31:
348:, the bridge has some unusual features: higher above the water than most lift bridges, construction on a variable grade and an overhead span designed to carry a water pipe. The bridge structure also contained a series of switchback ramps that connected what is now Cliff Street with Dock Street. According to the Department of Transportation, the towers are 207 feet 1.75 inches (63.1381 m) above the water, with the road deck 60 feet (18 m) above the water level at zero tide. It was modified and updated in 1957 and was used to route
1273:
1284:
397:
On
February 1, 2013, the bridge re-opened after a large rehabilitation project was completely finished. Down from four lanes to two, the bridge is now solid black (its original color) and features antique-esque lighting (actually LED bulbs) to celebrate the bridge's centennial anniversary. The outer
364:
In 2007, the bridge was closed because of safety concerns and the general wear and tear that the bridge had suffered in its near 100-year lifespan. Soon afterwards, the city began a large rehabilitation project to completely overhaul all aspects of the bridge. In 2010, the bridge began periodically
398:
two lanes were converted to larger pedestrian paths and bike lanes. An elevator connects pedestrians and bikes to Dock Street below the bridge. The bridge's environmental impact has been lessened; a new water runoff system routes rainwater to tanks that contribute to a
423:
1162:
1318:
1257:
1193:
1177:
360:
wanted to tear down the bridge, the City of Tacoma convinced the state to transfer ownership to the City. In the past, the bridge has been heavily used by commuters and emergency services in connecting the Port of Tacoma with downtown Tacoma.
1167:
1252:
1198:
1328:
1323:
839:
1219:
1121:
1343:
1152:
1086:
1051:
1126:
1031:
991:
816:
1091:
1081:
1076:
1056:
1172:
1006:
921:
1041:
1036:
911:
1131:
1096:
1001:
976:
1116:
1066:
1046:
1021:
1011:
996:
986:
971:
951:
926:
916:
906:
1136:
1111:
1016:
956:
936:
931:
901:
891:
1071:
1026:
966:
941:
896:
414:
from the control panel used to raise the bridge for ship traffic on the Foss
Waterway. As part of the rehabilitation project, the computers and electrics in the bridge were replaced.
1203:
1101:
981:
946:
1157:
1106:
1061:
961:
1333:
869:
854:
1348:
809:
389:
The bridge was officially closed to vehicles on
October 23, 2007, due to "life safety concerns". The bridge re-opened February 2013 after a large rehabilitation project.
885:
643:
1287:
802:
609:
1277:
48:
849:
720:
1308:
1338:
825:
472:
352:
through the tidal flats. The bridge was bypassed in the late 1990s when State Route 509 was routed around the edge of the tidal flats (see
269:
402:
on the east side of the bridge. The computers, cables, and motors that operate the lift in the center of the structure were also updated.
1313:
1240:
381:. Morgan was a bridge tender on the bridge during the 1950s. In fact, he wrote most of "Skid Road" during quiet periods on the job.
515:
769:
653:
30:
573:
547:
41:
613:
1245:
1224:
377:(1916–2000), the best-known Pacific Northwest historian of his generation, and author of "Skid Road", a history of
349:
698:
676:
444:
730:
353:
345:
220:
859:
785:
Historylink - Washington renames Tacoma's
Eleventh Street Bridge as Murray Morgan Bridge on May 21, 1997.
864:
844:
493:
329:
134:
378:
752:
341:
333:
103:
91:
581:
525:
373:
Originally known as the 11th Street Bridge, it was renamed May 21, 1997, to honor Tacoma-born
410:
On
December 15, 2010, it was discovered that thieves had broken into the mechanical room and
794:
789:
784:
779:
725:
648:
520:
424:
List of bridges documented by the
Historic American Engineering Record in Washington (state)
774:
City
Waterway Bridge, Spanning City Waterway at State Route 509, Tacoma, Pierce County, WA
594:
780:
Historylink - Tacoma's
Eleventh Street (City Waterway) Bridge opens on February 15, 1913.
