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Outline of Washington (state) infrastructure

See also: Outline of Washington (state)

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to infrastructure of the U.S. state of Washington.

The location of the state of Washington in the United States of America
Grand Coulee Dam has long been emblematic of infrastructure in the State of Washington, and is one of two dams mentioned in the official state folk song, Roll On, Columbia, Roll On". But its scale has been eclipsed by several 21st century infrastructure projects.

By era

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This section lists a few of the largest infrastructure projects of each century since non-Indigenous settlement.

Mid 19th century

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Initial settlement of the state

Late 19th century

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Early industrialization, Age of Rail

20th century

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Rapid industrialization during World Wars, suburbanization of Seattle area

21st century

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By topic

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General

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Communication and computing

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Energy

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High Voltage DC (HVDC)

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Hydro

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Washington is a major hydroelectric producer in the United States and the world. The Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River was the world's largest when built, and remains the largest power station in the United States by capacity.

Natural gas

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Nuclear

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Commercial power production
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Research reactors (civilian)
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Other

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Environmental and scientific

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Weather and climate

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Ocean

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Natural hazards

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Space and cosmology

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LIGO gravity wave observatory at Hanford, with legs two and a half miles long, is the largest project ever funded by the National Science Foundation. It is one of a pair of instruments used by the scientists awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Military complexes

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Army, Navy, Air Force, Joint

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Former
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For earlier 19th century forts, see List of forts#Washington

Civilianized airfields

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For a full list of Army airfields see Washington World War II Army Airfields. The Navy also civilianized several fields.

Department of Energy

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US Coast Guard

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Transportation

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Air

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Rail

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Road

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Ports and canals

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Canals (active)
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Constructed canals only[b]

Canals (abandoned)
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Ports
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Water management

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Flood control

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Volcanic
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Volcano-related infrastructure around Mount St. Helens related to its 1980 eruption and future eruptions

Flumes and siphons

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Irrigation

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Center pivot irrigation in the Columbia Basin makes mile-wide circles around Potholes Reservoir, visible from space.
See also: List of United States Bureau of Reclamation dams

Municipal water supply

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Further information: Chehalis Gap § Water

Wastewater

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By type

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Bridges

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Many bridges are visible in this photograph of the northern Puget Sound area of Washington, including the four floating bridges listed

Floating bridges

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Washington has more floating bridges than any other state,[9] and the world's three longest ones, including:

Historically notable bridges and incidents

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Dams

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Pipelines

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Roads

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Brick paved section of Yellowstone Trail in Redmond

Historically notable roads include

Tunnels

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Highways

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Railroads

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Passenger train service

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Mass transit

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See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ As of March 2018, there were five DART buoys off of US West Coast, one of which is approximately 400 km west of Cape Flattery.[3]
  2. ^ Washington has several natural canals including 65-mile (105 km) long Hood Canal

References

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  1. ^ "Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region Programs & Activities | Bureau of Reclamation".
  2. ^ Station Data Inventory Listings - RAWS Network: Washington
  3. ^ DART buoy map and database, NOAA, retrieved 2018-03-05
  4. ^ Duane Colt Denfeld (August 21, 2012), "World War II: Civilian Airports Adapted for Military Use", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink
  5. ^ NRHP continuation sheet for Atlas E Missile Site 9, Rearden, Washington, listed 7/31/2009
  6. ^ Braesch, LT Connie (2009-06-30). "Interagency Coordination and the Sector Command Center-Joint". Compass. US Coast Guard. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  7. ^ "Bureau of Reclamation".
  8. ^ "Bureau of Reclamation".
  9. ^ Chen, W.F.; Duan, L. (2013), Handbook of International Bridge Engineering, Taylor & Francis, p. 107, ISBN 978-1-4398-1029-3, table 2.8: Major floating bridges in the United States
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