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The Bothell route was bypassed by a newer and straighter highway to the west that opened on October 9, 1927, [38] shortening the distance from Seattle to Everett by 3.8 miles (6.1 km) and featuring overpasses for the existing interurban and a gravel median strip in some sections. [39]
Sand Point Airfield was the endpoint of the first aerial circumnavigation of the world in 1924. The historic flight helped convince Congress to develop Sand Point as a naval air station. [1] The station ceased operations in 1970. [2
State Route 513 (SR 513) is a 3.35-mile-long (5.39 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, located entirely within the city of Seattle in King County.The highway travels north as Montlake Boulevard from an interchange with SR 520 and over the Montlake Bridge to the University of Washington campus in the University District.
Downtown Seattle Belltown, South Lake Union, Dexter Ave N, Fremont, Wallingford, Green Lake, NE 65th St, Roosevelt, Ravenna, Bryant, Magnuson Park Sand Point Schedule Map: 65 Conventional Yes Yes Yes Yes Jackson Park
The Port of Seattle, a government agency that operates the airport, studied a rapid transit system between downtown and the airport in the 1960s, but took no further action. [ 11 ] After the 1962 World's Fair and introduction of the Seattle Center Monorail , a proposal was drawn up by fair organizers to extend the system to the airport. [ 12 ]
From Seattle, SR 520 crosses Lake Washington on the six-lane Evergreen Point Floating Bridge; at 7,710 feet (2,350 m), it is the longest floating bridge in the world. [7] Tolls are collected electronically using the state's Good to Go pass or by mail, and vary based on time of day and the vehicle's number of axles.
The State Route 99 tunnel, also known as the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel, is a bored highway tunnel in the city of Seattle, Washington, United States.The 2-mile (3.2 km), double-decker tunnel carries a section of State Route 99 (SR 99) under Downtown Seattle from SoDo in the south to South Lake Union in the north.
State Route 518 (SR 518) is a 3.42-mile-long (5.50 km) state highway located entirely within King County in the U.S. state of Washington.The freeway begins in Burien at an interchange with SR 509 and travels east to serve Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and intersect SR 99 in SeaTac.