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SR 520 bridge tour participants walk on top an SR 520 bridge pontoon under the east high rise.
From June 19-22, 2009 WSDOT crews closed the SR 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington for routine maintenance and inspection. During this time, Washington Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond joined the general public, state legislators, and WSDOT staff on a tour of the SR 520 bridge.
(WSDOT April 25, 2011) Under heavy drizzle, contractor crews demolished a 1963 toll administration building south of State Route 520 in Medina to make room for a wider highway with better interchanges, three lanes in each direction and environmental improvements. The building was used for WSDOT maintenance storage and equipment from 1979 until 2011.
(WSDOT, July 6, 2009) A bicyclist heading to Seattle maneuvers through the turns on one of two temporary bicycle/pedestrian bridges built on the I-90 floating bridge. The bridges keep the bike path open during construction on the I-90 floating bridge. WSDOT hired General Construction Co. to remove and replace four massive steel expansion joints on the I-90 floating bridge. Crews replaced two of the joints in the I-90 express lanes in May 2009 and began work on the I-90 westbound mainline lanes July 6.
WSDOT employees from the SR 520 Team and Olympic Region staff tour the pontoon test site in Satsop Nov. 30, 2009.
This is an extreme close up on one of those variable speed limit signs along I-90. At this range, it looks more like a lite-bright set than a big white sign, doesn't it.
Three form walls have been erected for the test pontoon structures in Satsop. Concrete will be poured on the opposite side of the forms.
Hard to categorize this unique bridge. Sunset Lake is too deep and too soft at the bottom for a conventional bridge, and too wide for a suspension bridge. Although, I didn’t drive across it this time, I have traversed it in the past. The first time I remember going across it, I was probably twelve or thirteen years old. It had lots of tires and barrels and the water covered sections of the bridge as we crossed it. Dad was less nervous than we were.
Port Moody, BC Canada
Sasamat Lake is located within Belcarra Regional Park in Port Moody, British Columbia. It is one of the warmest lakes in Greater Vancouver. At the south end of the lake there is a floating bridge, used for fishing or swimming. At the north end of the lake is White Pine Beach.
(Wikipedia)
This is one of the warmest lakes in Metro Vancouver ! There is a nice easy trail around the lake, with minimal elevation gain. This place can get very crowded in the summer because it has two great sandy beaches (White Pine Beach). There is a very sturdy floating bridge across the lane with two wharves for fishing or jumping off. The lake has an area of about 45 ha (111 acres) and a perimeter of 3.2 kms.
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(WSDOT, 4-29-10) Seattle City Councilman Tom Rasmussen speaks to reporters at a press conference where Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire announced the preferred alternative for the State Route 520 bridge project. The event was at the Waterfront Activity Center at the University of Washington.
Grand opening of the new Washington State Route 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington on April 2, 2016. Seattle, Washington.
Beautiful night view from Raushskaya embankment of Moskva River (Moscow River) on the modern park Zaryadye built in September 2017 on the site of former hotel Rossiya in twilight in an hour before spectacular fireworks display over the main Moscow landmarks as part of the Russian Capital’s City Day. Moscow celebrated its 871st anniversary.
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The view from the "Chain Ferry". It was slow enough to have a good view of the docks or passing ships and hovercraft ,Hovercraft always gave way to the ferry.
In the background can be seen one of the Viking Cross Channel Ferries of Thoresen Ferries in Dock
(WSDOT July 17, 2009) WSDOT Project engineer Hien Trinh, right, speaks with WSDOT Northwest Regional Administrator Lorena Eng on the Mercer Island side of the I-90 floating bridge. Media and WSDOT engineers looked at one of the new I-90 floating bridge expansion joints. The concrete was cured and General Construction Co. was replacing concrete barrier. Traffic was scheduled to be allowed on the bridge by 5 a.m. Saturday, July 18. Bicyclists were allowed on the joint in the bicycle pedestrian path sooner. The contractor was hired to remove and replace four cracked expansion joints on the I-90 floating bridge. Two joints were replaced in May in the I-90 express lanes. The final two joints were removed and replaced July 5-19.
Woolston Ferry,
Southampton, England.
On the last day of operation, 11 June 1977.
(Replaced by the Itchen Toll Bridge.)
