Exit 5 — Reading Over Salmon

Sal on I-405 Southbound: Lynnwood to Tukwila · Oct 29, 2026 · 1m

Sal: Between exits four and five. Sal: State Route 169 follows the Cedar River inland toward Maple Valley. Where the river flows through Renton sits one of the most unusual public libraries in the country. Sal: Built in 1966, the Renton Public Library spans 80 feet directly across the river on concrete girders and pilings, functioning as an inhabited bridge. Peggy: An 80-foot bookshelf over running water. Sal: The library belonged to the city until 2010, when it joined the county library system after a contentious annexation vote. A ten-million-dollar renovation added floor-to-ceiling glass…