Exit 26 — A County of Corners

Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood · Oct 29, 2026 · 3m

Sal: Between exit twenty-six and the end of the road. Sal: This stretch was the last piece of Interstate 405 to be built. The section between Woodinville and Lynnwood opened to traffic in November 1969. Planners first drew it along Swamp Creek from Kenmore, but after opposition from residents it was moved northeast, to North Creek. The thirty-mile freeway was meant to be the way around Seattle, an alternate route to I-5. Today it is one of the most congested highways in the Seattle area. Peggy: Built to get around the traffic. Now it is the traffic. Sal: The Bothell–Everett Highway, State…