Arboretum Sewer Trestle
Arboretum Sewer Trestle | |
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Coordinates | 47°38′22″N 122°17′49″W / 47.6395°N 122.2969°W |
Carries | Pedestrians |
Crosses | Lake Washington Boulevard |
Locale | Washington Park Arboretum |
Other name(s) | Arboretum Aqueduct |
Owner | City of Seattle |
Characteristics | |
Material | Concrete, brick (façade), |
Trough construction | Steel |
Total length | 180 feet (55 m) |
Height | 23 feet (7.0 m) |
Traversable? | Yes |
No. of spans | 6 |
Piers in water | 0 |
Clearance below | 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m) |
History | |
Architect | Wilcox & Sayward |
Construction end | 1910 |
Opened | 1911 |
Statistics | |
Toll | None |
Arboretum Sewer Trestle | |
Location | Seattle, Washington |
Built | 1911 |
MPS | Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82004229 |
SEATL No. | 106070 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 16, 1982 |
Designated SEATL | December 21, 1976[1] |
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The Arboretum Sewer Trestle (also known as Arboretum Aqueduct,[2] Arboretum Aqueduct and Sewer Trestle,[3] or Wilcox Footbridge[3]) is a historic multiarched concrete-and-brick trestle and footbridge[3] in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982 (ID #82004229). It also has city landmark status, with ID #106070.[2] As observed in a letter to the City Engineering Department in 1912, "The bridge is not an 'apurtenance of the sewer.' It is a piece of ornamental bridge architecture designed elaborately and is a very much greater thing than the sewer itself, in every way."[4]
Accident
[edit]On April 16, 2008, a charter bus carrying the Garfield High School girls softball team crashed into the trestle, injuring a number of passengers and shearing off the bus's roof.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Landmarks and Designation". City of Seattle. Archived from the original on 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ a b Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for A Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Individual Landmarks, Department of Neighborhoods, City of Seattle. Accessed online 28 December 2007.
- ^ a b c Chrisanne Beckner and Natalie K. Perrin (2017-01-30). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lake Washington Boulevard" (PDF). dahp.wa.gov. p. 6. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ "Arboretum Sewer Trestle (excerpt)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link] Seattle PI 17 April 2008