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(WSDOT, 4-29-10) Seattle City Councilman Tom Rasmussen arrives at a press conference where Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire announced the preferred alternative for the State Route 520 bridge project. The event was at the Waterfront Activity Center at the University of Washington.
Construction of a replacement floating bridge across Sunset Lake in Brookfield, VT is underway. The historic bridge will be replaced with a design that preserves the structure and aesthetics. Learn more at outside.vermont.gov/agency/vtrans/external/Projects/Struc...
A view of the ACME site near Satsop, Grays Harbor County.
WSDOT is taking the first steps toward replacing the SR 520 floating bridge with innovative pontoon construction tests.
On Aug. 24, 2009, WSDOT awarded Advanced Construction Methods and Engineering for Pontoons to Quigg Bros., Inc. for their low bid of $2.8 million. Visit the project Web site for more information: www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR520/Pontoons/tests.htm
(WSDOT July 14, 2009) General Construction Co. crews poured seven truckloads of concrete to lock in the two new expansion joints at either end of the westbound mainline lanes of the I-90 floating bridge. Crews replaced the joints in the I-90 express lanes in May.
Woolston Ferry,
Southampton, England.
On the last day of operation, 11 June 1977.
(Replaced by the Itchen Toll Bridge.)
Ford V4 Corsair
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(WSDOT July 17, 2009) Media and WSDOT engineers looked at one of the new I-90 floating bridge expansion joints. The concrete was cured and General Construction Co. was replacing concrete barrier. Traffic was scheduled to be allowed on the bridge by 5 a.m. Saturday, July 18. Bicyclists were allowed on the joint in the bicycle pedestrian path sooner. The contractor was hired to remove and replace four cracked expansion joints on the I-90 floating bridge. Two joints were replaced in May in the I-90 express lanes. The final two joints were removed and replaced July 5-19.
I-90 floating bridges across Lake Washington: the eastbound Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge and the westbound Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge.
Really wanted to get a good traffic picture from the air. You tell me if this was good or not!
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To see more of my Seafair 2014 photos, please see my Seafair collection. I deeply enjoyed the flying, the community and the rest of the festivities.
Got many more pics to upload and share from my 2014 Seafair Friday flight. Thanks to Helicopters Northwest & Groupon for the trip.
Stopped at one of my most favorite spots in Vermont today before heading back home, The Brookfield Floating Bridge in Brookfield, VT. The bridge, buoyed by pontoons, spans Sunset Lake and is the only floating bridge east of The Mississippi River. So happy to see it was rebuilt this year after sustaining severe damage in Hurricane Irene. 👏 ✨#vermont #floatingbridge #brookfield #vtsummer #lake #sunsetlake #fourthofjuly
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(WSDOT June 29, 2009) Starting July 6, crews will begin demolishing concrete and steel expansion joints in the westbound I-90 lanes and the I-90 bicycle path. To get around the work zone, crews are building two temporary bridges for bicyclists and pedestrians. The bridges are built on scaffolding, are secured to the bridge and have chainlink fencing. During construction, two massive cracked expansion joints will be removed and replaced and the road will reopen by July 20.
The new pontoon form walls tower over nearby crews, and stand at nearly 27 feet tall. White, plastic ducts used for post-tensioning can be seen behind the rebar.
Port Moody, BC Canada
Belcarra Regional Park is a 1,100-hectare regional park located in metropolitan Vancouver. It is northeast of the meeting of Burrard Inlet with Indian Arm, beginning near Belcarra Bay and extending to Sasamat Lake.
Sasamat is one of the warmest lakes in Greater Vancouver, is located in Belcarra Regional Park, and is the home to Sasamat Outdoor Centre.
The park is northwest of the Village of Anmore and to the southwest of Buntzen Lake.
sasamat.org/Where_What_is_Belcarra_Regional_Park_.html
Sasamat Lake is located within Belcarra Regional Park in Port Moody, British Columbia. It is one of the warmest lakes in Greater Vancouver. At the south end of the lake there is a floating bridge, used for fishing or swimming. At the north end of the lake is White Pine Beach.
