- At its Public Hearing held on July 16, 1980 the City Of Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board voted to approve the designation of the George Uashington Memorial (Aurora) Bridge as a City of Seattle Landmark based upon satisfaction of the following criteria for designation, Ordinance 106348…
- Merrill Lake Wildlife Area Unit (wdfw.wa.gov)
The Merrill Lake Unit is bordered by Merrill Lake to the south and the Kalama River to the north. A waterfall on the Kalama River is a popular site for hikers. The unit includes old-growth forest located primarily on an ancient lava flow — tree casts can be found in the lava flow — and also has a large stand of lodgepole pine, a unique feature. The Merrill Lake Unit is primarily managed for elk and black-tailed deer habitat.
- The George Washington Memorial Bridge, a Structural steel cantilever deck bridge, was dedicated on February 22, 1932 by President Herbert Hoover Via the golden telegraph key, and has been known ever since as the Aurora Bridge.
- The demise Of the streetcar in Seattle was foreshadowed in this bridge, the first to be built without tracks.
- Two hundred drillings into the substrata below Lake Union at 5 potential crossings showed conditions best for its erection at the Aurora Avenue location.
- The top chord of the truss is the roadway deck, the total length of which is 1450 feet. The 1200—f00t long north approach, a steel span extending inland from the north anchor pier, and the 500—f00t south approach, of Steel and concrete supported by concrete bents, added to the 3 main spans, give a total bridge length Of approximately 3150 feet.