January 22, 2023 - A Trail Above A Trail

A weekend closure of the 520 Floating Bridge made for a peaceful stroll along the pedestrian / bicycle portion of the typically busy bridge.  The west end of the pedestrian bicycle path on the bridge looks down on the Arboretum Waterfront Trail that connects Foster Island, Marsh Island and the Montlake neighborhood.  

A pair of Great Blue Herons didn't seem to miss the usual road noise.

The empty lanes of 520.

A view looking west towards I5 and the Montlake lid where an additional 13 girders were being placed across the freeway this weekend.

February 4, 2012 - Under Overpass

The offramps and approaches to the floating portion of the Governor Albert D. Rosellini - Evergreen Bridge as viewed near Foster Island on the western shores of Lake Washington.  The tranquility at this level, and at this time of night, belies the 115,000 vehicles that utilize this bridge each day.  At nearly 7,500 feet, the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, opened in 1963, is the longest floating bridge in the world.  It carries Washington's State Route 520 across Lake Washington where the water in some places is over 200 feet deep.