(Wikipedia)
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David Coulsey of Kiewit and Mike Coleman of WSDOT watch the sunset as the barge carrying the two 65-ton expansion joints passes through the open SR 520 floating bridge at 9 p.m. Friday July 10. (TJH)
Left to right; House Transportation Chair Judy Clibborn, Rep. Dean Takko, Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond, Quinault Nation President Fawn Sharp, Governor Chris Gregoire, former Rep. Lynn Kessler, Aberdeen Mayor Bill Simpson and Rep. Brian Blake.
Done with the tourist trap island of Ban Pru Nai at last, it 's now time to leave. The island was the last stop on the Phi Phi Islands speedboat tour- we will now head back to Phuket after this, as the tour is now over. It has been a very pleasant day out on the whole, save for this rather unpleasant last halt with overpriced water sports on offer with predatory touts. I'm glad it's over. As we get back onto the folating jetty to board our boat, this beautiful traditional Thai long trail boat came in to dock. What a refreshing change from the fiberglass speedboats we've been seeing all day! People rushing to get onto another boat moored alongside ours caused the floating jetty to sway dangerously from side to side- so inconsiderate and uncivilized of them! I had to put out my hand to hold on to something or someone, due to which my fingers appeared in the extreme left of the frame So sorry about that! Notes about the Ban Pru Nai tourist trap and detailed notes about the Phi Phi Islands National Park appeared earlier in this album (see previous pictures). (Phuket, Thailand, Oct/ Nov. 2019)
(WSDOT July 14, 2009) General Construction Co. crews poured seven truckloads of concrete to lock in the two new expansion joints at either end of the westbound mainline lanes of the I-90 floating bridge. Crews replaced the joints in the I-90 express lanes in May.
(WSDOT June 29, 2009) Starting July 6, crews will begin demolishing concrete and steel expansion joints in the westbound I-90 lanes and the I-90 bicycle path. Crews are building two temporary bridges for bicyclists and pedestrians during construction. The temporary bicycle/pedestrian bridges sit on scaffolding on the floating bridge pontoons. The bridges are built with scaffolding that sits on the floating bridge pontoons. They are secured to the bridge and have chainlink fencing. Two massive cracked expansion joints will be removed and replaced and the road will reopen by July 20.
(WSDOT, July 6, 2009) I-90 westbound traffic backs up heading from Bellevue to Mercer Island on Monday afternoon because of construction. WSDOT hired General Construction Co. to remove and replace four massive steel expansion joints on the I-90 floating bridge. Crews replaced two of the joints in the I-90 express lanes in May 2009. Crews began work on the I-90 westbound mainline lanes on July 6.
The building of the original Kelowna bridge was one of the most important milestones in the history of Kelowna not only for it's economic development, but also for a vital social link, by opening transportation to the South Okanagan and beyond.
Built in 1958, the Okanagan Lake Bridge was also referred to as the Kelowna Floating Bridge. The bridge served as a major landmark and a primary north-south highway corridor in the province of BC, and an important link from the Pacific Northwest United States to British Columbia and north on to Alaska.
The bridge itself was a pontoon bridge, or floating bridge that contained a vertical lift span which could open up to allow boats to pass under it.
Pontoons would support the bridge deck floating on the water. According to history, floating bridges have been around since the 11th century .
Historically, from the mid 1880's to the mid 1930's, Sternwheelers such as the SS Okanagan and the SS York provided transportation to people and goods down and across Okanagan Lake. From the mid-30's, until the original Kelowna bridge was built, ferries would carry vehicles across Okanagan Lake from Kelowna to Westbank, BC, now known as West Kelowna.
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(WSDOT, 4-29-10) Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (right) and State Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen arrive at a press conference for the announcement of the preferred alternative for the State Route 520 bridge project. The event was at the Waterfront Activity Center at the University of Washington.
(WSDOT, July 6, 2009) A bicyclist traveling to Seattle walks along one of two temporary bicycle/pedestrian bridges built around the I-90 floating bridge construction zone. WSDOT hired General Construction Co. to remove and replace four massive steel expansion joints on the floating bridge. The joints also are in the I-90 bicycle pedestrian path. Crews replaced two joints in the I-90 express lanes in May 2009 and began work demolishing concrete on the I-90 westbound mainline lanes July 6.
(WSDOT, 4-29-10) House Transportation Committee Chairwoman Rep. Judy Clibborn responds to questions at a press conference where Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire announced the preferred alternative for the State Route 520 bridge project. She spoke at the Waterfront Activity Center at the University of Washington.