US 99 in the Ferndale area

[Max Rockatansky]

I forgot to link this over the other day when it published. 

https://www.gribblenation.org/2025/10/former-us-route-99-in-ferndale.html

The intro paragraph:

"Ferndale is a city located on the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington.  The early alignment of US Route 99 in the community followed a winding course north of Bellingham which connected it with Main Street and 3rd Avenue in downtown Ferndale.  The highway was significantly straightened on both sides of Ferndale by the early 1930s but was still aligned through downtown until a bypass expressway was constructed in 1955. 

The 1955 era bypass of downtown was later expanded into part of Interstate 5 which replaced US Route 99 north of Bellingham to downtown Ferndale in 1960.  The Interstate north of Ferndale to the outskirts of Blaine was completed in 1963.  Despite US Route 99 being decommissioned in Washington State circa 1969 the freeway grade of Interstate 5 in Ferndale was not fully complete until the southbound Nooksack River Bridge opened in 1972."