Joel and Matthew have their commentary on the tour of the Fremont Bridge:

Joel: "I liked seeing the bridge getting controlled and raised. The bridge colors are blue and orange. We saw two sailboats come through. I ate some raisins in the tower. My favorite part was watching them control the bridge."

Matthew: "I loved seeing the bottom of the control tower. We had to knock on the door and then we had to walk up some stairs. It looked like a viewing platform and the walls were made of metal and glass. And then I liked seeing the bridge controls. There was a panel and you could press each button and then the bridge could do something. We met Jared, who was working in the tower today, and Mary, who is the supervisor. There was a little tugboat that came through, and a police boat, and a sailboat. We saw the Aurora Bridge, and the Fremont Bridge itself. We saw bicyclists and pedestrians go across the bridge, and a lot of traffic, too. My favorite part was looking at the boats."

We saw the bridge raised when we arrived. Then we had to walk out onto it to make sure it was built properly.

There are four towers. This is the control tower at the south east corner from where the bridge is operated. This is the tower we went up.

The air was crystal clear after a very cold night and heavy frost. The sun was blindingly bright as a result.

Watch the video and find out what all these buttons and levers do.

The control room has glass on four sides for visibility. Of course, this makes for very hot summers, even with the air conditioning on. And they didn't even used to have air conditioning.





This is part of the huge rack and pinion mechanism that raises and lowers the bridge.

Mary (Bridge Operator Supervisor for Seattle) and Jared (Bridge Operator) gave us the tour. Thank you for an amazing and informative tour!