Tacoma Bridges Coming Down

Even as Tacoma's new Narrows Bridge is going up, the city is taking down several of its bridges that cross Intestate 5. Some of the bridges will be replaced. I took the above photo standing on one of the "condemned," the Tacoma Ave. bridge. The photo looks southwest toward the G Street bridge in the foreground and the Yakima Street bridge behind it. The Yakima bridge has already been truncated on its south end where you can just make out a steam shovel clawing away at it. I took the photo to preserve the memory of these old bridges, but was delighted by the bonus of a dramatic cloudscape. Yes, Tacoma skies look like this often. While I was out walking at midday, I enjoyed sun, rain and a bit of hail.

Here's a closer look at the truncated end of the Yakima St. bridge: