West Seattle, where the city was founded, remains an inviting place | Jon Talton
The Denny party first landed here in 1851. And although West Seattle has been eclipsed by other areas, it remains an important piece of the...
West Seattle Bridge
Full coverage of the damage to and closure of the high-rise West Seattle Bridge, and the plans to repair or replace it.
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West Seattle Bridge reopening date set WATCH
The date, a beacon of hope, is the most specific milestone set by the city since the West Seattle Bridge closed in 2020 due to...
West Seattle Bridge repair job ready for bidders
The Seattle Department of Transportation is recruiting construction firms to repair the cracked West Seattle Bridge. The work is estimated to cost $48 million and...
First Avenue South Bridge repairs will snarl traffic on key route to West Seattle; here’s what to expect
Repair work on the 1st Avenue South bridge will force overnight closures this coming weekend followed by five days of closures of two of the...
Worries about West Seattle Bridge have not swamped the neighborhood’s housing market
West Seattle’s housing market showed signs of cooling off in the first few months after the peninsula's critical bridge closed in March but the worst...
Repair platforms removed from the West Seattle Bridge as stabilization work winds down VIEW
Four steel repair platforms are being lowered from the West Seattle Bridge as worked to stabilize the cracked concrete girders nears an end. Permanent repairs...
From freighter crash to cracked girders: A timeline of the West Seattle Bridge
The West Seattle Bridge, closed in March because of runaway cracking, replaced a drawbridge that was damage when struck by a freighter in 1978.
How the city of Seattle watched as cracks in the West Seattle Bridge grew VIEW
Seattle transportation leaders watched for seven years as cracks slowly grew in the West Seattle Bridge. Finally, the cracking accelerated and forced a bridge closure.
Mayor Durkan aims to repair and reopen the West Seattle Bridge by mid-2022. Can the work move faster?
The city forecasts reopening a repaired West Seattle Bridge in mid-2022, but an outside expert says it's possible to shave some time off that schedule.