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University Bridge

drawbridge in Seattle, Washington, United States
Place Bascule Bridge Q7894533

Facts

8 properties

Designation

Instance of
bascule bridge, road bridge[4]
Heritage designation
National Register of Historic Places listed place[8]

Location

Country
United States[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 47.653°, -122.320°[7]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Seattle[2]

Period and style

Inception
1915[6]
More facts +2
Crosses
Portage Bay[5]
Date of official opening
1919[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en University Bridge ar جسر الجامعة (سياتل) zh 大学桥 (西雅图) zh 大學橋
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
315529955
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh88004215
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
University Bridge-1.JPG ↗
ArchINFORM project ID
34782
BridgeReports.com ID
1595006
Bridgehunter.com ID
34275
Freebase ID
/m/03g9nd
GeoNames ID
5814443
HistoryLink essay number
20389
J9U entity ID
987007546415705171
NRHP reference number
82004254
National Bridge Inventory Number
WA085278000000000
Show all 14 identifiers +2
OpenStreetMap way ID
370066672
WISAARD resource ID
32891
📚 Sources · 2
  • GeoNames as of 2026-09-26 · 1 statement · CC BY 4.0 CC BY 4.0 — attribution: GeoNames (www.geonames.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Values as shipped.
  • fhwa_nbi as of 2026-10-12 · 1 statement · us-gov-17usc105 U.S. federal government work (17 U.S.C. §105; boss licence ruling 2). Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025, all records, https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi/ascii.cfm, retrieved 2026-10-12T18:07:44Z. 23 U.S.C. §409 (FHWA's disclaimer): NBI data may not be admitted as evidence in damages actions — an evidentiary rule, not a reuse condition. Values as shipped (VARCHAR).

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Elevation above sea levelP2044
5 m 2026-09-26 S/BDG · US GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) as of 2026-09-26
where from?
Source
GeoNames
Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Credit
CC BY 4.0 — attribution: GeoNames (www.geonames.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Values as shipped.
Bronze
1da92a6323a5fec3… admin1CodesASCII.txt +9 files
Transform
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LengthP2043
+88.7 2026-10-12 fhwa_nbi (us-gov-17usc105) as of 2026-10-12
where from?
Source
fhwa_nbi
Edition
20261012 · as of 2026-10-12
Credit
U.S. federal government work (17 U.S.C. §105; boss licence ruling 2). Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025, all records, https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi/ascii.cfm, retrieved 2026-10-12T18:07:44Z. 23 U.S.C. §4…
Bronze
manifest sha256 e298f92354fe21d2…
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4ort-mint · lake · version not recorded
U.S. federal government work (17 U.S.C. §105; boss licence ruling 2). Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025, all records, https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi/ascii.cfm, retrieved 2026-10-12T18:07:44Z. 23 U.S.C. §409 (FHWA's disclaimer): NBI data may not be admitted as evidence in damages actions — an evidentiary rule, not a reuse condition. Values as shipped (VARCHAR).
CC BY 4.0 — attribution: GeoNames (www.geonames.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Values as shipped.
🔗 Connections
Country 1
United States
Crosses 1
Portage Bay
Instance of 1
bascule bridge
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Washington
Location 1
Seattle
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Summary

University Bridge is a bascule bridge[1].

Related Entities

United States Washington

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → bascule bridge, road bridge
    OpenStreetMap way ID → 370066672
    "Created claim: OpenStreetMap way ID: 370066672, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/370066672 in United States"
  2. 19w ago · Bamyers99 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation → National Register of Historic Places listed place
    Crosses → Portage Bay
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Seattle
    WISAARD resource ID → 32891
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Located in the administrative territorial entity: Seattle"
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