Washington State Route 519

State Route 519
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-5
Defined by RCW 47.17.717
Maintained by WSDOT
Length: 1.14 mi[1] (1.83 km)
Existed: 1992 – present
Major junctions
South end: I-90 in Seattle
North end: Colman Dock in Seattle
Highway system

State highways in Washington
Interstate • US • State
Former PSH • 1964 renumbering • Former SR

← SR 518 SR 520 →

State Route 519 is a highway entirely within the city of Seattle, slightly over a mile in length. Defined by the legislature as "beginning at a junction with state route number 90 in Seattle, thence westerly, and northerly to the Washington state ferry terminal," it begins at the end of Interstate 90 at the intersection of 4th Avenue S. and Edgar Martinez Drive S., runs west over Edgar Martinez Drive S. to Alaskan Way S., and then turns north and ends at Washington State Ferries' Colman Dock on Elliott Bay.

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History

When SR 519 was designated in 1992, the terminus of I-90 intersected directly with 4th Avenue S. SR 519 began at that intersection, ran south to the intersection of 4th Avenue S. and S. Royal Brougham Way, turned west on Royal Brougham, crossed the tracks of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, and ran to the intersection of Royal Brougham and Alaskan Way S. There, it turned north, and ran to Colman Dock.

In spring 2004, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) finished Phase 1 of its South Seattle Intermodal Access project, which involved the closure of the I-90 on- and off-ramps at 4th Avenue S., the extension of S. Atlantic Street (now known as Edgar Martínez Drive S.) over the rail tracks, and the connection of this new bridge to new ramps to I-90.[2] Interstate 90 eastbound now begins at the intersection of 4th Avenue S. and Edgar Martinez Drive S. However, SR 519 was still signed from its original terminus at 4th Avenue S. and S. Royal Brougham Way, which was still the terminus of Interstate 90 westbound.

Phase 2 of the project originally planned to have the new Atlantic Street bridge to be eastbound only, with a westbound bridge over the railroad built at S. Royal Brougham Way. However, changes to the project area during Phase 1 construction caused WSDOT, the City of Seattle, and the Port of Seattle to consider different options. On November 2, 2006, the three agencies decided that the Atlantic Corridor, connecting I-90 westbound to Edgar Martinez Drive via a new ramp, was the best option for Phase 2.[2][3] Construction lasted from 2008 to 2011.[2] After construction was complete, the southern terminus of SR 519 moved to Edgar Martinez Drive, and Royal Brougham Way became a city street.[4]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
King Seattle 0.00 I-90 east – Bellevue, Ellensburg, Spokane Southern terminus
1.14 SR 304 (Colman Dock) / SR 305 / SR 339 Northern terminus

References

  1. ^ a b Washington State Department of Transportation. "State Highway Log, 2006". http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/tdo/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/HwyLog2006.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-22. 
  2. ^ a b c Washington State Department of Transportation. "SR 519 South Seattle Intermodal Access Project". http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR519. Retrieved 2007-04-30. 
  3. ^ Lange, Larry (2006-11-11). "New ramp is best way for things to go, consensus says". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://www.seattlepi.com/transportation/292037_stadiumhwy11.html. Retrieved 2007-04-30. 
  4. ^ Washington State Department of Transportation. "SR 519 Intermodal Access Project - Commonly Asked Questions". http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR519/questions.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 

External links

Former or proposed state routes: SR 514 - SR 537 - SR 540