Schmitz Park Bridge
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The Schmitz Park Bridge is a 175 feet (53.3 m) concrete-box bridge that spans a ravine in Seattle's Schmitz Park
. Built in 1936, the structure is both listed in the National Register of Historic Places
and is a designated city landmark.
The bridge was designed by city engineer Clark Eldridge
. It replaced a timber-truss span that had been erected in 1916. The funds were provided by the federal Public Works Administration
and by local gas-tax and highway funds. The rigid frame created by the concrete box cells made the structure 60 percent longer than any such bridge previously constructed.
The graffiti artwork
underneath the bridge has received praise in C-Monster's art blog
and from a critic with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Schmitz Park (Seattle)
Schmitz Park, also known as Schmitz Preserve Park, is a 53.1 acre park around 15 blocks east of Alki Point in West Seattle, Washington. It features Schmitz Park Creek and one of the last stands of old-growth forest in the city....
. Built in 1936, the structure is both listed in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and is a designated city landmark.
The bridge was designed by city engineer Clark Eldridge
Clark Eldridge
Clark Eldridge was one of the engineers who designed the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge.In 1936, Eldridge joined the Washington State Highway Department. He designed two of the state's most colossal bridges, the Lake Washington Floating Bridge and the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge...
. It replaced a timber-truss span that had been erected in 1916. The funds were provided by the federal Public Works Administration
Public Works Administration
The Public Works Administration , part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression...
and by local gas-tax and highway funds. The rigid frame created by the concrete box cells made the structure 60 percent longer than any such bridge previously constructed.
The graffiti artwork
Street art
Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives...
underneath the bridge has received praise in C-Monster's art blog
Art blog
An art blog is a common type of blog that comments on art. More recently, as with other types of blogs, some art blogs have taken on 'web 2.0' social networking features...
and from a critic with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.