The Lake Washington Ship Canal, which runs through Seattle, Washington connecting Lake Washington to Puget Sound, is a system consisting of, from east to west, Union Bay, the Montlake Cut, Portage Bay, Lake Union, the Fremont Cut, Salmon Bay, the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, and Shilshole Bay. Started in 1911, the canal was officially completed in 1934, though the Locks had officially opened 17 years earlier. Image File history File links Based on a Census map from tiger. ... Seattle skyline City nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington State County King Mayor Greg Nickels (NP) Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 369. ... Lake Washington is the second largest natural lake in Washington state, USA, behind Lake Chelan, and the largest lake in King County. ... Puget Sound Puget Sound is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... Union Bay is that part of Lake Washington west of a line drawn between Webster Point in Seattles Laurelhurst neighborhood in the north and the northeast corner of the Madison Park neighborhood in the south. ... Montlake Cut, looking west The Montlake Cut is the easternmost section of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which passes through the city of Seattle, linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound. ... Portage Bay is an arm of Seattle, Washingtons Lake Union and is part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. ... Lake Union from atop the Space Needle Lake Union is a freshwater lake completely within the Seattle, Washington city limits. ... Categories: Stub | Seattle geography ... Salmon Bay is that part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal--which passes through the city of Seattle, linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound--that lies west of the Fremont Cut. ... The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks are a complex of locks that sit in the middle of Salmon Bay, part of Seattles Lake Washington Ship Canal. ... Shilshole Bay is that part of Puget Sound east of a line drawn northeasterly from Seattles West Point in the southwest to its Golden Gardens Park in the northeast. ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

As early as 1854 there had been talk of building a navigable connection between the two bodies of water. 13 years later the U.S. Navy gave its endorsement to this idea, with a view to possibly building the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on Lake Washington, but nothing was built in time to prevent their placing it at Bremerton, on the other side of the Sound, instead. 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) is a United States Navy shipyard covering 179 acres (0. ... Bremerton is a city located in Kitsap County, Washington, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 37,259. ...

In 1891 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave its backing to the project. Some preliminary work began in 1906, and work began in earnest five years later. In 1916 the water level of Lake Washington dropped by nearly nine feet (3 m) when the Montlake Cut was completed, replacing the Black River as the lake's outlet in favor of Portage Bay and Lake Union. With the opening of the Locks on May 8, 1917, there was finally a navigable passage from the lake to the sound. 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Black River of King County, Washington, once drained Lake Washington and the Cedar River into Elliott Bay via the Duwamish River. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The Canal's crossings, from east to west, are the Montlake Bridge carrying Montlake Boulevard over the Montlake Cut, the University Bridge carrying Eastlake Avenue over Portage Bay, the Ship Canal Bridge carrying Interstate 5 over Portage Bay, the George Washington Memorial Bridge (commonly called the Aurora Bridge) carrying Aurora Avenue (Washington State Route 99) over the west end of Lake Union, the Fremont Bridge connecting 4th Avenue to Fremont Avenue over the Fremont Cut, the Ballard Bridge carrying 15th Avenue over Salmon Bay, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's Salmon Bay Bridge over Salmon Bay. Montlake Bridge from the east The Montlake Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that carries Montlake Boulevard (Washington State Route 513) over Seattles Montlake Cut between Montlake and the University District. ... University Bridge from the west; part of the Ship Canal Bridge is visible in the top right corner The University Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that carries Eastlake Avenue traffic over Seattles Portage Bay between Eastlake and the University District. ... Ship Canal Bridge from the west The Ship Canal Bridge carries Interstate 5 over Seattles Portage Bay between Capitol Hill and the University District. ... Interstate 5, or I-5, is an interstate highway along the west coast of the United States. ... The George Washington Memorial Bridge (commonly called the Aurora Bridge) is a cantilever bridge that carries Aurora Avenue (Washington State Route 99) over the west end of Seattles Lake Union between Queen Anne and Fremont. ... Washington State Route 99 is a highway in the state of Washington, U.S.A. It extends just over 50 miles from Fife in the south to Everett in the east. ... The Fremont Bridge, looking west from the George Washington Memorial Bridge Fremont Bridge plaque The Fremont Bridge at the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, July 4, 1917 The Fremont Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that connects Fremont Avenue N. and 4th Avenue N. 30 feet over... The bridge, up The bridge, down The Ballard Bridge, also known as the 15th Avenue Bridge, is a double-leaf bascule bridge that carries 15th Avenue over Seattles Salmon Bay between Ballard and Interbay. ... Salmon Bay is that part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal--which passes through the city of Seattle, linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound--that lies west of the Fremont Cut. ... An eastbound BNSF Railway train passes some maintenance of way equipment in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, August 8, 2004. ... Salmon Bay Bridge from the Ballard Locks The Salmon Bay Bridge is a single-leaf bascule bridge across Seattles Salmon Bay from Interbay to Ballard. ...

The Lake Washington Ship Canal and the Chittenden Locks are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...