776:", 7 photos, 2 measured drawings, 27 data pages, 1 photo caption page
365:
opening to bikes and pedestrians. In
February 2013, the bridge re-opened to all traffic.
466:
287:
1302:
574:
https://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/01/1131184/murray-morgan-bridge-reopening.html
374:
1258:
University and college buildings listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
551:
344:, originally known as the City Waterway. Designed by noted bridge engineering firm
337:
411:
399:
1319:
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
63:
50:
186:
773:
1253:
List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
357:
340:. The bridge connects downtown with the tidal flats, it spans the
144:
202:
798:
336:. It originally opened February 15, 1913, to replace an 1894
1329:
National Register of Historic Places in Tacoma, Washington
1324:
Historic American Engineering Record in Washington (state)
790:
Puget Sound Transportation Projects - Murray Morgan Bridge
699:"the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History"
677:"the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History"
445:"the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History"
1344:
Drawbridges on the National Register of Historic Places
1233:
1212:
1186:
1145:
878:
855:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
832:
305:
293:
280:
244:
236:
226:
216:
211:
197:
185:
174:
166:
158:
150:
140:
130:
125:
117:
109:
99:
87:
83:
Pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles via 11th Street
79:
40:
21:
886:List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
548:"Murray Morgan Bridge Frequently Asked Questions"
1278:National Register of Historic Places portal
810:
35:Murray Morgan Bridge from the southwest, 2023
8:
753:"Safety Concerns Close Murray Morgan Bridge"
610:"Murray Morgan Bridge opens for pedestrians"
1334:Vertical lift bridges in the United States
817:
803:
795:
18:
1349:1911 establishments in Washington (state)
826:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
644:"Tacoma's Murray Morgan Bridge reopening"
270:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
637:
635:
633:
631:
435:
590:
579:
514:Santos, Melissa (November 12, 2007).
468:HAER Inventory - City Waterway Bridge
7:
770:Historic American Engineering Record
652:. Tacoma, Washington. Archived from
612:. Tacoma, Washington. Archived from
524:. Tacoma, Washington. Archived from
473:Historic American Engineering Record
1241:National Historic Preservation Act
14:
719:Hagey, Jason (October 24, 2007).
95:(Navigable; 200 feet (61 m))
1283:
1282:
1271:
642:Gillie, John (1 February 2013).
550:. City of Tacoma. Archived from
29:
1194:Federated States of Micronesia
840:Architectural style categories
675:Long, Priscilla (2003-05-16).
608:Larson, John (30 March 2010).
443:Long, Priscilla (2003-09-06).
282:
232:International Contract Company
198:
175:
1:
1309:Bridges in Tacoma, Washington
494:"WSDOT: City Waterway Bridge"
1339:Towers in Washington (state)
16:Bridge in Tacoma, Washington
516:"Broken promises on bridge"
1365:
1246:Historic Preservation Fund
1225:American Legation, Morocco
697:Lange, Greg (2002-11-29).
496:. Wsdot.wa.gov. 2006-05-18
191:60 feet (18 m) closed
1314:Bridges completed in 1911
1266:
1187:Lists by associated state
772:(HAER) No. WA-100, "
310:
301:
281:NRHP reference
276:
267:
260:
256:
252:
193:135 feet (41 m) open
28:
1168:Northern Mariana Islands
465:Soderberg, Lisa (1979).
346:Waddell & Harrington
221:Waddell & Harrington
755:(Press release). WSDOT.
