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The Ship Canal Bridge, which carries I-5 into the University District in Seattle. I-5 continues north out of downtown Seattle under a 20-to-30-foot (6.1 to 9.1 m) retaining wall along Melrose Avenue at the edge of Capitol Hill. [46] To the west is the South Lake Union and Cascade neighborhoods, accessed via ramps to Stewart Street and Mercer ...
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) is one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. [ 3 ]
The Mother Road. America’s Highway. The Main Street of America. The Will Rogers Highway. Route 66 goes by many names, but no matter how travelers refer to it, there’s one constant everyone can ...
The Pacific Highway was built in the 1910s and 1920s by the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, and was later incorporated into U.S. Route 99 (US 99) in 1926. I-5 largely follows the route of US 99, with the exception of portions south of Los Angeles and in the Central Valley of California. The freeway was built in segments between ...
Here's a rundown of what's still there when you drive cross-country and how things have changed along the famed "Mother Road."
The longest route, I-90, is 298 miles (480 km) and connects the state's two largest cities, Seattle and Spokane; the shortest is I-705 at 1.5 miles (2.4 km). [1] [8] The widest section in the state is on I-5 in Downtown Seattle, which spans 13 lanes and includes a set of reversible express lanes that change direction depending on time of the day.
US 10/US 99 in Seattle: US 10 Alt. in Newport: c. 1940: 1946 [6] Replaced by US 2: US 10 Alt. — — US 10 in Seattle: US 10 in Issaquah: 1940: 1955 Replaced by SR 900: US 97 Alt. 39.95: 64.29 US 97/US 2 in Sunnyslope: US 97 near Chelan: 1987 [10] current Longest special U.S. route in Washington, serves Entiat and Chelan
Local motorists needing to access State Highway 66 between US-177 and SH-102 will have a signed detour while those exiting I-44/Turner Turnpike will detour to US-177 to US-62 to SH-102 to SH-66.