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January 28, 2003

Magnolia Bridge options narrowed

By JOURNAL STAFF

SEATTLE -- Four options remain for a new Magnolia Bridge under a study conducted by the Seattle Department of Transportation.

Three of the four options would improve access to Port of Seattle property with redevelopment potential. They are: an elevated route jagging north of the existing bridge with ramps serving the upland portion of the port's Terminal 91 property, a two bridge plan with one serving the port land and another to the north at 15th Avenue West and West Armory Way and, the most controversial, a mostly surface plan following the waterfront and connecting to 32nd Avenue West in interior Magnolia.

The fourth option essentially replaces the existing bridge just to the south of where it now stands.

A preferred alternative is to be selected by this summer under the federally-funded $9 million study. Construction estimates have yet to be released. The Magnolia Bridge needs to be replaced, the city says, because it does not meet seismic standards.




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