520 Floating Bridge & Ship Canal Bridge (Driving across), Bellevue to Seattle.

Driving across Lake Washington from Bellevue to Seattle. The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, is the longest floating bridge in the World at 7,578 ft (2,285 meters). The Evergreen Point of the bridge's original name is the westernmost of the three small Eastside peninsulas that SR-520 crosses. In 1988, it was renamed for Governor Rosellini, who had advocated its construction and is often called the "520 bridge" by locals. The bridge incorporates an infrequently-used drawspan to allow large vessels to pass. Smaller vessels pass under the "high rises," elevated portions of the bridge on each end. The drawspan is also opened during major storms to relieve water pressure. The bridge opened August 28, 1963.
The Ship Canal Bridge is a double-deck steel truss bridge on Interstate 5 over Portage Bay (part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, after which it is named) between Capitol Hill and the University District. It is 4,429 ft (1,350 meters) long, stands 182 feet above the canal and is 119 feet wide at the upper deck. Construction was completed in 1961 and the bridge opened to traffic in December 1962.

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