Jamie D. Pedersen is an American lawyer and politician serving as the majority leader of the Washington State Senate, representing the 43rd district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he pr
Jamie Pedersen
The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, also known as the 520 Bridge and officially the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge, is a floating bridge that carries Washington State Route 520 across Lake Washi
Jamie Pedersen
…to request a background check from a local law-enforcement agency. In the legislature, Pedersen has been a key proponent for the replacement of the Evergreen Point floating bridge and has introduced legislation to block the state's department of transportation from capping spending on the project. In 2012, Pedersen publicly…
Looking east from the multi-use trail
New (left) and old (right) bridges in 2015 showing difference in decks: old road surface is directly on pontoons laid end-to-end, but new road surface is raised above pontoons laid perpendicular to road.
Eastbound view from the floating portion of the bridge
Panoramic view of the bridge looking north from Madison Park, Seattle. The western approach is split between the original low-level roadway for eastbound traffic and a high-level viaduct for westbound traffic, bicyclists, and pedestrians. The land straight ahead past the bridge is Laurelhurst.