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The Hiram Chittenden Locks c. 1917

Seattle, Washington

The Hiram Chittenden Locks will be 100 years old in 2017, one of Seattle's top tourist destinations and a local favorite.

The "Ballard Locks", as they are known locally, connect fresh and salt waters, holding back the flood of an enormous water basin (Lake Union, Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish).

The fish ladder at the locks provides access for large runs of salmon returning to their native streams along with a front-row seat for the people of Seattle and visitors to watch them and the sea lions who prey on them.

The drawbridges around Ballard are reputed as some of the world's busiest because of boat traffic (commercial and leisure) transiting between the fresh and salt waters connected by the Ballard Locks. The average time for a drawbridge to open and close is about 4 minutes and quite a sight. The drawbridges do not open between 7-9 AM or between 4-6 PM on weekdays.

The bridges are opened and closed by the bridge tender who communicates with vessels from a high perch with a prime view.

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Taken on: July 30, 2016

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