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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 northern approach to Downtown Seattle was opened the following August to coincide with the completion of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and SR 520. [95] A 20-mile (32 km) section of the freeway traveling from North Seattle to southern Snohomish County and Everett was opened to traffic on February 3, 1965. [ 96 ]
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.
A small hill on Sand Point within Magnuson Park, with a view of Lake Washington on three sides Lake Washington viewed from the shore on Sand Point. Sand Point is a peninsula that juts into Lake Washington from north Seattle, Washington, United States. It is occupied mostly by Magnuson Park and is the namesake of the Sand Point neighborhood to ...
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 ]
King County Metro operates six routes from Roosevelt station with connections to the University District, Greenwood, Fremont, Lake City, Sand Point, Northgate, South Lake Union, and Downtown Seattle. [61] Sound Transit Express route 522, serving the State Route 522 corridor through Kenmore, Bothell, and Woodinville, terminates at the station. [5]