Arboretum Sewer Trestle

The Arboretum Sewer Trestle (also known as Arboretum Aqueduct,[2] Arboretum Aqueduct and Sewer Trestle,[3] or Wilcox Footbridge[3]) is a historic multiarched concrete-and-brick trestle and footbridge[3] in Seattle, Washington, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982 (ID #82004229). It also has city landmark status, with ID #106070.[2] As observed in a letter to the City Engineering Department in 1912, "The bridge is not an 'apurtenance of the sewer.' It is a piece of ornamental bridge architecture designed elaborately and is a very much greater thing than the sewer itself, in every way."[4]

Arboretum Sewer Trestle
Coordinates47.6395°N 122.2969°W / 47.6395; -122.2969
CarriesPedestrians
CrossesLake Washington Boulevard
LocaleWashington Park Arboretum
Other name(s)Arboretum Aqueduct
OwnerCity of Seattle
Characteristics
MaterialConcrete, brick (façade),
Trough constructionSteel
Total length180 feet (55 m)
Height23 feet (7.0 m)
Traversable?Yes
No. of spans6
Piers in water0
Clearance below9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m)
History
ArchitectWilcox & Sayward
Construction end1910 (1910)
Opened1911 (1911)
Statistics
TollNone
Arboretum Sewer Trestle
LocationSeattle, Washington
Built1911 (1911)
MPSHistoric Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR
NRHP reference No.82004229
SEATL No.106070
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1982 (1982-07-16)
Designated SEATLDecember 21, 1976 (1976-12-21)[1]
Location

Accident

On April 16, 2008, a charter bus carrying the Garfield High School girls softball team crashed into the trestle, injuring a number of passengers and shearing off the bus's roof.[5]

References
  1. "Landmarks and Designation". City of Seattle. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  2. Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for A Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Individual Landmarks, Department of Neighborhoods, City of Seattle. Accessed online 28 December 2007.
  3. Chrisanne Beckner and Natalie K. Perrin (2017-01-30). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lake Washington Boulevard" (PDF). dahp.wa.gov. p. 6. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  4. "Arboretum Sewer Trestle (excerpt)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  5. Seattle PI 17 April 2008
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