South Park Bridge, Seattle

Name: South Park Bridge
Address: 16TH Ave S, Seattle, United States

#194 among attractions in Seattle

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The South Park Bridge is a Scherzer rolling lift double-leaf bascule bridge in Seattle, Washington, United States. The bridge is operated by the King County government, It carries automobile traffic over the Duwamish River near Boeing Field, just outside the city limits of Seattle, and is named for the nearby South Park neighborhood of Seattle. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, as the 14th Avenue South Bridge. ()

Opened: 1931 (93 years ago)Length: 1285 ftCoordinates: 47°31'45"N, 122°18'50"W

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16TH Ave SWest Seattle (South Park)Seattle United States

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South Park Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museum of Flight, Hat 'n' Boots, Georgetown Steam Plant, Comet Lodge Cemetery.

1 miSE
Exhibits with airplanes and space vehicles
Museum of Flight, Seattle
27 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Seattle, the Museum of Flight is a soaring tribute to the human spirit's quest for flight. This comprehensive air and space museum, one of the largest of its kind in the world, offers visitors an unparalleled journey through the history of...
1.2 miN
Monuments and statues, Novelty architecture
Hat 'n' Boots, Seattle
30 min walk • Hat 'n' Boots is a roadside attraction and landmark in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Built in 1954 as part of a Western-themed gas station, it is billed as the largest hat and cowboy boots in America. To preserve this landmark, the City of Seattle moved the Hat 'n' Boots to the new Oxbow Park in December 2003.
1 miN
Museum, Science museum, History museum
Georgetown Steam Plant, Seattle
25 min walk • The Georgetown Steam Plant, located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, was constructed in 1906 for the Seattle Electric Company to provide power for Seattle, notably for streetcars.
1.3 miN
Cemetery
Comet Lodge Cemetery, Seattle
34 min walk • The Comet Lodge graveyard on Beacon Hill in Seattle, Washington is situated just east of Interstate 5 on the hill's western slope, on S. Graham Street between 21st and 23rd Avenues S. The cemetery was established in the 1800s as the sacred burial grounds for the Duwamish Nation. Seattle's earliest settlers followed.
0.9 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Connections Museum, Seattle
24 min walk • The Connections Museum, is located in Centurylink's Duwamish Central Office at East Marginal Way S. and Corson Avenue S. in Georgetown, Seattle, Washington.
1.2 miN
Park, Playground
Oxbow Park, Seattle
30 min walk • Oxbow Park is a public park in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It houses the landmark Hat 'n' Boots roadside attraction, which was relocated to the park.
1.4 miNW
Bridge
First Avenue South Bridge, Seattle
35 min walk • The First Avenue South Bridge is a pair of double-leaf bascule bridges built between 1956 and 1998 that carry State Route 99 over the Duwamish River about three miles south of downtown Seattle, Washington.
1 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Forest
Georgetown, Seattle
26 min walk • Georgetown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is bounded on the north by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish River, across which is South Park; on the east by...
0.8 miSW
Park
Marra Farm, Seattle
22 min walk • Marra Farm, a 4-acre plot of land in Marra-Desimone Park, South Park, Seattle, Washington is one of only two historic agricultural parcels inside Seattle city limits that retains an agricultural use today; the other is Picardo Farm.
1.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Chief Sealth Trail, Seattle
35 min walk • The Chief Sealth Trail is a multi-use recreational trail in Seattle, Washington. The 3.6-mile trail, which opened on May 12, 2007, follows the Seattle City Light transmission right-of-way from S.