Seattle’s drawbridges rely on human operators for precise and safe movements, as automation can’t replace their crucial judgment.
SEATTLE — When the bells ring, gates drop, and traffic grinds to a halt. Most Seattleites groan; the bridge is going up.
What few realize is that behind each lift and lower is not an algorithm or an automated system but a person perched high above the water, keeping the city’s arteries flowing.
Eight drawbridges connect Seattle’s neighborhoods — five across the Ship Canal and three over the Duwamish Waterway. Each one relies on a human operator to ensure that vessels, vehicles, and pedestrians move safely
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