Tag: fremont bridge

January 4, 2024

Fremont Bridge bike trips were nearly back to pre-pandemic levels in 2023

Travel patterns are still out of whack, but the number of bike trips across the Fremont Bridge in 2023 were up more than 13% over 2022, which was itself up more than 11% over 2021. Altogether, the number of people biking across the Ship Canal has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, with 902,926 counted in…
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tagged: bike counter, fremont bridge, work from home
October 27, 2022

Alert 10/28-29: Another Fremont Bridge overnight closure early Saturday

Work to repair the deck of the Fremont Bridge requires one more overnight closure, according to SDOT. The bridge will close very early Saturday morning from midnight until 6 a.m. Just like the previous closure, the bridge will allow walking and biking across the span for 15 minutes at 1, 2, 3 and 4 a.m.…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, fremont bridge, sdot
October 18, 2022

Alert: Fremont Bridge closed overnight early Saturday

Heads up to anyone out late Friday or working early on Saturday: SDOT is repairing the metal bridge decking on the Fremont Bridge from midnight to 6 a.m. Saturday morning. The bridge, including the sidewalks, will be closed except for 15-minute openings at 1, 2, 3 and 4 a.m. So you might be stuck waiting…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, fremont bridge, sdot
June 9, 2021

N 34th Street bike lanes fix some of the challenges near the Fremont Bridge

The latest upgrade to the bike connections around the Fremont Bridge make some very significant improvements, though larger solutions are still needed to make it truly comfortable for people of all ages and abilities. The Burke-Gilman Trail is the region’s busiest bike trail, and it travels under the Fremont Bridge, which is the region’s busiest…
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tagged: fremont, fremont bridge, N 34th St, sdot
September 18, 2020

Watch: The case for a bike lane over the Fremont Bridge

The Fremont Bridge is Seattle’s busiest bike route pinch point. Routes from all over the region converge here to cross the Ship Canal, which is why the bridge’s bike counter registers the highest number of trips in the city. A record 1,187,146 bike trips crossed the bridge in 2019. It may the the region’s most…
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May 22, 2020

Bike counters show weekend and trail rides are up as much as 70% since the outbreak began

The number of bike trips across the Fremont Bridge in February was 47% higher than the February average from 2013-19, continuing a trend of strong year-over-year bike trip growth in recent years. But then March happened, and employers shut down offices and fired workers. Unemployment skyrocketed along with working at home as our city attempted…
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tagged: bike counter, burke-gilman trail, elliott bay trail, fremont bridge, ride bicycles