Urban Walk - Alki Trail

We'll walk from the W Seattle Foot Ferry terminal to the Spokane St Swing Bridge (under the high bridge), crossing the W Duwamish River.  We complete the walk at Pier 50 downtown but finish the trip by ferrying back to W Seattle on the Foot Ferry.

The 40-year -old West Seattle Bridge has been closed for more than two years due to safety concerns.  The Seattle Times reported. "The date provided Thursday is a reflection of the progress crews have made in recent months, most notably the final post-tensioning of nearly 50 miles of new cable, which compress the span of the bridge to strengthen the concrete. The cables are anchored by concrete blocks capable of holding 20 million pounds of force.

"SDOT previously hoped to open the bridge in July, but a labor strike of concrete workers delayed progress on the bridge, as well as a heap of other major construction projects in the region.

"The 40-year-old bridge is among the city’s most important, previously allowing 100,000 drivers and 20,000 transit users to move between West Seattle and the rest of the city every day."

--https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/city-sets-opening-date-for-west-seattle-bridge/

Meet at 7:45 am for an 8:00 am start at the West Seattle Seacrest Dock  ,1660 Harbor Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98126.  There is on-street, free parking.  We will return to the dock via the West Seattle Foot Ferry which departs from Pier 50 along the Seattle Waterfront.

Foot Ferry information:

https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/water-taxi/west-seattle.aspx