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What’s expected to be among the biggest stories in 2014 is the opening of the new South Park Bridge, almost four years after King County shut down the old one out of safety concerns. West Seattle photographer/pilot Long B. Nguyen has just sent three new views of the bridge project, looking toward the east/southeast. The bridge’s control towers, which are wrapped in these views, are the focus of the county’s December update.
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If you’re viewing this from the WSB home page, click ahead for another, even-more-all-encompassing view (and some backstory):
New in the area? Or, for some other reason, never saw the old one? Check out the views from one of the reports in our extensive coverage of its final hours three and a half years ago. At the time, construction of a replacement was not a sure thing, as full funding had not been amassed; that didn’t happen until three months later. Construction began in spring 2011. At the time it was hoped the new bridge would be done by now, but in November of last year, as we first reported on partner site The South Park News, the county disclosed a delay. No estimated opening date has been announced beyond a general expectation of “spring 2014.”
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