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| Title | Lake Washington Floating Bridge, September 6, 1940 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1940 |
| Caption | Work on the world's first large-scale floating bridge began in the late 1930s, and the bridge opened for traffic on July 2, 1940. The concrete roadway from Seattle to the eastern shore of Lake Washington floats on pontoons which are anchored to the lake bottom. The bridge helped the World War II war effort by shortening the commute between Seattle's eastern suburbs and the downtown industrial area. It also helped lead to the expansion of the suburbs.
This photo looks to the east over the Lake Washington Floating Bridge towards Mercer Island. The bridge has been named in memory of Lacey V. Murrow, former head of the state's highway department. |
| Subjects | Bridges |
| Places | Lake Washington Floating Bridge (Seattle, Wash.); Washington, Lake (Wash.); Seattle (Wash.); |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.12298.3 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative : safety film, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 148, 267 |
