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Summary
From 1902 to 1917, three temporary wooden bridges were built over the west water way of the Duwamish River, connecting Harbor Island to West Seattle (annexed in 1907). The first permanent steel bridge, officially known as West Spokane Street Bridge No. 1 (North), was a low-level bascule bridge that opened on November 27, 1924, Thanksgiving Day, and was in use until 1978.
This image shows six employees of J. A. McEachern Co., the firm hired to build the bridge. The water jet and diver are perhaps being prepared to work on the bridge's 100 foot piles, which were sunk 85 feet into the ground.
James P. Lee (1894-1963) was the City of Seattle's Engineering Department photographer from 1922-1957.
Businesses in image: J.A. McEachern Co., Skookum; Seattle Wreckers
Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, December 31, 1923, page 19
Subjects (LCTGM): Bridge construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Drawbridges--Washington (State)--Seattle; Duwamish River (Wash.); West Seattle Bridge (Seattle, Wash."
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