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Sherman Alston driving bus through Metro bus tunnel, Seattle, May 4, 1990
Order an ImageIn this image Metro bus driver Sherman Alston takes one of Seattle's new dual-powered buses on its inaugural run through the downtown bus tunnel. 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
Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph
ID Number: 2000.107.124.35.02
Date: 1990
Creator(s):
Banner, Ellen M., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 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, 2000.107.124.35.02, photo by Ellen M. Banner
Copyright: All Rights Reserved