Goodbye Viaduct, Hello Tunnel

Seattle’s Waterfront hasn’t changed this much since the Gold Rush

The view north on the Viaduct , taken near the Columbia onramp. Photo: © Bike Hugger/PNWMF

I’d never thought of the Alaskan Way Viaduct as a buttress to Seattle’s front door.

It looks like one now.

Standing there empty, worn out, and awaiting demolition. With snow flurries whipping around the broken pillars today, the viaduct offers short and…