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Hiram M Chittenden Locks of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, 1916 (SEATTLE 1827)1916Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author
Washington – Grand Coulee Dam – DPLA – bf20f61bda173f342c4eb19f74b9e9091917Courtesy War Department. Army Air Forces. 6/20/1941-9/26/1947
Lake Washington Ship Canal, U.S. Government Locks, Seattle, Washington. Crib of logs which arrived at lower end of… – NARA – 2988561917Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided
Lake Washington Ship Canal, U.S. Government Locks, Seattle, Washington. Crib of logs which arrived at lower end of… – NARA – 2988561917Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided
Diversion dam, looking upstream, Diablo Dam, April 25, 1928 (SPWS 248)1928Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author
Diversion dam and tunnel under construction, Diablo Dam, April 12, 1928 (SPWS 261)1928Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author
Diversion dam under construction, Diablo Dam, April 25, 1928 (SPWS 249)1928Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author
Flood water submerging diversion dam, Diablo Dam, May 20, 1928 (SPWS 254)1928Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author
Men standing beside diversion dam, Diablo Dam, May 9, 1928 (SPWS 290)1928Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author
Reflector Bar on the Skagit River used to supply sand and gravel for construction of the Diablo Dam, March 1928 (SPWS 247)1928Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author
Diablo Dam Incline (tourists posing)1930Courtesy City of Seattle
Lake Washington Ship Canal, U.S. Government Locks, Seattle, Washington. View of Lake Union and Aurora Ave. bridge… – NARA – 2988691931Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided
“Section of Grand Coulee, Wash., boom town near Grand Coulee Dam.” – NARA – 2941141935Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided
“Street scene in Grand Coulee, Wash., boom town near Grand Coulee Dam.” – NARA – 2941121935Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided
“Typical rimrock and talus formation in Grand Coulee, Washington. This photo made near Grand Coulee Dam terminus of… – NARA – 2940431935Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided
Coulee Dam under construction – NARA – 2987091937Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided
Diver, Grand Coulee Dam construction site (4724288541)1938Courtesy UW Digital Collections
Diver entering water, Grand Coulee Dam construction site (4724288497)1938Courtesy UW Digital Collections
Diver entering water, Grand Coulee Dam construction site (4724939202)1938Courtesy UW Digital Collections
Grand Coulee Dam construction1938Courtesy U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Lake Washington Ship Canal, U.S. Government Locks, Seattle, Washington. General view of the locks. – NARA – 2988611939Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided
Lake Washington Ship Canal, U.S. Government Locks, Seattle, Washington. General view of the locks. – NARA – 2988611939Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided
Lacey V. Murrow Bridge construction1940Courtesy Washngton State Archives
Coulee Dam WA – Looking Upstream into the World’s Largest Construction Job, Grand Coulee Dam (NBY 431522)1940Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author
Francis Turbine inlet scroll Grand Coulee Dam1941Courtesy U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Grand Coulee Dam no forebay1942Courtesy U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Lake Washington Ship Canal, U.S. Government Locks, Seattle, Washington. B-29 on barge being lowered in the large… – NARA – 2988781944Courtesy Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided
BRIDGE LOOKING SOUTH FROM CROWN POINT STATE PARK SHOWING SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT FROM CONSTRUCTION OF DAM – Columbia River Bridge at Grand Coulee Dam, Spanning Columbia River HAER WASH,24-COUDAM,1-61968Courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Chittenden Locks and Lake Washington Ship Canal – 1982 – 11982Courtesy Rainer Halama
DETAIL VIEW FIXED SPAN INCLUDING TRUSS, MOVEABLE SPAN WHICH THE NEXT UNIT TO THE RIGHT, AND FIRST UNIT OF PONTOON FLOATING SPAN. – Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Floating Bridge, HAER WASH,17-SEAT,13-41993Courtesy Lowe, Jet
DETAIL VIEW OF ON RIGHT FOREGROUND FIXED SPAN TO TRANSITIONAL MOVEABLE SPAN TO FLOATING SPAN IN MIDDLEGROUND – Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Floating Bridge, Spanning Lake Washington HAER WASH,17-SEAT,13-21993Courtesy Lowe, Jet
