Montlake Bridge, Spanning Montlake Cut at State Route 513, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: This bridge, a Seattle landmark, is one of six bascule bridges based on a design developed by the City of Seattle which was derived from the Chicago bascule bridge type. It is unique because of its trunnion supports, employed to avoid a patent infringement lawsuit by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company, and its architectural treatment. The bridge has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N155
Survey number: HAER WA-108
Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82004242