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South entrance to Metro Transit bus tunnel, Seattle, August 5, 1989

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In this image a Metro Transit inspector walks through the tunnel at the south entrance during construction. The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated to include light rail access in 2009.

Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph
ID Number: 2000.107.124.34.05
Date: 1989
Creator(s): Werner-Jones, Jennifer, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 6.5 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.124.34.05, photo by Jennifer Werner-Jones
Copyright: All Rights Reserved