After getting stuck painfully throbbing up in the air for four straight hours today, the Seattle Department of Transportation admitted they had to call a doctor to get the bridge back down and working normally again.
“Look, the bridge has been around since 1919 so does it need a little help sometimes getting fully erect? Sure,” said SDOT spokesman Hank Bailey. “Not for this long though—I think after all the talk about the new Crosslake light rail this week he just really wanted to show how well his engineering still works to all the boats that still want to get under it.”
Though it’s far from the first time it’s happened to one of the city’s old bridges, SDOT said it had to call in UW Medical Center’s Dr. Jane Boehner to the rescue.
“As everyone knows, a bridge erection that lasts more than four hours can cause permanent damage, so I knew I needed to get to work fast,” said Dr. Boehner. “Just needed to re-establish a steady flow of electricity, and that seemed to get the fella back down.”
At press time, SDOT said it had also checked in with the city’s other more than 100-year-old drawbridges to make sure they’re not getting too excited as weather warms up about cars still wanting to be on top of them.