VIEW NORTH SHOWING FIXED SPAN, COVERED SPAN, MOVEABLE TRANSITION SPAN AND PONTOON FLOATING SPAN – Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Floating Bridge, Spanning Lake Washington at I-90, HAER WASH,17-SEAT,13-31993Courtesy Lowe, Jet, creator
GENERAL VIEW FROM OVERLOOK JUST ABOVE TUNNEL ENTRANCE LOOKING EAST – Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Floating Bridge, Spanning Lake Washington at I-90, Seattle, King County, WA HAER WASH,17-SEAT,13-11993Courtesy Lowe, Jet, creator
ANCHOR CABLE JACKING SYSTEM F6D – Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Floating Bridge, Spanning Lake Washington at I-90, Seattle, King County, WA HAER WASH,17-SEAT,13-51993Courtesy Lowe, Jet
MODULAR EXPANSION JOINT ON PONTOON A TO THE RIGHT. TRANSITION SPAN TO THE LEFT – Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Floating Bridge, Spanning Lake Washington at I-90, Seattle, King County HAER WASH,17-SEAT,13-61993Courtesy Lowe, Jet, creator
BOLT BEAM, BEAM BOLTS F 18 CELL, CONNECTS PONTOON UNITS – Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Floating Bridge, Spanning Lake Washington at I-90, Seattle, King County, WA HAER WASH,17-SEAT,13-71993Courtesy Lowe, Jet
Lake Washington ship canal, Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, 19951995Courtesy Unknown Photographer / US Army Corps of Engineers
Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder pamphlet – male freshwater phase Chinook1996Courtesy US government
Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder pamphlet 011996Courtesy US government; there is a signature on the picture that appears to read "McCallaster"
View of upstream face of the forebay dam of Grand Coulee Dam, looking west. Construction of the forebay dam, which replaced the eastern end of the original Grand Coulee Dam, HAER WASH,13-GRACO,1A-81996Courtesy Jet Lowe
Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder pamphlet 021996Courtesy US government
Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder pamphlet 031996Courtesy US government
Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder pamphlet 041996Courtesy US government
Skagit Tours bus on Diablo Dam, 2004 (2924400957)2004Courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge, Seattle, Washington (23024637020)2005Courtesy Tobias Haase from Hanover, Germany
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge and Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge (2006)2006Courtesy Steven Pavlov
Face of Diablo Dam (2)2007Courtesy Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA
Diablo Dam, Skagit Project, WA (22768667301)2007Courtesy U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region
Diablo Dam of Skagit Project, WA (22134690014)2007Courtesy U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region
The Alaskan Way Viaduct2008Courtesy Rootology
Viaduct and fountain2008Courtesy Cody Logan
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge2008Courtesy Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA
SEA Alaskan Way Viaduct Steinbrueck Park 200810172008Courtesy Niranjan Arminius
Seattle – Alaskan Way Viaduct from Alaskan Way 012009Courtesy Joe Mabel
Seattle – Alaskan Way Viaduct from Alaskan Way 022009Courtesy Joe Mabel
257 Diablo Dam, Skagit Power Project, WA 1948 (22743897042)2009Courtesy U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region
Victor Steinbrueck Park and Alaskan Way Viaduct2009Courtesy Joe Mabel
Diablo Dam Skagit 2003 Flood2009Courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Empty Alaskan Way Viaduct (3375757573)2009Courtesy Joe Szilagyi from Seattle, WA
Diablo Dam (2010)2010Courtesy Robert Ashworth
Grand Coulee Dam Dwarf’s Man’s Most Ambitious Construction Achievements of All Time – Flickr – brewbooks2012Courtesy brewbooks from near Seattle, USA
Alaskan Way Viaduct Seattle Twilight2013Courtesy Adbar
Lake Washington Ship Canal map2013Courtesy Dennis Bratland
Diablo Lake looking toward Diablo Dam2014Courtesy Ryan Adams
Seattle waterfront with Alaskan Way Viaduct 20162016Courtesy Dicklyon
Interstate 90 floating bridges after Blue Angels performance – 022016Courtesy SounderBruce
Alaskan Way Viaduct from Great Wheel pano 20162016Courtesy Dicklyon
Alaskan Way Viaduct from Elliott Bay July20172017Courtesy Dicklyon
Alaskan Way Viaduct Demolition near Madison and Alaskan Way, April 2019 – 012019Courtesy Kevin Ehlers
Alaskan Way Viaduct Demolition near Madison and Alaskan Way, April 2019 – 022019Courtesy Kevin Ehlers
Alaskan Way Viaduct Demolition near Madison and Alaskan Way, April 2019 – 032019Courtesy Kevin Ehlers
Alaskan Way Viaduct Demolition near Madison and Alaskan Way, April 2019 – 042019Courtesy Kevin Ehlers
Interstate 90 bridges from East Portal Viewpoint in Seattle, including sign for Mercer Island exit – 012020Courtesy Joe Mabel
Murrow Mem 75942023Courtesy Chris Light
Murrow – East Channel 76032023Courtesy Chris Light