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1490:Portage Bay
1464:Fremont Cut
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544:January 10,
370:Puget Sound
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246:122°22′34″W
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1643:Categories
1500:Salmon Bay
1495:Lake Union
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1519:Crossings
1478:Landforms
916:Geography
877:Rupee Bar
862:Mt. Bagel
802:Dough Joy
704:Buildings
520:March 16,
377:streetcar
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1373:Upstream
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1236:Tunnels
1070:Bridges
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972:Related
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338:Seattle
176:Rebuilt
155:History
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90:Crosses
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1575:People
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1110:(1963)
822:Gracia
792:Copine
100:Locale
1561:Locks
1445:Works
923:Adams
867:Paseo
444:Notes
271:Built
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