Last Driven July 2019
MP: 40.43
Location: Aurora Ave N and N 145th St, Seattle
Reassurance shield after SR 523 as we enter Seattle
MP: 39.66
Location: Aurora Ave N and 130th St N, Seattle
Reassurance shield after 130th St N
 
MP: 38.45
Location: Aurora Ave N and N Northgate Way, Seattle
 Northgate Way heads over to I-5 and NSCC
MP: 38.07
Location: Aurora Ave N an N 97th St, Seattle
Reassurance shield after a few blocks without one. Note the humourous marquee on the insurance agency
 
MP: 37.58
Location: Aurora Ave N and N 85th St, Seattle
Turn left to take 85th St to I-5
 
MP: 37.27
Location: Aurora Ave N and N 80th St Seattle
 N 80th St heads over to I-5 as we head through the Green Lake district
MP: 36.14
Location: Aurora Ave N and N 59th St, Seattle
Turn right to head into the Woodland Park Zoo, reassurance shield as we pass through the Woodland Park
MP: 34.74
Location: Aurora Ave N and 38th St, Seattle
Reassurance shield after 38th St.
MP: 34.7
Location: Aurora Ave N and 38th Ave, Seattle
Reassurance shield a few feet later.
 
(Historic Photo: March 2008)
MP: 34.04
Location: Aurora Ave N and Dexter Ave N, Seattle
Exit for Dexter Avenue. We’ll get our first VMS for the upcoming 99 tunnel.
MP: 33.3
Location: Aurora Ave N and Prospect St, Seattle
1/2 mile to the new SR 99 Tunnel.
MP: 33.1
Location: Aurora Ave N and Ward St, Seattle
Interestingly, this sign dates back to the Battery Street Tunnel but is still applicable with the new tunnel. Beyond this point, SR 99 enters a new alignment through downtown. To see a few pictures from the old viaduct routing as of March 2008, visit this link.
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Location: SR 99 and 6th Ave, Seattle
SRWeb hasn’t been updated with the new mileposts at the time I drove this in July 2019, but this is the entrance to the new 99 tunnel.
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Location: SR 99 and Royal Brougham Way, Seattle
In a mile we’ll approach an exit to I-5 and I-90. I like the Burma Shave signs.
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Location: SR 99 and Royal Brougham Way, Seattle
Exit ahead for I-90 and I-5 as we come out of the tunnel.
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Location: SR 99 and Royal Brougham Way, Seattle
When I drove this in July 2019 they hadn’t started tolling yet.
(Historic Photo: March 2008)
MP: 29.04
Location: Alaskan Way Viaduct and S Spokane St, Seattle
BGS assembly. Exit to jump on the West Seattle Bridge, stay straight for SR 99 to turn into Marginal Way
 
MP: 28.89
Location: E Marginal Way S and SW Spokane St, Seattle
Reassurance shield after Spokane St and the West Seattle Bridge
(Historic Photo: March 2008)
MP: 27.61
Location: E Marginal Way S and Lucile St, Seattle
Reassurance shield after Lucile St as we head south out of town
MP: 27.35
Location: E Marginal Way S and 1st Ave S, Seattle
Trailblazer for Freeway SR 509 coming up pretty soon
 
MP:Â 27.31
Location: E Marginal Way S and 1st Ave S, Seattle
Stay straight to merge onto 1st Ave S to head into South Seattle
MP: 27.16
Location: 1st Ave S and E Marginal Way S, Seattle
As we cross over the 1st Ave S drawbridge we approach JCT SR 509. This carriageway continues as SR 509 south to Burien while SR 99 weaves around onto another freeway turns into SR 599. SR 99 will dead end only to resume on International Blvd and SR 518 in the city of Seatac
MP: 26.72
Location: SR 99 and SR 509, Seattle
SR 99 exits, heads south to SR 599. SR 509 heads down to Burien and Des Moines
