tacoma by contractors Creelman, Putman, and Healy. It is significant as an early concrete rigid frame bridge.
0.6 miNE
Church
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Tacoma
16 min walk • St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a historic church on Starr between 29th and 30th Streets in the Old Tacoma neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington, United States. It was built in 1873 and added to the National Register in 1974. Old St. Peter's Church was the first church built in Tacoma and is now Tacoma's oldest existing building.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to North 21st Street Bridge?

Nearby attractions include North Tacoma, Tacoma (13 min walk), Throwing Mud Gallery, Tacoma (14 min walk), Old Tacoma, Tacoma (14 min walk), North Slope, Tacoma (15 min walk).

How to get to North 21st Street Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to North 21st Street Bridge:

Bus

N Proctor St & N 24th St • Lines: 11 (22 min walk)
N I St & N 2nd St • Lines: 16 (25 min walk)