Young Street Bridge (Aberdeen, Washington)
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Coordinates | 46°59′05″N 123°48′18″W / 46.9847°N 123.805°W |
Crosses | Wishkah River |
Locale | Aberdeen, Washington, U.S. |
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Young Street Bridge is a bridge in North Aberdeen, Washington. It covers a brief span along the Wishkah River, carrying a north/south-bound thoroughfare which connects the City of Aberdeen with the North Aberdeen neighborhood and other outlying communities.
Most notably, the bridge has been mentioned in numerous accounts as a temporary home for Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. It is hinted at in the lyrics of the song "Something in the Way".[1][2][3] The walls of the bridge are completely covered in graffiti inspired by Cobain and Nirvana.
In April 2011, the City of Aberdeen commissioned a 13 feet (4.0 m) tall electric guitar statue near the Young Street Bridge in honor of the musician's career.[4] In 2015, the Kurt Cobain Memorial Park was created nearby.
References
[edit]- ^ "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana: Michael Azerrad: 9780385471992: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ Seminara, Dave (2014-03-25). "Chasing Kurt Cobain in Washington State". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ^ Rachel Thomson (July 15, 2014), "Kurt Cobain Lived Here: An Aberdeen Tour of Memorials, Homes of the Late Nirvana Frontman", Grays Harbor Talk (web magazine)
- ^ "Kurt Cobain Aberdeen memorial unveiled on 17th anniversary of death - Blog Postings". MyNorthwest.com. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
External links
[edit]Media related to Young Street Bridge at Wikimedia Commons