Community Videos

Greg Silcox's grandfather helped build the Fremont Bridge in 1916, and now Greg runs it. Join him for a behind-the-scenes tour of one of the busiest drawbridges in the world.

This video is part of a series of short documentaries produced by Vaun Raymond for the centennial of the Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) Locks and Lake Washington Ship Canal.

See other stories in this series:

A Glass Half Full: Native Americans & The Ship Canal

Seattle's Waterway to the World

Pioneers of the Ship Canal: Thomas Mercer & Harvey Pike

Shipyards & Boatyards of the Ship Canal

Legacy of the Locks & Lake Washington Ship Canal: Centennial Kickoff

Underground Tour of the Ballard Locks Pump Plant

Drawbridges of the Ship Canal

Halibut Schooner Vansee: Underway from the Locks for a Century

Nordic Roots of the Ballard Locks & Ship Canal

Making the Cut: Centennial Exhibit at the University of Washington

Fishermen's Terminal: Home Port on the Ship Canal

Chittenden & The Corps

Salmon in the City

Recreational Boating on the Lake Washington Ship Canal