The Fremont Bridge rose over the Ship Canal with the Aurora Bridge visible behind it, creating a distinctly Seattle view of two very different eras of infrastructure in the same frame.

Bridge lifts are a familiar part of canal traffic, briefly stopping travel across the span while boats pass through below. In Fremont, that pause comes with an unusually clear backdrop: the steel arch of Aurora looming just to the east.

Briefly, the usual flow across the canal gives way to the waterway. Then the bridge settles back into place and traffic resumes.