Tag: lower west seattle bridge

October 25, 2024

Alert 10/25-27: Spokane Street swing bridge to West Seattle closed

The Spokane Street swing bridge (AKA the lower West Seattle Bridge) is closed to biking, walking and driving until 10 p.m. Sunday (October 27). There is no official bicycle detour. The only bike route alternative without the Spokane Street Bridge is to ride many miles out of the way through busy industrial streets to the…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
April 10, 2024

Alert 4/20-28: Spokane Street Bridge trail closed without a safe bike detour – UPDATED

UPDATE 4/29: The project was completed, and the bridge and trail reopened on schedule. UPDATE 4/16: SDOT has shaved a day off the start of the trail closure, saying, “We realized we could accomplish the work planned that day without closing the bridge until April 20.” We have updated this post accordingly. The walking and…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
January 25, 2024

Alert 1/25–April: Section of trail near east end of Spokane Street Bridge closed + Ideas for making the crosswalks safer

SDOT has closed a section of trail near the east end of the Spokane Street Bridge, effectively closing the trail loop under the bridge and forcing all trail users to use the crosswalks and sidewalks at the intersection of SW Spokane St and 11th Ave SW. The trail will be closed until sometime in April…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
October 10, 2023

SDOT reopens Spokane Street Swing Bridge 4 days early

Here’s some great news for people who walk or bike to and from West Seattle: SDOT has completed work on the Spokane Street Swing Bridge in just half the time they originally estimated. The bridge is now operational, and the vital trail it carries is open. The bridge was closed October 7 to install a…
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tagged: lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
September 26, 2023

Alert 10/7–14: Spokane Street Swing Bridge to West Seattle will be closed again

Seattle’s least reliable bridge will be unusable for a week from October 7 through 14, creating a major headache for people who walk or bike between West Seattle and mainland Seattle. The bridge will need to remain in the open-to-sea configuration while crews replace the faulty turn cylinder that was removed during the previous unexpected…
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tagged: 1st ave s, Bike Route Alert, lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
January 13, 2023

SDOT is reopening the Spokane Street Bridge, will remove 1st Ave bike lanes Saturday

After three weeks stuck in its waterway-priority position, the Spokane Street Swing Bridge to West Seattle will be usable again this afternoon. SDOT noted in an announcement that it should be fully open by 2 p.m. today (Friday). This is fantastic news for people who have faced a very long detour via the 1st Avenue…
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tagged: bruce harrell, duwamish trail, lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle