Westlake Avenue
Type | Arterial street |
---|---|
Maintained by | Seattle Department of Transportation |
Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km)[1] |
Location | Seattle, Washington |
South end | Stewart Street at McGraw Square |
Major junctions | Denny Way Mercer Street |
North end | Fremont Avenue N / Dexter Avenue N / Nickerson Street |
Construction | |
Completion | 1906 |
Westlake Avenue is a major street in Seattle, Washington, connecting Downtown Seattle to the neighborhoods of South Lake Union, Westlake and northeastern Queen Anne. The street runs north–south along the west side of Lake Union for 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from McGraw Square to the Fremont Bridge.
The street's unusual route through the
Westlake Avenue is also served by a variety of
Street description
Westlake Avenue begins at Stewart Street on the north side of McGraw Square, which also serves as the southern terminus of the South Lake Union Streetcar.[2] The square is located adjacent to the Times Square Building and one block north of the Westlake Center and Nordstrom Building.[3] The southernmost block of Westlake Avenue is divided between the streetcar tracks and a southbound-only street that connects to a porte-cochère for the Westin Seattle hotel complex. Westlake gains a northbound lane after crossing 6th Avenue and continues northwest across the Denny Triangle street grid, forming several triangular blocks.[1][4]
The street passes the east side of the
Westlake Avenue turns northwest to follow the shore of
History
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The street was constructed in 1907 and completed in November of that year.[12][15]
Transit service
Westlake Avenue is served by the
Cycling
The Westlake
Major intersections
The entire street is in
mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0 | 0.0 | Stewart Street | Southbound access only | ||
0.4 | 0.64 | Denny Way | |||
0.8 | 1.3 | Mercer Street | |||
2.5 | 4.0 | Nickerson Street, Dexter Avenue N, Fremont Avenue N | Continues north on Fremont Bridge | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Google (November 26, 2018). "Westlake Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Seattle Streetcar Map (PDF) (Map). Seattle Department of Transportation. December 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Westlake Transportation Hub Strategy" (PDF). Seattle Department of Transportation. August 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Dorpat, Paul (September 22, 2016). "A Westlake Avenue triangle, one of several in the neighborhood, was home to Frederick & Nelson". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Amazon Seattle Campus Map (Map). Cartography by OpenStreetMap. Amazon. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Rosenberg, Mike (March 12, 2017). "Record construction frenzy sweeps downtown Seattle; more building to come". The Seattle Times. p. D1. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Lindblom, Mike (March 22, 2015). "Transit plan for South Lake Union: Drop 2 car lanes". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Buhayar, Noah; Bass, Dina (August 30, 2018). "How Big Tech Swallowed Seattle". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Rosenberg, Mike (August 14, 2018). "Google expanding again in Seattle, with new tower next to Amazon". The Seattle Times. p. A8. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Lindblom, Mike (November 12, 2017). "Westlake bike path: Better commutes for thousands, but safety risk for pedestrians?". The Seattle Times. p. B2. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Matassa Flores, Michele (April 11, 1993). "'Center' of attention: Lake Union development puts spotlight on family that usually keeps low profile". The Seattle Times. p. D1.
- ^ a b c Krafft, Katheryn H.; Meisner, Jennifer (August 2014). Historic Resources Survey Report: South Lake Union & Cascade Neighborhoods, Seattle, Washington (PDF) (Report). Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. pp. 6–13. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Crowley, Walt (April 22, 2005). "Seattle City Council approves franchise for new Westlake streetcar line on October 14, 1890". HistoryLink. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Thomas Street History Services (August 2005). "South Lake Union Historic Survey and Inventory – Context Statement" (PDF). Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2006. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Dorpat, Paul (November 13, 1983). "Westlake: Seattle's 5-star intersection held promise even at the turn of the century". The Seattle Times. pp. 26–27.
- ^ Westneat, Danny (April 1, 2016). "Two lanes closed on Westlake Avenue … and nobody noticed". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Lindblom, Mike (March 12, 2016). "Is your bus route changing? Metro moves lines to feed UW Station light rail". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Metro Transit System: Northwest Area (Map). King County Metro. September 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Coombs, Casey (August 28, 2018). "For the first time, a Metro bus will run every five minutes through Amazon's campus". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Lindblom, Mike (March 25, 2018). "Sound Transit seeks two light-rail stations in South Lake Union, only five blocks apart". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Fucoloro, Tom (September 19, 2016). "The Westlake Bikeway is officially open, and it was worth the compromises". Seattle Bike Blog. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Bush, Evan (January 3, 2015). "Work to begin on controversial cycle track along Lake Union". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Lindblom, Mike (September 12, 2017). "Westlake bike path: Better commutes for thousands, but safety risk for pedestrians?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Lindblom, Mike (December 6, 2007). "Cyclists, skinny tires, streetcar rails — not a good mix". The Seattle Times. p. B3. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
External links
- Media related to Westlake Avenue, Seattle at Wikimedia Commons