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Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
The history, landmarks, and stories along I-405 northbound from Tukwila to Lynnwood, timed to the drive exit by exit. Spoken by Sal and Peggy.
Episodes
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 26 — A County of Corners
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…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 24 — The Twenty-Sided Company
Sal: Between exits twenty-four and twenty-six. Sal: North Creek runs through one of the last mature conifer forests in the Bothell area. The North Creek Forest…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 23 — Where the Crows Went
Sal: Between exits twenty-three and twenty-four. Sal: State Route 522 meets the freeway near the delta of North Creek. The state bought 58 acres there in 1994…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 22 — Taming of the Slough
Sal: Between exits twenty-two and twenty-three. Sal: The freeway crosses the Sammamish River here, which for decades was the Sammamish Slough and the course of…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 20 — Formerly Mudd Lake
Sal: Between exits twenty and twenty-two. Sal: Totem Lake gave this neighborhood its name, though the lake itself covers only two acres. It sits at the head of…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 18 — Kirkland on the Label
Sal: Between exits eighteen and twenty. Sal: Up on Rose Hill, a branch of Forbes Creek runs past Costco's warehouse number eight. Costco's store brand carries…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 17 — Pittsburgh of the West
Sal: Between exits seventeen and eighteen. Sal: Kirkland is named for Peter Kirk, who owned a steel mill in Workington, England. In 1888 he and his partners…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 14 — Burgers, Horses and Ships
Sal: Between exits fourteen and seventeen. Sal: State Route 520 meets the freeway here. From 1981 to 1986, Microsoft had its headquarters nearby, in the…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 13 — Whalers on the Lake
Sal: Between exits thirteen and fourteen. Sal: Northeast Eighth Street leads into downtown Bellevue, a name taken from the French for "beautiful view."…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 12 — A Strawberry Town
Sal: Between exits twelve and thirteen. Sal: By the 1920s Bellevue was known for its strawberries, a chief crop of many families, mostly Japanese. In mid-June…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 11 — Trestles and Tile
Sal: Between exits eleven and twelve. Sal: This junction links Interstate 405 with Interstate 90, the crossroads of the Eastside. Sal: Beside Mercer Slough…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 10 — Smokestacks to Wireless
Sal: Between exits ten and eleven. Sal: Factoria Boulevard leads into south Bellevue's commercial hub. When promoters platted the townsite in 1911, they named…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 9 — Coals to Newcastle
Sal: Between exits nine and ten. Sal: This exit links Lake Washington Boulevard and 112th Avenue, the way up into Newcastle. Sal: In 1863 surveyors discovered…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 7 — Punts on Water
Sal: Between exits seven and nine. Sal: Northeast Forty-Fourth Street is the exit for Kennydale and Hazelwood, where the highway hugs a narrow shelf between…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 6 — Pier Over Water
Sal: Between exits six and seven. Sal: Northeast Thirtieth Street meets the freeway here. Running up to this exit along the shore, Gene Coulon Memorial Beach…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 5 — Bombers to Circuses
Sal: Between exits five and six. Sal: Between the freeway and Lake Washington sit the Boeing Renton Factory and the municipal airport. Sal: The plant covers…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 4 — Reading Over Salmon
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…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 3 — Five and Dime
Sal: Between exits three and four. Sal: State Route 515 climbs Talbot Hill here, leading toward Benson Hill. Down below, downtown Renton grew around its rail…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 2 — Dragons in Renton
Sal: Between exits two and three. Sal: State Route 167 runs south from here toward Kent and Auburn, following the Green River valley. Sal: In the office parks…
- Sal on I-405 Northbound: Tukwila to Lynnwood
Exit 1 — Horses, Then Sounders
Sal: Between exits one and two. Sal: Just south of the freeway, between here and State Route 167, sat Longacres, the home of Thoroughbred racing in western…