Built in the 1950's, damaged in the Nisqually earthquake and finally replaced by a tunnel, the Alaskan Way Viaduct moved tens of thousands of vehicles daily through Seattle. The final section of the roadway was removed last Saturday.
Photo by WSDOT
Now the viaduct is truly only a memory.
WSDOT’s contractor Kiewit finished demolishing the last columns of the Alaskan Way Viaduct at Marion Street last Saturday.
The double-deck portion of the remaining roadway at Marion came down late on Saturday – leaving the waterfront clear of the viaduct between Pike Place Market and South Dearborn Street.
Only cleanup and a small section of demolition near the BNSF railroad tracks north of Pike Place Market remains. WSDOT is marking this milestone by releasing a video that captures the tremendous effort involved in demolishing the viaduct and the extraordinary transformation of Seattle's waterfront now underway.
