East Channel Bridge

The East Channel Bridge is a bridge carrying Interstate 90 from Mercer Island, Washington, to Bellevue, Washington, over the East Channel of Lake Washington, which separates Mercer Island from the rest of the Eastside.

The original bridge was opened November 10, 1923, and was the first bridge to reach the island. In 1940, it was demolished and replaced by the current structure.

ee also

*Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge and Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge, which carry I-90 over Lake Washington to Seattle.

References

*cite web |title=East Channel Bridge, first bridge to Mercer Island, opens on November 10, 1923|url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3898| date=July 21, 2002|publisher=HistoryLink.org
*cite web |title=Aerial of East Channel Bridge from north, Mercer Island, September 11, 1938|url=http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/imlsmohai&CISOPTR=1374&CISORESTMP=&CISOVIEWTMP=|publisher=University of Washington Libraries: Digital Collections|accessdate=2008-08-28