Engineering Department Bridge Records
Scope and Contents note
The Engineering Department Bridge Files date from 1902 to 1964 and contain correspondence, reports, estimates, specifications, permits, drawings and testing data concerning bridge construction, planking, and grading. Also included is correspondence with the Army Corps of Engineers regarding permits for bridge construction. Records relate primarily to the bridges spanning the Lake Washington Ship Canal and to the first Lake Washington bridge.
Dates
- Creation: 1902-1964
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Dept. Engineering Services (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The Engineering Department (SED) maintained the City's streets and bridges, designed and oversaw construction of public works projects, provided traffic and transportation planning, and operated the sewer and solid waste utility. The position of City Surveyor was created in 1873 to survey the City, establish boundaries and street grades, and administer condemnation processes. This position was renamed City Engineer in 1890. In 1931 the Engineering Department absorbed part of the Department of Public Utilities and in 1936 it assumed the responsibilities of the Department of Streets and Sewers and the Traffic Department. In 1997, the water, solid waste, drainage, and wastewater utilities from the Engineering and Water departments were merged with the Engineering Services Division of SED and the Customer Service Call Center and Construction Engineering Sections of City Light to form Seattle Public Utilities. The traffic and transportation functions of the Engineering Department were consolidated in the Seattle Transportation Department.
Extent
2.2 Cubic Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Reports, specifications, correspondence, and estimates documenting Seattle Engineering Department construction of bridges.
Arrangement note
Records are arranged alphabetically by name of bridge.
General Note
Fremont Avenue Bridge, 1917. Engineering Department Photographic Negatives (Item 1326). Seattle Municipal Archives.
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Seattle Engineering Department Bridge Records 1902-1964
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Scott Cline and Shannon B. Lynch
- Date
- Š 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- EAD Location
- http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv29078
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository