I-90 Floating Bridge, Seattle to Bellevue

(Driving across in Mack Truck) Driving across Lake Washington from Seattle to Bellevue through Mount Baker Tunnel on I-90 Floating Bridge and through Mercer Island Tunnel.
The I-90, Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge is a floating bridge that carries the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 across Lake Washington from Seattle to Mercer Island, Washington. It is the third longest floating bridge in the world at 6,620 ft (2,020 m). Opened July 2, 1940. It sank in a storm on November 25, 1990, while it was undergoing refurbishing & repair. The current bridge was built in 1993.
The Mount Baker Tunnel or Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel carries Interstate 90 under the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is actually a group of four tunnels that carry eight lanes of freeway traffic, plus a separate tunnel for bicycles and pedestrians. The two originals are twin tunnel bores completed in 1940 and rehabilitated in 1993. Two double-decked tunnels and the bicycle/pedestrian tunnel were built north of the original tunnels in 1991.The official length is 1440 feet.

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[BreakfastBentoBox]

fuk c attle traffic

[SteveCarras]

Wow...no draw span? Fab.