Seattle just built the world’s first light rail on a floating bridge

Seattle’s new Crosslake connection uses creative solutions to close a gap in the area’s transit system. If you live in Seattle and work at Amazon or Meta in nearby Bellevue, you probably drive to work ...
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Where Is The Longest Floating Bridge In The World? (And What Is Its Total Length?)

One of the earliest floating bridges was constructed by Persian Engineers by parking 676 ships in two parallel rows to help Xerxes's army cross the Hellespont. Since then, floating bridges have ...
GeekWire

World-first in Seattle: Train crosses floating bridge in a preview of future link between region’s tech hubs

A Link light rail train crosses the I-90 floating bridge over Lake Washington in Seattle under its own power during testing on Monday night. (Sound Transit Photo) Seattle’s reputation for innovation ...
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Seattle Has A Powered Train That Can Cross A Floating Bridge - Here's How It Works

Trains pass over all types of bridges to get where they're going, including typical steel girder and truss bridges seen all across America, trestle bridges, and even viaducts (think the Hogwarts ...
The Business Journals

Sound Transit starts testing light rail cars on I-90 floating bridge

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Running fixed rail on a floating ...