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Title: R.H. Thomson Expressway (Seattle)
Post by: ComputerGuy on January 25, 2009, 09:08:55 PM
The R.H. Thomson Expressway was a planned freeway from WA-520 to Downtown Seattle.

Some links:

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=47.644163~-122.297261&style=h&lvl=16&scene=3695216 (http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=47.644163~-122.297261&style=h&lvl=16&scene=3695216)
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=1229 (http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=1229)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeway_and_expressway_revolts#Washington (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeway_and_expressway_revolts#Washington)
http://blog.evandodds.com/2007/04/09/rh-thomson-expressway/ (http://blog.evandodds.com/2007/04/09/rh-thomson-expressway/)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/67389_get22.shtml (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/67389_get22.shtml)
http://www.ciatrans.net/CStud-WA2.html (http://www.ciatrans.net/CStud-WA2.html)
http://soundpolitics.com/archives/006537.html (http://soundpolitics.com/archives/006537.html)
http://www.expresswaysite.com/washington_522.htm (http://www.expresswaysite.com/washington_522.htm)
http://www.nwhighways.amhosting.net/i90page_noframes.html (http://www.nwhighways.amhosting.net/i90page_noframes.html)

and

Google (http://ttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=R.H.+Thomson+Expressway&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=)
Title: Re: R.H. Thomson Expressway (Seattle)
Post by: Voyager on January 25, 2009, 09:36:37 PM
Was? I take it they're not going to build it?
Title: Re: R.H. Thomson Expressway (Seattle)
Post by: ComputerGuy on January 25, 2009, 09:40:07 PM
They cancled it...voters approved it and then the environmentalists protested it and WSDOT decided not to build the freeway.
Title: Re: R.H. Thomson Expressway (Seattle)
Post by: Fcexpress80 on April 24, 2009, 02:27:32 AM
This freeway would have linked WA-520 to I-90 along the MLK Jr. Blvd. corridor in Seattle.  Even a freeway geek like myself finds this road to be a little on the excessive side.