Hewitt Avenue Trestle

The Hewitt Avenue Trestle is a causeway carrying U.S. Route 2 from Everett to Lake Stevens. It crosses the Snohomish River, Ebey Island, and the Ebey Slough. The western end of the trestle is an interchange with Interstate 5, while the eastern end is an interchange with State Route 204 and 20th Street.

Hewitt Avenue Trestle
View of the Hewitt Avenue Trestle from its east end
Coordinates47.979°N 122.162°W / 47.979; -122.162
CarriesU.S. Route 2
CrossesEbey Slough
Maintained byWashington State Department of Transportation
Characteristics
MaterialReinforced concrete
Total length2.5 mi (4.0 km)
No. of lanes4
History
Construction cost$100 million (1993 rebuild)
Opened1936
Rebuilt1968, 1993–2001

The original wooden and concrete trestle was opened on January 15, 1936,[1] carrying both directions of traffic and including a drawbridge over the Snohomish River. A parallel trestle was opened in 1969 to carry westbound traffic.[2] A new 2.5-mile (4.0 km) eastbound trestle was built between 1993 and 2001 for $100 million, using reinforced concrete.[3]

A Washington State Transportation Commission report in 2018 listed replacement plans for the westbound trestle with a new, three-lane trestle at costs ranging from $620 million to $2 billion with funding by various means including up to $690 million in tolls.[4][5][6]

References
  1. "Everett Delta Bridge Opened". The Seattle Times. January 16, 1936. p. 4.
  2. "Official Opening: US 2, Everett to Cavaleros Corner". Washington State Department of Highways. April 1969. Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
  3. Ignacio Lobos (June 17, 1993), "Twin Rivers Of Concrete -- New Hewitt Avenue Trestle Goes Up As 30, 000 Cars A Day Keep Flowing", The Seattle Times, retrieved February 8, 2018
  4. John H. White, NWR Assistant Regional Administrator (January 18, 2018), US 2 westbound trestle funding finance study (PDF), Washington State Transportation Commission
  5. Melissa Slager (December 12, 2017), "Pay a toll on US 2 trestle? 10,000 say no on social media", Everett Herald
  6. ANGELA COOPER-McCORKLE (February 7, 2018), "Tolls on U.S. 2 would fund new trestle", Snohomish County Tribune
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