This image of the original South Park Bridge (also called the 14th/16th Avenue South Bridge) was taken between 1929-1931, either when the bridge was close to or recently completed. The bridge is a Scherzer rolling lift double-leaf bascule bridge, built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, as the 14th Avenue South Bridge. The bridge was closed for rebuilding in May 2011 and reopened to traffic on June 30, 2014, retaining much of its original structure, but with new draw-span leaves.
Handwritten on verso: 14th Ave South bridge, Seattle, Cont(ract) #903 Photographer's number: 57905
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on linen : b&w ; 7.75 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv08561
Credit: MOHAI, H.W. McCurdy Collection on the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co., 1955.970.500.55.1
