February 8, 2011 - Ebey Slough

The Ebey Slough Bridge emerges as the fog burns off.  The bridge is a swing-span bridge built in 1925. The entire 700 foot span pivots in the middle allowing marine traffic higher than 10 feet to pass. The operator of the bridge sits in the box-like structure suspended above the bridge decking.  The two-lane bridge carries about 17,000 drivers a day on State Route 529 between Marysville and Everett, 35 miles north of Seattle. It is being replaced by a four lane, fixed-span bridge with sidewalks and separate bicycle lanes. The new bridge is expected to open in 2013 at a cost of $43 million.


Ebey Slough is an inlet of Puget Sound and part of the Snohomish River and tributaries – which includes the Skykomish, Tolt, Snoqualmie and Tolt rivers – that empties into Puget Sound in Everett.