Schmitz Park Bridge

Road bridge in Seattle, Washington, United States

47°34′38″N 122°24′07″W / 47.5772°N 122.402°W / 47.5772; -122.402CharacteristicsTotal length175-foot (53 m)HistoryEngineering design byClark EldridgeConstruction end1936

Schmitz Park Bridge

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Seattle Landmark

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LocationSpans Schmitz Park Ravine, Seattle, WashingtonCoordinates47°34′38″N 122°24′8″W / 47.57722°N 122.40222°W / 47.57722; -122.40222Built1935 (1935)ArchitectClark Eldridge; Mahoney, J.Architectural styleArt Deco, rigid frame bridgeMPSHistoric Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TRNRHP reference No.82004247^[1]Significant datesAdded to NRHPJuly 16, 1982Designated SEATLDecember 28, 1981^[2] Location Map

The Schmitz Park Bridge is a 175 ft (53 m) concrete-box bridge that spans a ravine in Seattle's Schmitz Park. Built in 1936, the structure is both listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated city landmark.^[3]^[4]

The bridge was designed by city engineer Clark Eldridge. It replaced a timber-truss span that had been erected in 1916.^[5] The funds were provided by the federal Public Works Administration and by local gas-tax and highway funds. The rigid frame created by the concrete box cells made the structure 60 percent longer than any such bridge previously constructed.^[6]^[7]

The graffiti artwork underneath the bridge has received praise in C-Monster's art blog and from a critic with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.^[8]

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^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Landmarks and Designation". City of Seattle. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
^ National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties (Part II) (PDF). National Park Service. March 1, 1983. p. 8669.
^ "Individual Landmarks". City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
^ West Seattle. Arcadia Publishing. 2010. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7385-8133-0.
^ Long, Priscilla (December 23, 2007). "Schmitz Park Bridge in West Seattle is completed in December 1936.". HistoryLink.org Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
^ Whipple, Harvey (1937). Concrete. 47: 340. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Blooming Concrete". Seattle Post-intelligencer. May 14, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2011.

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