Montlake Cut
The Montlake Cut is the easternmost section of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which passes through the city of Seattle, linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound.- Type: Channel
- Description: canal segment in King County, Washington, USA
- Also known as: “Pike Cut” and “Portage Cut”
Places of Interest
Highlights include West Montlake Park and University of Washington station.
West Montlake Park
Park
West Montlake Park is a park by Portage Bay in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The park is bounded on the north by the Montlake Cut, on the west by Portage Bay, on the south by the Seattle Yacht Club marina, and on the east by West Park Drive E.
University of Washington station
Railway station
Photo: SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
University of Washington is a light rail station on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, United States. The station is served by the 1 Line of Sound Transit's Link light rail system, which connects Northgate, Downtown Seattle, and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
Montlake Bridge
Bridge
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The Montlake Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that carries State Route 513 over Seattle's Montlake Cut—part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal—connecting Montlake and the University District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montlake and Eastlake.
Montlake
Neighborhood
Montlake is a wealthy residential neighborhood in central Seattle, Washington. It is located along the Montlake Cut of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, bounded to the north by Portage Bay, to the east by the Washington Park Arboretum, and to the south and west…
Eastlake
Neighborhood
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Eastlake is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, so named because of its location on the eastern shore of Lake Union. Its main thoroughfare is Eastlake Avenue E, which runs from Howell Street at the northeast corner of Downtown north over the University Bridge to the University District, where it connects to Roosevelt Way N.E. and 11th Avenue N.E.
Montlake Cut
- Categories: channel and body of water
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Montlake Cut” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قناة مونتليك”
- Cebuano: “Montlake Cut”
- Chinese: “蒙特萊克河岸”
- German: “Montlake Cut”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Broadway and University District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Glads Sculpture Garden and University of Washington Medical Center.
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