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by loeg 2444 days ago
The north part of West Seattle also basically has the one bridge. And WA did have an I-5 bridge collapse a few years back, although IIRC it was collision-induced structural damage:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-5_Skagit_River_Bridge_collap...

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I live in West Seattle, and there are technically two - there's also a drawbridge for pedestrians/cyclists/two lanes of traffic. Both are pretty new, and work well; the Magnolia situation, on the other hand, is a lot tougher. The residents of Magnolia are also known to really fear additional connectivity (especially public transit) in part due to an unfounded fear of crime.

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/07/02/28583329/magnoli... (title sarcastic)