SEATTLE (AP) — A number of concrete and steel bridges where built in Seattle in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s — each designed with a 60-year lifespan.
The Seattle Transportation Department says 60 of the city’s 137 bridges are more than 60 years old and would cost $1.1 billion to replace.
The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce reports ( http://bit.ly/qQjjmW ) department Manager John Buswell told the city council’s Transportation Committee this week that another Bridging the Gap levy might be needed.
Voters approved a $365 million nine-year levy in 2006 that allowed Seattle to ramp up work on high-priority bridges. The levy expires in 2015.
