Mount Baker Tunnel
The Mount Baker Tunnel or Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel carries Interstate 90 under the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is actually a group of three tubes that carry eight lanes of freeway traffic, plus a separate path for bicycles and pedestrians, and a light-rail track that is currently under construction.- Type: Tunnel
- Description: tunnel in Seattle, Washington, USA
- Also known as: “Mt. Baker Ridge Tunnel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Northwest African American Museum and Jimi Hendrix Park.
Northwest African American Museum
Museum
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Northwest African American Museum is a museum in Seattle, Washington's historically African-American Central District neighborhood. The museum aims to present and preserve the connections between the Pacific Northwest and people of African descent and investigate and celebrate Black experiences in America through exhibitions, programs and events. Northwest African American Museum is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Mount Baker Tunnel.
Jimi Hendrix Park
Park
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jimi Hendrix Park is a 2.3-acre park in Seattle, Washington named in honor of musician Jimi Hendrix, who was from Seattle. The park was named in 2006, and the opening of the park was announced in December, 2011 at the Northwest African American Museum, adjacent to the park, with an opening planned for 2012 to mark the 70th anniversary of the musician's birth. Jimi Hendrix Park is situated 940 feet southwest of Mount Baker Tunnel.
Judkins Park station
Railway station
Judkins Park station is a future light rail station on the 2 Line of the Link light rail system in Seattle, Washington, United States. The at-grade station, located in the median of Interstate 90 at Rainier Avenue, will serve the Central District neighborhood. Judkins Park station is situated 1,300 feet west of Mount Baker Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leschi and Mount Baker.
Leschi
Suburb
Leschi is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Washington, the residential neighborhood was named by its 19th-century developer for Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe, who was executed by territorial authorities in 1858 in Pierce County, Washington.
Mount Baker
Suburb
Mount Baker is a neighborhood in southeastern Seattle, Washington. The neighborhood's name comes from the view of Mount Baker in Whatcom County, that is seen by looking north over Lake Washington.
Central District
Suburb
The Central District is a mostly residential neighborhood in Seattle located east of downtown and First Hill; west of Madrona, Leschi and Mt. Baker neighborhoods; south of Capitol Hill, and north of Rainier Valley.
Mount Baker Tunnel
- Categories: road tunnel, historic site, and transportation
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.59037° or 47° 35′ 25″ northLongitude
-122.29768° or 122° 17′ 52″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
84VVHPR2+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 481496634OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tunnelOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tunnelGeoNames ID
7308233Wikidata ID
Q6919573
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Mount Baker Tunnel” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “貝克山隧道”
- Chinese: “贝克山隧道”
- German: “Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel”
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