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	WSDOT - 2004 News - Weekend Closure for Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
		âThe bridge is vulnerable to earthquakes, high winds and severe rainstorms,â said Maureen Sullivan, Project Director for the SR 520 bridge replacement and high occupancy vehicle project.
		The Evergreen Point Bridge approach structures, while built differently than the Alaskan Way Viaduct, are at a very similar risk to earthquakes associated with the capacity of the structures.
		The floating portion of the bridge is designed to withstand wind gusts of 77 miles per hour.
	www.wsdot.wa.gov /News/2004/07/July2_FloatingBridge.htm (378 words)

	The Seattle Times: Wind, waves cripple 520 bridge (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge was damaged, and the drawspan could not be closed, after it was opened this morning to relieve pressure from high wind and waves.
		Early-morning commuters on the bridge before it closed said it was a treacherous crossing, with the bridge rocking and waves sweeping over the roadway in a solid wall of water.
		One of the last major disruptions on the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge was in the Jan. 20, 1993, Inauguration Day storm that tore loose several of the 58 cables that anchor the bridge to the lake floor.
	www.worldministries.org /prophecynewsarticles/america/520_crippled3-4-99.html (653 words)

	The Tacoma Narrows Bridge
		Bridge officials were properly alarmed by this and with the assistance of the state police, the bridge was closed to traffic at 10AM.
		Bridge officials were hopeful that once this happened, the remainder of the span would settle down.
		One of the theories given for the bridge's failure was resonance; that the wind flowing through the deck of the bridge excited the structure to its natural resonance, causing the failure.
	homepages.tscnet.com /rickc/tnb (1888 words)

	Cascadia - Transportation Washington - Articles/News: Floating Bridge Or Sinking Deathtrap?
		Fixing the Evergreen Point floating bridge and the Alaskan Way Viaduct are at the center of the debate over Initiative 912, which would repeal the gas-tax increase imposed by the Legislature this year to pay for those and other projects.
		The bridge's floating halves are separated by a draw span for vessels that must be raised frequently to ease pressure from high winds.
		Two of the state's three floating bridges have sunk over the years -- the western half of the Hood Canal Bridge during a 1979 storm, and half of the Interstate-90 bridge across Lake Washington in the 1990 Thanksgiving storm.
	www.discovery.org /scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=2964&program=Cascadia-News (882 words)

	Mike The Actuary’s Musings » Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, Seattle, Washington (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It was closed for a while earlier this week when high winds caused damage to a bolt in the bridge, and from what I understand, the resulting impact to traffic created a particularly hellish evening commute.
		The 4 lane bridge was completed in 1963, and is one of the bridges connecting the City of Seattle with its suburbs across Lake Washington.
		Plans to replace the bridge with a 4-to-6-lane electronically tolled facility, possibly with HOV lanes, are under development.
	www.triskele.com /2006/03/10/evergreen-point-floating-bridge-seattle-washington (188 words)

	Seattle Channel -- News Room -- State Route 520 Floating Bridge In-depth
		The bridge is just less than 2.5 miles long with nearly a mile and a-half of it floating on the water.
		The damage the bridge has suffered over the years from wind, combined with age and concerns about the structure's seismic stability, is forcing state officials to consider options to rebuild the floating bridge.
		Based on the proposal, the round-trip tolls of the new Evergreen Point bridge would range from $5.66 to $8.13 in today's dollars and $6.90 to $9.90 when the new bridge is expected to open in 2015.
	www.seattlechannel.org /issues/sr520.asp (1981 words)

	HistoryLink Essay: Evergreen Point Floating Bridge opens on August 28, 1963.
		The floating portion of the bridge is 1.42 miles long (approximately 7498 feet) and crosses Lake Washington from Union Bay near the University of Washington to Evergreen Point in the City of Medina.
		The bridge was renamed in honor of Governor Albert D. Rosellini, who pushed its construction, in 1988.
		The Nellie Cornish Sculptures at the bridge's western end were installed in the 1990s on the bases of former fountains.
	www.historylink.org /essays/output.cfm?file_id=690 (349 words)

	Northwest Progressive Institute Archive: SR 520 Floating Bridge Makes Forbes' List of Worst City Choke Points
		Like the bridges crossing from San Francisco to Oakland, this is a necessary passage for many, and its vulnerability at peak times can be a disaster.
		The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge is old and getting older - as I pointed out in a recent post, it's decaying and it needs to be replaced with a new, safe structure that offers HOV lanes, a pathway for pedestrians and bikers, standard shoulders, and capacity for Link light rail.
		There are large sections of the roadway on the east and west sides of the bridges that lack adequate shoulders or HOV lanes.
	www.nwprogressive.org /weblog/2006/02/sr-520-floating-bridge-makes-forbes.html (346 words)

