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1986.5.12214.1
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Aerial view of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle, 1953
Order an ImageSeattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct carried traffic over the waterfront area, linking the northern part of the city to the industrial area south of the central business district. The first unit of the elevated roadway, from Battery Street to Dearborn Street, was completed in 1953 and a southern extension in 1959. The Viaduct closed in January 2019 after being replaced by the State Route 99 tunnel, and was demolished later that year.
This view looking east shows the northern section entering the Battery Street Tunnel and Lake Union in the background.
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, STREETS, Alaskan Way viaduct, airview.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March 13, 1953.
This view looking east shows the northern section entering the Battery Street Tunnel and Lake Union in the background.
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, STREETS, Alaskan Way viaduct, airview.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March 13, 1953.
ID Number: 1986.5.12214.1
Date: 1953
Physical Description: 1 negative : acetate, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.12214.1
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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