North Meridian — Very Long Girders

Sal on SR 167 Northbound: Tacoma to Renton · Oct 29, 2026 · 1m

Sal: Between North Meridian and State Route Five-Twelve. Sal: This is the south end of the State Route One Sixty-Seven freeway, which shares its lanes for a short way with State Route One Sixty-One. The plan is a new freeway from Puyallup, across Interstate Five, to State Route Five-Oh-Nine in Fife, part of the Puget Sound Gateway Project. Its first piece was a new bridge for 70th Avenue East over Interstate Five, on girders more than 220 feet long, among the longest precast concrete girders ever made. It opened as Wapato Way East on June 28, 2021. Peggy: Some of the longest girders ever…