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The East Channel Bridge, the first bridge ever built to Mercer Island
Mercer Island, Washington
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Until November 10, 1923, the only way on or off Mercer Island was by boat. That day a bridge opened across the narrow East Channel to the Bellevue shore, and a bridge tender was on hand to open it for passing boats. It was torn down and replaced in 1940, the same year the floating bridge linked the island to Seattle. Two parallel spans now carry Interstate 90 over the channel here.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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