State Route 99 ( SRÃ,99 ), also known as Pacific Highway , is a state highway in the Seattle metropolitan area, part of the US state section of Washington. It runs 49 miles (79 km) from Fife in the south to Everett in the north, past the cities of Federal Way, SeaTac, Seattle, Shoreline, and Lynnwood. The highway is divided into two segments with a distance of 3 km (4.8 km) in the town of Tukwila, between the SR 518 and SR 599 interchanges. Most of the routes are major arterial roads, with several freeway segments, including the Alaska Flyway Seattle.
SR 99 follows the 99 US Route segment (US 99), which originally crosses the country from south to north, connecting the Oregon state line in Vancouver to the Canadian border at Blaine. US 99 was replaced by Interstate 5 (I-5) in 1960, and SR 99 was created to keep the road segment under state control. It was officially named the William P. Stewart Memorial Highway in 2016, after a 15-year campaign to replace the previous appointment.
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Route description
Southern segment
SR 99 begins at a partial clover intersection between Interstate 5 and 54th Avenue East in Fife, located at Puyallup Indian Reservation. Immediately north of the intersection, SR 99 leads east to the Pacific Highway and passes the Emerald Queen Casino. The highway made a gradual turn north, parallel to Interstate 5, and crossed briefly to Milton before entering Federal Way in King County. The road cuts northeast toward Kitts Corner, where it intersects the western edge of State Route 18 near the junction with the I-5. SR 99 continues north through Federal Way, passing downtown downtown near The Commons on Federal Way, and obtaining a set of high-occupancy vehicle lines. Near Redondo Beach, the highway cuts State Route 509, which became simultaneous with SR 99 through Des Moines about four miles (6 km). Concurrency ends at the intersection with Kent Des Moines Road (SR 516) near Highline College. SRÃ, ™ 99 enters the city of SeaTac and continues north as the International Boulevard, past Angle Lake and light rail stations with approaches to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The highway is located on the east side of the airport and the freeway, serving the terminal, parking garage, light rail station, and nearby hotels. SR 99 ends at an intersection with State Route 518 south of Tukwila, near the airport rental car facility and Tukwila railway station. International Boulevard Segment 2.6 miles (4.2 km) forming a gap between two SR 99 segments.
Northern segment
SRÃ, 99 continued as a continuation of SR 599, a short freeway connection to I-5, at the intersection with Boulevard International. The freeway travels northwest along the Duwamish River, across from Boeing Field, to Seattle. In the neighborhood of South Park town, SRÃ,99 cuts off and continues into SR 509, crossing the Duwamish River on First Avenue South Bridge. The highway turns northwest to the East Marginal Way South, across industrial zones and city sheds. SR 99 runs through the intersection with the east approach of West Seattle Bridge and Spokane Street Viaduct as a four-lane freeway. It extends to six lanes through the SoDo neighborhood, past Starbucks headquarters, Port of Seattle container ship terminal, and Seattle Coast Guard Station. Near CenturyLink Field and Safeco Field, the SR 99 boarded the Alaska Way, a high-rise highway that runs northwest along the edge of town. Viaduct has exited to Downtown Seattle and passes the city ferry terminal, Seattle Aquarium, and Pike Place Market. The highway descends from the bridge to the Battery Street Tunnel, which runs under Battery Street through Belltown.
The Battery Street Tunnel runs along 3,140 feet (960 m) below Battery Street. The tunnel brings SR 99 under the Seattle Belltown neighborhood and to Aurora Avenue North. The tunnel was built in 1952 using the cut-and-cover method. It carries two lanes of traffic in every direction, and connects the Alaska Flyway to Aurora Avenue N., providing continuity for State Route 99. There are no sidewalks or other provisions for pedestrians or cyclists in the Tunnel. When the traffic blocking incident occurred inside the tunnel, the warning lights suggest the rider to exit SR-99 on Western Avenue (north) and Denny Way (south). Emergency exit doors are placed behind a sliding door, with stairs leading to Battery Street on the surface. The tunnel is scheduled to be replaced by a replacement substitute Way Alaska tunnel, which is being built in March 2018. The tunnel will be closed and filled after the replacement tunnel is open.