	SDOT - Bridges and Roadway Structures
		The Montlake Bridge, links the University District with the Montlake and Capitol Hill communities and is the first of the Lake Washington Ship Canal Bridges to be passed on the way to the Puget Sound from Lake Washington.
		The bridge is 344 feet long, and was designed by Carl Gould, one of the original architects of the University of Washington.
		Today, the Montlake Bridge is celebrated as the site of boating season's "Opening Day" festivities each May. The Montlake Bridge is owned, operated and maintained by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
	www.ci.seattle.wa.us /transportation/stateownedbridges.htm (185 words)

	Political gridlock delays roadway repairs in Seattle - The Boston Globe
		The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, which connects Seattle to its eastern suburbs across Lake Washington, might sink.
		He cited the Viaduct and the Evergreen Point Bridge as the state's two highest priorities, given their vulnerability should the area be hit by another earthquake like the 6.8 magnitude Nisqually quake that struck the region in 2001.
		The Evergreen Bridge needs $1.75 billion more, with I-5 reconstruction an unknown but clearly sizable sum on top of that.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/08/15/political_gridlock_delays_roadway_repairs_in_seattle (953 words)

	WDFW Fact Sheet: Lake Washington sockeye
		Near the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (Note that fishing is closed within 100 yards of the bridge)
		Remember the rules: There is a two-fish daily limit; fish must be at least 15 inches in length; fishing is allowed in daytime hours only, from one hour before official sunrise to one hour after sunset.
		Waters within 100 yards south of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
	wdfw.wa.gov /factshts/sockeye.htm (638 words)

	Panel ponders tolls on new Evergreen Point bridge \| KOMOradio.com - Seattle, Washington \| News
		Financing and cost estimates for replacing the overcrowded and aging Evergreen Point floating bridge between Seattle and the suburbs east of the lake were presented Monday at a House Transportation Committee hearing.
		In the most optimistic outlook with tolls to finance construction, the round-trip charge for motorists would range from $5.66 to $8.13 in today's dollars and $6.90 to $9.90 when traffic begins flowing over the new span in 2015, lawmakers were told.
		That's tentatively scheduled to rise to an average of $4 in 2010, $5 in 2013 and $6 from 2016 until the bridge bonds are retired in 2030.
	www.komoradio.com /news/5409921.html (528 words)

	Evergreen Point Bridge - Great UK Deals
		Bridge across Lake Washington in Seattle (SR 520) has been notorious for its control problems -- either it gets stuck open or...
		Bridge: database entry including technical data, photos, history, responsible designers and companies as well as references and links.
		Bridge) are very congested during rush hours (0700-0900 and 1500-1800)...
	www.findspot.com /evergreen-point-bridge.htm (165 words)

	520 Bridge
		The bridge is constructed of a series of floating concrete “pontoons” bolted together end-to-end and held in place by steel cables attached to anchors on the bottom of the lake.
		The bridge runs east and west across the lake, and if there are high winds from the south waves a few feet high strike the south side of the bridge with considerable force.
		There is also accumulated unrepaired damage that is not yet severe enough to make the bridge unsafe, but engineers report that the bridge is nearing the end of its designed life span and should be replaced soon.
	www.eskimo.com /~robertf/roads/520bridge.html (563 words)

	May 2004 Focus - Teaming Up to Accelerate Lake Washington's Floating Bridge Project
		One of the oldest floating bridges in the world, the Evergreen Point Bridge is reaching the end of its useful life.
		The bridge's pontoons are subject to cracking and leaking and its low position in the water makes it susceptible to high, crashing waves during storms.
		In addition, employing prefabricated bridge construction was recommended as a means of accelerating the project, including the use of precast substructures, deck panels, and superstructures.
	www.tfhrc.gov /focus/may04/04.htm (819 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Planners: What if 520 span were lost?
		But with a new Evergreen Point Floating Bridge still years away, transportation officials say it's time to develop a detailed strategy for how the region would respond to the loss of one of its most vital bridges.
		This time around, the department wants to incorporate the needs and ideas of the communities that rely on the bridge and map out how it might respond to dozens of scenarios — one sunken pontoon, for instance, or a snapped column, or a swamped section.
		While standards now call for bridges to withstand winds stronger than 90 mph, the 42-year-old span must be closed whenever winds whipping across Lake Washington top 57 mph.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002484587_520plan10e.html (438 words)

