Schmitz Park Bridge
Seattle, United States
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The Schmitz Park Bridge is a 175-foot concrete-box bridge spanning a ravine in Seattle's Schmitz Park, completed in 1936 by city engineer Clark Eldridge. Designed in the Art Deco style, it replaced a 1916 timber-truss structure and was funded through the federal Public Works Administration as well as local gas-tax and highway revenues. The rigid frame formed by its concrete box cells was notably 60 percent longer than any comparable bridge previously built, making it a structural innovation of its era. Now listed in the National Register of Historic Places and designated as a city landmark, the bridge has also gained attention for the graffiti artwork displayed beneath it.
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- Type
- road bridge
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Seattle, United States
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