West Seattle Bridge traffic-alert update: Eastbound lanes open again after gravel spill

In case you’re about to head outbound – from the scanner, there’s word of a gravel spill on the eastbound bridge, possibly tracing all the way back to The Junction, and police are saying they’ll likely be closing the middle lane on the bridge near the 1st Avenue South exit. On the 1st/Spokane SDOT live-video camera (find it from the lower right of the travelers’ map), you can definitely see traffic stopped on the inside eastbound lanes and flashing lights starting right before the 99 overpass.

1:24 PM: After a brief full closure, all eastbound lanes are open again, per SDOT.

2:09 PM: Metro Routes 21 and 50 were routed off the 1st Avenue South offramp for a while, too, and have just returned to normal. Regarding the gravel, MistiLynn tells us via Twitter, “It was heavy gravel, more like plum-sized rocks …”

Erin February 19, 2015 (1:04 pm)

All lanes are currently closed.

WSB February 19, 2015 (1:24 pm)

They reopened before we could even mention the brief full closure. Thanks!

JTB February 19, 2015 (4:32 pm)

Mmm, we were on the bridge eastbound at 12:30 and noticed a trail of large bits of gravel in the left lane but not even reaching back to Fauntleroy. With this additional update, it sounds as though someone doesn’t have their trucks properly loaded and secured.

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