Yes, with notice. One hour on the Ship Canal, twelve hours at South Park.
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Join the iOS beta Android coming soonBetween 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. the tenders are not all on the bridges. A boat that wants an opening gives notice, and the rule says how much.
One hour of notice by phone or radio to the tender at the Fremont Bridge, who covers the canal overnight. Montlake's rule does not carry the same sentence, but it is tended from the same crew.
Twelve hours of notice, by phone or VHF, to the South Park tender. If emergency responders need it opened, the bridge opens within 45 minutes of the call to the Fremont operator.
No night clause in the federal rule. They open on signal.
For a driver the practical point is this: a night lift is planned hours ahead, so it is short and rare. The lifts that catch people are the daytime ones between the rush-hour windows.
Yes, with one hour of notice to the Fremont Bridge tender.
Twelve hours, by phone or VHF radio, every night of the week.
The rule requires it to open within 45 minutes of the call.
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