Interstate 405 South - Bellevue

A historical look at the Wilburton Tunnel on I-405 south formerly located west of Woodbridge in Bellevue. The tunnel was demolished on August 16th, 2008¹ as part of a WSDOT freeway widening project. An abandoned BNSF Railroad line traveled above the tunnel. Expansion south to I-90 widened I-405 to ten overall lanes and included a new southbound roadway through the multi level interchange at Exit 11.

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Interstate 90 joins Bellevue with Mercer Island and Seattle to the west and Issaquah and Snoqualmie in the eastern suburbs. The transcontinental route stretches 3,020.54 miles east to Spokane, Minneapolis, Chicago, Cleveland, and Boston.

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The westbound ramp at Exit 11 includes access to Bellevue Way near Beaux Arts Village. Interstate 90 extends west from Bellevue Way to SoDo in Seattle.

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Southcenter joins Renton on the Interstate 405 pull through panel at the original southbound roadway split with Exit 11. Southcenter is the area in Tukwila where I-405 meets I-5 and SR 518.

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Interstate 90 east ascends into the Cascade Mountains from Issaquah to Snoqualmie Pass. The freeway proceeds from the often snow covered stretch to I-82 at Ellensburg, Moses Lake and Spokane.

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Traveling the lower level of the systems interchange at Exit 11 to Interstate 90 east.

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