{
  "id": "2021-11-12-university-of-washington-uw-advisory-seattle",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-advisory-seattle-2021-11-12",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-11-12",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "- SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) November 14, 2021",
    "headlinePublic": "- SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) November 14, 2021",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published a UW Alert Blog update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2021/11/12/uw-advisory-seattle-26/) on or about 2021-11-12. Full text is preserved from the official emergency blog.",
    "outcome": "See official update page for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2021-11-12",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 10:55 a.m. Sunday: The University Bridge is back open and operating normally. Traffic has resumed to cars, bikes and pedestrians.\n\nUPDATE: The University Bridge is back open! Thank you for your patience and please drive safely in the wet weather. pic.twitter.com/HoFyKtzjDq\n\n- SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) November 14, 2021\n\nUPDATE at 10:18 a.m. Saturday: The University Bridge is still stuck in an open position. SDOT does not expect a repair until this evening. Anyone coming to campus today, including for the 4 p.m. UW football game, must use alternate routes. Updates will be provided here as they become available.\n\nUPDATE: The University Bridge remains stuck in an upright position. Crews continue to work on repairs and do not expect a repair until this evening. With today's Husky game, we encourage using @SoundTransit Link Light Rail for travel.\n\n- SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) November 13, 2021\n\nORIGINAL POST: The University Bridge is stuck in an open position and has been for nearly two hours. Please use alternate routes until further notice. Follow @SDOTtraffic on Twitter for more updates, and this post will be updated as information becomes available.\n\nThe University Bridge is experiencing mechanical issues and is stuck in the upright position. Use alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/tkhSc1QHbD\n\n- SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) November 12, 2021\n\nInfo: alert.uw.edu\n\nSent at 1:01:37 PM Fri",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2021/11/12/uw-advisory-seattle-26/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency.uw.edu Alert Blog entry body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1416,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Washington UW Alert Blog multi-update emergency archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Alert Blog page preserves complete multi-update alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Advisory Seattle",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2021/11/12/uw-advisory-seattle-26/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}