	Northwest Progressive Institute Archive: Initiative 912 threatens SR 520
		It crosses Lake Washington on the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (1963) - at 7,578 feet, the longest floating bridge in the world - to Medina.
		The state is designing a replacement span for the aging Evergreen Point Floating Bridge sound enough to endure wind and waves of a fury rarely experienced across Lake Washington.
		For years, the state has warned that the viaduct and the western end of the 520 bridge are vulnerable to earthquakes.
	www.nwprogressive.org /weblog/2005/07/initiative-912-threatens-sr-520.html (967 words)

	Lake Washington - SeattleWiki
		Has three floating bridges, one of which, the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, is the longest in the United States.
		A World War II era F4U fighter plane was ditched into the lake in 1950 near Sand Point Naval Station.
		Thirty-three years later, the well preserved plane was pulled from the lake, restored and is now on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
	seattle.wikia.com /wiki/Lake_Washington (204 words)

	Washington Fast Facts and Trivia
		The highest point in Washington is Mount Rainier.
		The Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge at Evergreen Point is the longest floating bridge in the world.
		Washington is home to four of the five longest floating bridges in the world: the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge and Homer M. Hadley Bridge over Lake Washington, and the Hood Canal Bridge connecting the Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas.
	www.50states.com /facts/washingt.htm (1026 words)

	WSDOT - 2006 News - Weekend Closure for SR 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
		Next weekend, bridge crews will ultrasound to examine these and other vulnerable parts in the drawspan to make sure they all remain in working order.
		Like the Alaskan Way Viaduct, the SR 520 bridge is vulnerable to earthquakes, but is also susceptible to windstorms and high waves.
		The SR 520 Evergreen Point Bridge is now reaching the end of its useful life and must be replaced.
	www.wsdot.wa.gov /News/2006/06/14_520BridgeClosure.htm (301 words)

	Pacific Alaska Region, Seattle - Main Page
		The facility is located a mile north of Children's Hospital on the west side of Sand Point Way.
		Take Highway 520 westbound and cross the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge.
		After about a mile Montlake merges into NE 45th Street and then Sand Point Way N E. Follow the signs to Children's Hospital.
	www.archives.gov /facilities/wa/seattle.html (192 words)

	Downtown Seattle Hotel Map \| Inn at the Market Seattle Washington
		Take Highway 520 and cross the Evergreen Point floating bridge heading west.
		The entrance to the Inn is in the middle of the block on the right side of the street.
		Cross the bridge and follow signs for I-5 North.
	www.innatthemarket.com /direction.html (372 words)

	Toll
		After two decades of steadily increasing traffic, however, Seattle's roads are clogged, bridges are in disrepair, and regional planners and some commuters have begun to consider tolls to be part of a solution.
		As traffic engineers replace other bridges and roads, some of which were damaged in an earthquake last year, they are considering tolls for special highway lanes whose cost will naturally make them less congested.
		Another prime candidate for such tolls is the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, which needs to be replaced soon, engineers say.
	www.propertyrightsresearch.org /toll.htm (796 words)

	Amazon.com: "Evergreen Point": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The 520 bridge spans the lake from Montlake to Evergreen Point.
		The I-90 bridge stretches across Mercer Island, from Seattle to the east side of the lake.
		Overnight anchorage is on the Evergreen Point side only, as private property lines on the east side extend halfway into the bay.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Evergreen-Point (378 words)

	Lake Washington - SeattleWiki (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Has three floating bridges, one of which, the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, is the longest in the United States.
		A World War II era F4U fighter plane was ditched into the lake in 1950 near Sand Point Naval Station.
		Thirty-three years later, the well preserved plane was pulled from the lake, restored and is now on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
	www.seattlewiki.org /wiki/Lake_Washington (201 words)

	KHQ Right Now - News and Weather for Spokane and North Idaho \| Evergreen Point Floating Bridge to close on Thursday
		SEATTLE State Department of Transportation bridge crews will do monthly maintenance work and follow up tests on the State Route 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge early Thursday.
		The department says during that time, drivers can expect the bridge will be closed to traffic for up to 30 minutes at a time.
		While the bridge is closed, DOT crews will test the working order of the draw span and do monthly safety checks.
	www.khq.com /Global/story.asp?S=6047779 (313 words)

	520 Bridge Stormwater Runoff Study
		SWAMP is a water quality and quantity monitoring and modeling project that was initiated in 2000 to support a variety of potential water resource decisions for the majority of the Greater Lake Washington watershed.
		Consequently, the primary purpose of this project is to assess the quality and quantity of storm water runoff from the 520 Bridge and to estimate contaminant loadings to Lake Washington.
		Contaminant loadings from the bridge to the lake have not been directly measured.
	dnr.metrokc.gov /wlr/waterres/lakes/reports/520BridgeRunoffStudy.htm (374 words)

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