20. Modern Society in the Pacific Northwest: The Second World War as Turning Point
The Floating Bridge
The New Deal brought many projects to Puget Sound that had long-term impacts on the future growth and development of the area. The Lake Washington Floating Bridge, shown here during its dedication, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, and McChord Field (now McChord Air Force Base), located north of Fort Lewis in Pierce County, were all dedicated the last week of June/July in 1940. This photograph was taken on July 2, 1940. (Photo by Asahel Curtis, negative #65146. Copy negative, Special Collections Division, University of Washington Libraries. Original negative, Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma.)