The salmon BAY bridge rehabilitation project will rehabilitate the movable span of the salmon BAY bridge by replacing the counterweight, the counterweight truss, six of the eight bearings, and the…

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $94,231,454 Project Grant under the Railroad Development program (CFDA 20.314) to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to rehabilitate the Salmon Bay Bridge in Seattle, WA. The project will replace critical components of the movable span, including the counterweight, counterweight truss, bearings, and links, to extend the bridge's operational life by 50 years. This infrastructure improvement project will maintain a vital freight rail corridor and multimodal transportation connection, avoiding hundreds of miles of detour for passenger, commuter, and freight rail services. The award date for this grant is September 1, 2024, with a scheduled completion date of January 31, 2028.

The salmon BAY bridge rehabilitation project will rehabilitate the movable span of the salmon BAY bridge by replacing the counterweight, the counterweight truss, six of the eight bearings, and the counterweight links with steel members with a high resistance to fatigue. This project is strong in economic impacts, freight movement, and job creation state of good repair and innovation. This project will extend the life of the bridges moveable span by 50 years, while addressing design flaws that have caused stress on the existing infrastructure and could result in failure if not resolved. The project will maintain a critical multimodal north-south connection, avoiding hundreds of miles of detour on this vital freight rail corridor that also serves passenger and commuter rail lines. The project has strong public-private