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The Salmon Bay Bridge, which is located west of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, is the last bridge to span the Lake Washington Ship Canal before it becomes Puget Sound. Built in 1914 by the Great Northern Railway, it has an opening span of 200 feet and has two tracks. In the foreground is the opening to the Ballard Boat locks to move boats from the ocean side of Puget Sound into the fresh water of Lake Washington.