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Mentioned in "Phantom Freeways" (June 18, 1989 - PI and Times):
By 1973, the following were dropped from regional PSGOC plans:
Source: Seattle Times (September 16, 1973)
Airport Expressway | |
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North Airport Expressway | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Port of Seattle | |
Length | 1.8 mi[1] (2.9 km) |
Existed | 1967–present |
History | Completed in 1970 |
Major junctions | |
South end | ![]() |
North end | ![]() |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
Highway system | |
The Airport Expressway, also known as the North Airport Expressway, is a freeway in the city of SeaTac, part of the Seattle metropolitan area, connecting the Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to State Route 518 (SR 518).
The Airport Expressway begins on the southeast side of the main terminal of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, fed by traffic from the segregated arrivals and departures roadways. The northbound lanes travel between the elevated tracks carrying Link light rail to the west and SR 99 to the east as they pass the airport's central parking garage. After passing under a pedestrian overpass connecting SeaTac/Airport station to SR 99, the expressway is joined by its southbound lanes. The expressway travels northwest with its wide median occupied by the light rail guideway, a cell phone lot, and abandoned ramps. After traveling through an interchange with South 170th Street and Air Cargo Road, the expressway passes a return-to-airport ramp on the north side of a cemetery. The expressway ends at an interchange with SR 518 adjacent to the airport's consolidated rental car facility and Tukwila International Boulevard station.[1]
The entire highway is in SeaTac, King County.
mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||||
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0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | No northbound access from SR 99 | ||||
Begin freeway | |||||||
0.7 | 1.1 | ![]() ![]() | No northbound entrance | ||||
1.1 | 1.8 | Terminal, Parking, Rental Car Return | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
1.4 | 2.3 | South 160th Street | Northbound entrance only | ||||
1.8 | 2.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
West Seattle Freeway | |
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Fauntleroy Expressway, Spokane Street Viaduct | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Seattle Department of Transportation | |
Length | 2.9 mi[1] (4.7 km) |
History | Completed in 1984 |
Major junctions | |
West end | 35th Avenue SW in Seattle |
Major intersections | ![]() |
East end | ![]() |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
Highway system | |
The West Seattle Freeway is a 2.9-mile-long (4.7 km) freeway in Seattle, connecting the West Seattle peninsula to State Route 99 (SR 99) and Interstate 5 (I-5). The freeway consists of three segments: the Fauntleroy Expressway as a continuation of Fauntleroy Way Southwest past 35th Avenue Southwest in Fairmount Park, the West Seattle Bridge over the Duwamish Waterway, and the Spokane Street Viaduct in SoDo.
The Fauntleroy Expressway begins as a continuation of Fauntleroy Way Southwest, a major arterial street that connects to the Fauntleroy ferry terminal serving Vashon Island,[2][3] at an intersection with 35th Avenue Southwest located on the border between the West Seattle neighborhoods of Fairmount Park and Genesee.[4][5] The four-lane, shoulder-less expressway travels northeast, passing under a pedestrian overpass at Southwest Andover Street. It turns cardinal east over Southwest Avalon Way and Southwest Admiral Way, intersecting both arterial streets with westbound offramps and eastbound onramps from its at-grade collector lanes on Southwest Spokane Street. The freeway then intersects Delridge Way Southwest north of Pigeon Point, gaining an additional westbound lane and three eastbound lanes (including a bus lane) as it crosses over the Duwamish Waterway and Harbor Island on the West Seattle Bridge.
The entire highway is in Seattle, King County.
mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||||
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0.0 | 0.0 | 35th Avenue Southwest | At-grade intersection, continues as Fauntleroy Way Southwest | ||||
West end of freeway | |||||||
0.5 | 0.80 | Southwest Admiral Way | Westbound entrance and eastbound exit | ||||
Harbor Avenue Southwest, Southwest Avalon Way | Westbound entrance and eastbound exit | ||||||
1.0 | 1.6 | Delridge Way Southwest, Southwest Spokane Street – South Seattle College | Westbound entrance and eastbound exit | ||||
1.3– 1.7 | 2.1– 2.7 | West Seattle Bridge | |||||
2.0 | 3.2 | S Spokane Street, 11th Avenue Southwest – Harbor Island | Westbound exit only | ||||
![]() ![]() | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||||
2.2 | 3.5 | 1st Avenue South | No eastbound entrance | ||||
2.5 | 4.0 | 4th Avenue South | Eastbound exit only | ||||
2.9 | 4.7 | ![]() | Continues as South Columbian Way | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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suggested) (help)R.H. Thomson Expressway | |
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Route information | |
Length | 15 mi[1][2] (24 km) |
History | Canceled on January 11, 1971[3] |
Major junctions | |
South end | ![]() |
Major intersections | ![]() ![]() |
North end | ![]() |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
Highway system | |
The R.H. Thomson Expressway, also referred to as the Empire Expressway, was a proposed north–south freeway in Seattle, Washington, US. It would have run from Interstate 5 near Boeing Field to State Route 520 (SR 520) near Montlake, passing through the Rainier Valley and Central District neighborhoods along Empire Way (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way). An extension across Union Bay to Ravenna was also planned as part of a connection to the Bothell Freeway (SR 522).
The proposal originated in the 1950s as an expansion of the recently constructed Empire Way and was later named for former city engineer Reginald H. Thomson. The freeway's path through the Central District and Washington Park Arboretum sparked major public outcry, culminating in lawsuits against the city government by civic groups in the 1960s.
The R. H. Thomson Expressway would have began as an extension of State Route 900 northwest of Renton, at an interchange with Interstate 5 near Boeing Field.
Various proposals also extended the expressway to intersect the Bothell Freeway (SR 522) near Lake City, or continue to Lynnwood to complete its connection with I-5.
(Copy from SR 520 article)
Sec. 47. RCW 47.17.825 and 1979 ex.s. c 33 s 16 are each amended to read as follows: A state highway to be known as state route number 900 is established as follows: Beginning at a junction with state route number ((99)) 5 in Seattle near the Duwamish River, thence ((easterly-and)) southerly by way of Renton to a junction with state route number 90 in the vicinity of Issaquah.
Northwest Expressway | |
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Major junctions | |
South end | ![]() |
North end | Holman Road NW in Seattle |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
Highway system | |
The Northwest Expressway was a proposed freeway connecting Downtown Seattle to Interbay and Ballard.
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