354:East 21st Street Bridge
154:3,200 feet (980 m)
1163:Minor Outlying Islands
1146:Lists by insular areas
860:Keeper of the Register
721:"Murray Morgan closed"
64:47.25389°N 122.43361°W
865:National Park Service
845:Contributing property
528:on September 13, 2012
1220:District of Columbia
554:on September 7, 2012
330:vertical-lift bridge
326:City Waterway Bridge
320:, also known as the
318:Murray Morgan Bridge
262:City Waterway Bridge
170:214 feet (65 m)
113:City Waterway Bridge
69:47.25389; -122.43361
23:Murray Morgan Bridge
733:on February 4, 2013
379:Seattle, Washington
162:70 feet (21 m)
60: /
656:on 4 February 2013
342:Thea Foss Waterway
334:Tacoma, Washington
322:11th Street Bridge
237:Construction start
104:Tacoma, Washington
92:Thea Foss Waterway
1296:
1295:
850:Historic district
701:. HistoryLink.org
679:. HistoryLink.org
589:Missing or empty
447:. HistoryLink.org
338:swing-span bridge
314:
313:
248:February 15, 1913
1356:
1286:
1285:
1276:
1275:
1274:
1199:Marshall Islands
819:
812:
805:
796:
757:
756:
749:
743:
742:
740:
738:
729:. Archived from
726:The News Tribune
716:
710:
709:
707:
706:
694:
688:
687:
685:
684:
672:
666:
665:
663:
661:
649:The News Tribune
639:
626:
625:
623:
621:
605:
599:
598:
592:
587:
585:
577:
570:
564:
563:
561:
559:
544:
538:
537:
535:
533:
521:The News Tribune
511:
505:
504:
502:
501:
490:
484:
483:
481:
479:
462:
456:
455:
453:
452:
440:
284:
229:
200:
177:
75:
74:
72:
71:
70:
65:
61:
58:
57:
56:
53:
33:
19:
1364:
1363:
1359:
1358:
1357:
1355:
1354:
1353:
1299:
1298:
1297:
1292:
1272:
1270:
1262:
1229:
1208:
1182:
1141:
874:
828:
823:
766:
761:
760:
751:
750:
746:
736:
734:
718:
717:
713:
704:
702:
696:
695:
691:
682:
680:
674:
673:
669:
659:
657:
641:
640:
629:
619:
617:
607:
606:
602:
588:
578:
572:
571:
567:
557:
555:
546:
545:
541:
531:
529:
513:
512:
508:
499:
497:
492:
491:
487:
477:
475:
464:
463:
459:
450:
448:
442:
441:
437:
432:
420:
408:
395:
387:
371:
350:State Route 509
272:
263:
227:
192:
187:Clearance below
126:Characteristics
94:
68:
66:
62:
59:
54:
51:
49:
47:
46:
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1362:
1360:
1352:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1301:
1300:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1280:
1267:
1264:
1263:
1261:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1249:
1248:
1237:
1235:
1231:
1230:
1228:
1227:
1222:
1216:
1214:
1210:
1209:
1207:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1190:
1188:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1178:Virgin Islands
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1153:American Samoa
1149:
1147:
1143:
1142:
1140:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1087:South Carolina
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1052:North Carolina
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
882:
880:
879:Lists by state
876:
875:
873:
872:
870:Property types
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
836:
834:
830:
829:
824:
822:
821:
814:
807:
799:
793:
792:
787:
782:
777:
765:
764:External links
762:
759:
758:
744:
711:
689:
667:
627:
600:
565:
539:
506:
485:
457:
434:
433:
431:
428:
427:
426:
419:
416:
407:
404:
394:
391:
386:
383:
370:
367:
312:
311:
308:
307:
303:
302:
299:
298:
295:
291:
290:
285:
278:
277:
274:
273:
268:
265:
264:
261:
258:
257:
254:
253:
250:
249:
246:
242:
241:
238:
234:
233:
230:
228:Constructed by
224:
223:
218:
214:
213:
209:
208:
205:
195:
194:
189:
183:
182:
179:
172:
171:
168:
164:
163:
160:
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
142:
138:
137:
132:
128:
127:
123:
122:
121:City of Tacoma
119:
115:
114:
111:
107:
106:
101:
97:
96:
89:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
44:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1361:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1306:
1304:
1289:
1281:
1279:
1269:
1268:
1265:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1247:
1244:
1243:
1242:
1239:
1238:
1236:
1232:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1217:
1215:
1211:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1191:
1189:
1185:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1150:
1148:
1144:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1127:West Virginia
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1032:New Hampshire
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
992:Massachusetts
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
887:
884:
883:
881:
877:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
837:
835:
831:
827:
820:
815:
813:
808:
806:
801:
800:
797:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
775:
771:
768:
767:
763:
754:
748:
745:
732:
728:
727:
722:
715:
712:
700:
693:
690:
678:
671:
668:
655:
651:
650:
645:
638:
636:
634:
632:
628:
616:on 2015-09-24
615:
611:
604:
601:
596:
583:
575:
569:
566:
553:
549:
543:
540:
527:
523:
522:
517:
510:
507:
495:
489:
486:
474:
470:
469:
461:
458:
446:
439:
436:
429:
425:
422:
421:
417:
415:
413:
412:stolen wiring
405:
403:
401:
392:
390:
384:
382:
380:
376:
375:Murray Morgan
368:
366:
362:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
309:
304:
300:
297:July 16, 1982
296:
294:Added to NRHP
292:
289:
286:
279:
275:
271:
266:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
225:
222:
219:
215:
210:
206:
204:
196:
190:
188:
184:
180:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
146:
143:
139:
136:
135:Vertical-lift
133:
129:
124:
120:
116:
112:
110:Other name(s)
108:
105:
102:
98:
93:
90:
86:
82:
78:
73:
45:
43:
39:
32:
27:
20:
1092:South Dakota
1082:Rhode Island
1077:Pennsylvania
1057:North Dakota
747:
735:. Retrieved
731:the original
724:
714:
703:. Retrieved
692:
681:. Retrieved
670:
658:. Retrieved
654:the original
647:
618:. Retrieved
614:the original
603:
591:|title=
568:
556:. Retrieved
552:the original
542:
530:. Retrieved
526:the original
519:
509:
498:. Retrieved
488:
476:. Retrieved
467:
460:
449:. Retrieved
438:
409:
396:
388:
372:
363:
325:
321:
317:
315:
167:Longest span
151:Total length
1213:Other areas
1173:Puerto Rico
1007:Mississippi
922:Connecticut
400:rain garden
67: /
55:122°26′01″W
42:Coordinates
1303:Categories
1122:Washington
1042:New Mexico
1037:New Jersey
912:California
737:August 15,
705:2011-08-20
683:2011-08-20
660:2 February
620:2 February
558:August 15,
532:August 15,
500:2011-08-20
451:2011-08-20
430:References
52:47°15′14″N
1132:Wisconsin
1097:Tennessee
1002:Minnesota
977:Louisiana
356:). While
1288:Category
1117:Virginia
1067:Oklahoma
1047:New York
1022:Nebraska
1012:Missouri
997:Michigan
987:Maryland
972:Kentucky
952:Illinois
927:Delaware
917:Colorado
907:Arkansas
582:cite web
418:See also
306:Location
288:82004278
217:Designer
178:of spans
141:Material
1234:Related
1137:Wyoming
1112:Vermont
1017:Montana
957:Indiana
937:Georgia
932:Florida
902:Arizona
892:Alabama
478:June 4,
393:Opening
385:Closure
328:, is a
212:History
88:Crosses
80:Carries
1072:Oregon
1027:Nevada
967:Kansas
942:Hawaii
897:Alaska
833:Topics
406:Damage
245:Opened
131:Design
100:Locale
1204:Palau
1102:Texas
982:Maine
947:Idaho
358:WSDOT
203:lanes
159:Width
145:Steel
118:Owner
1158:Guam
1107:Utah
1062:Ohio
962:Iowa
739:2012
662:2013
622:2013
595:help
560:2012
534:2012
480:2021
369:Name
316:The
240:1911
332:in
324:or
283:No.
201:of
199:No.
176:No.
1305::
723:.
646:.
630:^
586::
584:}}
580:{{
518:.
471:.
888::
818:e
811:t
804:v
741:.
708:.
686:.
664:.
624:.
597:)
593:(
576:.
562:.
536:.
503:.
482:.
454:.
207:2
181:3
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
