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The Rolf Neslund Memorial Shrine and Garden of Commuting Despair

Bust & historical plaque, describing the story of Rolf Neslund, the 80-year-old Norwegian freighter captain who unintentionally rammed and destroyed the West Seattle Bridge in 1978, then retired to Lopez Island and was murdered by his wife.

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