Aurora Avenue at this point is lined with businesses, residences, side streets and sidewalks. There is a median barrier, so cross-traffic and left turns are not available; access only on right-to/right-out (RIRO). There are also several pedestrian crossing bridges and underpasses along this route. As Aurora Avenue approaches and passes the east side of Queen Anne Hill, the median barrier ends, although access remains RIRO. Aurora Avenue then crossed the Lake Washington Ship Channel at the George Washington Memorial Bridge (1932). At the intersection for Bridge Way, a very low median barrier begins, rising to a higher wall a little north of 38 North Street. The barrier lowered just beyond 49 North Street. Aurora Avenue then split the two Woodland Gardens, with a barrier replaced by paint stripes to the next side of the road, North 59th. The higher walls return like Aurora Avenue approaching the northern entrance of Green Lake Way. Right north of North 68th Street, there is a traffic-controlled intersection on Aurora Avenue through a narrow slit in the median. RIRO access ends and cross traffic continues before Winona Avenue North, which is the junction of the first traffic light on Aurora Avenue. From there, Aurora travels to the intersection with Northgate Way, which provides access to Northgate Mall and Greenwood, and then connects Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park. Aurora Avenue then continues northward to 145th Street, where the intersection is also the western end of SR 523. Many parts of the segment between Washelli Park and 145th Street are short of sidewalks, but there is a pedestrian bridge across 130th Street. At 145th Street, SR 99 leaves Seattle and enters the Shoreline as it continues north on Aurora Avenue. Stretching through the Shoreline has a one-way left-handed turn lane instead of the usual two-way swivel track, as well as a landscape that separates the sidewalk from the highway. SR 99 and Aurora Avenue across the former Interurban railway line, now an urban lane, near North 155th Street. Then continue north to King County - Snohomish County, which consists of a road marked North 205th Street in King County and 244th Street Southwest in Snohomish County.
Upon entering Snohomish County and Edmonds town, the highway changed its name to Pacific Highway North and crossed with SR 104. The highway continued north toward Edmonds.
North Edmonds, SR 99 enters Lynnwood, where it is known as Highway 99. SR 99 intersects SR 524 on 196th Street Southwest. SR 99 intersects SR 525 (known as Mukilteo Speedway) at a partial intersection near Serene Lake. This exchange marks the northern end of the freeway SR 525, which is an extension of Interstate 405.
After traveling through Lynnwood, SR 99 enters Everett, where it is known as the Evergreen Way , up 3 miles (4.8 km) south of its terminals. At the junction of Evergreen Way and Everett Mall Way, SR 99 goes northeast at Everett Mall Way. SR 99 passes Mall near intersection/intersection with Interstate 5, SR 526, and SR 527.
Before the completion of Interstate 5, SR 99 was used to follow the Evergreen Way to Everett Mall Way (later known as "The Broadway Cut-Off") to Broadway; then continue north through downtown Everett on Broadway. As the Evergreen Way continues north on Everett, it becomes Rucker Avenue just south of 41st Street. Rucker Avenue cut the previous alignment of SR 526 on 41st Street.
