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TPL-5194
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- 1930 (Creation)
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ca. 1930. Aerial view of old Hylebos Waterway bridge in the closed position. Industries including abandoned mill and many logs on mudflats at right in photo. City Light Steam plant at lower left, Hooker Chemicals at upper left. This single leaf bascule bridge was built in 1925 by Pierce County for approximately $75,000. The original plan to build a $150,000 bridge with Tacoma footing half the bill was buried when Tacoma pulled out because the area was out of the city limits. The County proceeded with the funds it had available. On July 20, 1927, the bridge came under the supervision of the city of Tacoma with the annexation of the area. The bridge had a horizontal clearance of 80 feet and in 1931, the War Department refused to proceed with plans for dredging Hylebos Waterway south of the bridge until a new bridge with adequate clearance could be built. That new bridge would be opened in 1939.
Bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hylebos Bridge (Tacoma); Vertical lift bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930;