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History
Originally, State Route 99 was named Pacific Highway 1, which had been built on a previous cart named R.F. Morrow Road. SR 99 is a small part of the former US 99, which extended from Vancouver, Washington on the Oregon border to the Canadian-US border at Peace Arch in Blaine, Washington. SR 99 is the main route of US 99 where the construction of Interstate 5 along the same route will be very expensive, or will not serve the greater good. Also, with the exception of the freeway section, and from the Battery Road Tunnel to the north side of the George Washington Bridge (Aurora Bridge), the SR 99 is lined with shops, making expansion almost impossible. SR 99 is used as US 99 and Primary State Highway (PSH) 1. When I-5 is built, this designation is transferred to new alignments from the country line to the international border until I-5 begins to be established above the route. They were then signed together briefly, and then, around the time of the 1964 state highway dissolution, the SR 99 was redesigned on many previous routes. Slowly, over time, the SR 99 is cut back to the current route from Fife to Everett. In 2004 the state legislature abolished the appointment of SR 99 from the route section along Tukwila International Boulevard in Tukwila. The same action also stipulates that the south alignment of SR 18 will be abandoned as soon as the recently completed SR 509 freeway from Tacoma to Federal Way.
Initially, US 99 was channeled through the streets of downtown Seattle, along 1st Avenue and 1st Avenue South. When viaduct is built and US 99 is moved there, the old route becomes US Route 99 Alternate (Further Business). On the Alaska Way Viaduct road, near the southern end, there is a ghostly ramp on the east side of the building. This is the only interchange structure created when the viaduct was first built to anticipate 10 US highways (now Interstate 90) being completed to Seattle, and extended to SR/US 99. However, the development of a new downtown bypass tunnel has since removed this previous section of the original bridge. To date, the older US 99 mark still exists on the overhead sign on Columbia Street onramp to the Alaskan Viaduct Way in downtown Seattle.
Previously, SR 99 was extended through downtown Everett. However, shortly after the opening of Boeing Freeway and Everett Mall, SR 99 was routed through Everett Mall Way to end at the intersection of Boeing Freeway (SR 526), ​​SR 527, and I-5, but part of SR 99 still extending from the northern part of Everett as State Route 529, becoming State Street through Marysville, then Smokey Point Boulevard.
Many cities and towns along the I-5 corridor in Washington have roads named 'Highway 99', 'Old Highway 99', 'Pacific Highway', or just 'Old 99' all used to be part of US 99. Those cities with roads still called 'Highway 99' can cause confusion with people unfamiliar with the area, as they expect a path to be part of the SR 99. It is most evident in Vancouver, Washington that "Hwy 99" is often confused for the country route.
When known as 'US 99', the highway receives federal funds for maintenance; at the point where federal funding is no longer provided, the road designation is changed to 'SR 99'.
On November 27, 1998, a gunman shot and killed bus driver Mark McLaughlin on the Seattle bus route 359, which ran on Highway 99. The gunman, Silas Cool, then shot and killed himself. At the time of the incident, the bus traveled south across the George Washington Memorial Bridge on Aurora Avenue North, just north of the approach to the Lake Washington Canal. After McLaughlin was shot, the bus turned across two lanes of traffic and fell 50 feet from the bridge into the Fremont Seattle neighborhood. It landed in an apartment building and then fell to the ground. The driver, gunman, and one other passenger were killed, and 32 other passengers were injured. Immediately after the incident, the route was changed from 359 to 358,
In recent years, three State Route 99 segments have pavement lines converted into business access and transit lines (BAT lines) to accommodate the upgrading of bus services that are then converted to bus rapid transit. Swift Bus Rapid Transit between Shoreline and Everett began operations in 2009, RapidRide A Line from Federal Way to Tukwila began operations in 2010, and RapidRide E Line from Downtown Seattle to Shoreline replaced King County Metro 358 route in 2014.
The route is famous for being fenced with drug dealers, prostitutes, and strip clubs, and the route stretch through King County's south is where Gary Ridgway, aka Green River Killer, takes its toll.
In 1939, the Washington state legislature proposed naming the "Jefferson Davis Highway" road, making it the final component of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway, where United Daughters of the Confederacy intends to travel through the South and up the west coast to Canada, but it never made official. In 2002, the House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that would remove Davis's name from the street. However, the state Senate committee subsequently murdered the proposal.
In May 2016, the highway was designated as the William P. Stewart Memorial Highway, named after an African-American Civil War veteran and early settlers in Snohomish.
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References
External links
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