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Driving on wa sr-2 west east north south 1/1/82 in Seattle Bothell Everett Tacoma Bellevue Renton and Lynnwood from highway videos

I had forgotten what a convoluted route it was getting across the (single) Narrows Bridge.

wow they extended the 181 exit , added an east to the west 196th duo exit. multiple overpasses missing here. wow.

I didn't move to the area until 92 but it was interesting to roll back the clock. More interesting to me than the roads and buildings were the cars. It seems so odd driving on this street that I drive on every day and seeing ZERO crossover SUV's when half the cars on the road today are crossovers!

Differences between I-90 in 1983 and I-90 today In 1983: - I-90 started by turning south from Dearborn Street. I-90 and I-5 never crossed paths then. - I-90 from Seattle to Bellevue looked more like a standard city highway than a true freeway (a true freeway has a meridian separating opposite traffic). Only once you reach Bellevue Way does the two directions split and develop a meridian. - The Mount Baker Tunnel was only half the length compared to today, and only consisted of westbound and eastbound tunnels. - There was only one floating bridge carrying I-90 across Lake Washington and it was all for cars. - When you come to Mercer Island (where the driver pulled over), there is a sidewalk on the right side of the freeway that you could walk alongside the freeway, that only extends a few feet. - There are no lids covering the freeway on MI. It also seems easier to make a freeway exit on Mercer Island then as you can directly go on Sunset Highway, and then hop back on the freeway there. - The high concrete walls on both sides of the freeway on MI were just starting to be built during that time. - Once the freeway crosses into Bellevue, things become a lot more familiar as from here on out, the freeway did not change that much in the last 40 years. In 1992: - I-90 started at 4th avenue by the Kingdome, and then interchanges with I-5 on a double-decked viaduct. - I-90 has a meridian separating the direction of the traffic all the way into Seattle. - The Mount Baker Tunnel had already been doubled in length and has a new tunnel carrying westbound traffic into Seattle. - There was a newly built floating bridge carrying I-90 across Lake Washington (the original bridge had collapsed in 1990). Even then, there is still only one bridge carrying I-90 across the lake. - The lids over the freeway in Mercer Island had already been built, as well as the high concrete walls. In 2024: - I-90 starts right by T-Mobile Park on 4th Avenue, and then loops up towards I-5 and intersects with it. The freeway goes on a double-decker viaduct with eastbound traffic on top of the westbound. - The Mount Baker Tunnel had been doubled in length, with separate tunnels for eastbound, westbound traffic, Link rail, and pedestrians/bikes. - There are two floating bridges carrying I-90 across LW, and consists of cars as usual, plus Link train and pedestrian walkway. - The lid covers the freeway in west Mercer Island, and there are smaller lids as you progress through the island. The train tracks also follow the freeway throughout the island. - When you cross over to Bellevue, the train tracks turn north into downtown Bellevue before you reach the 405 interchange. Once the freeway crosses into Bellevue, things become a lot more familiar as from here on out, the freeway did not change that much in the last 40 years. Issaquah is a lot sparser back in 1983, though most of the freeway exits had been already established.

Those were the best days!!!

Lived here my entire life. What a depressing place it has become.

It's amazing how the newest cars in this video now look like old clunkers today.

This is definitely the 90's color palette

No litter either.

As a person who likes cars, love seeing the vehicles back in the day.

Aside from the construction differences on either side, the freeway itself isn't that much different. I don't know if I should be surprised or not.

Outrageous Amazing 😊😊

and still has not been repaved. Fun aside, I lived up there around this time and funny to see how it was, So different, yet still the same

I was a 3 month old fetus at this time. Noice

It's crazy how unrecognizable this area is now. It was great to stroll down memory lane.

if camer alook better back then way better then S24 ultra

I rode my motorcycle on this exact route today 8/19/24. I also remember what it was like back in 83 and before.

Ahh the old buffalo farm!

Its weird seeing everett from that tine period. I live in marysville wa. Thanks for sharing this vid

7 Pintos, 2 Vegas :(

It's crazy seeing what hasn't changed

0 Pintos, 0 Vegas

5:36 😂 some of the roads are even smooth 😂 compared to now.

3:48 $1.17 for gas just off of Francis next to the old five mile 🍕. Crazy times we have now.

1:57 The old squad car 🚨. Lol 😆 this was fun watching.

9 Pintos, 1 Vega :(

It used to be such a beautiful area. If you are reading this and bought a new house in one of those gigantic developments you should be ashamed of yourself. They wouldn’t build that garage if there weren’t buyers

This video is now almost 35 years old - let that sink in.

Now all the yuppies and land developers have moved up here and ruined this place. Such a disappointment.

Strange... I didn't see a single Tesla

I could've swore that Chevron across the street from Jack in the box was just an empty field in the early 90's, and the gas station and McDonald's would soon be built in the early 90's

For any newer people to spokane, 18:08 is probably the intersection of Division and Hawthorne, where there's the Providence urgent care and Safeway are on opposite corners now.

I can’t believe the speed limit past Issaquah going to North Bend was 55 mph! Nowadays it’s 70 mph which is actually a little too fast sometimes (especially with people going easily 80+ on that road!) and trucks have to stay at 60 mph which causes some congestion. Largely though, the road looks the same around the pass, just a lot less traffic!

Look at all those USER/OWNER SERVICEABLE cars. Miss them yet?

Notice, no highway construction projects during holiday weekends, no road rage or stop and go grid lock or pollution? Just the right amount of vehicles and people where it’s not over crowded with transplants from the midwest.

When did the old highway 10 get transitioned to I-90?

from down by the airport to south 405 up through bellevue then into bothell then lynnwood, all in 40 minutes. can't do that in 2024! hahaha traffic is terrible now!

ShopKo was there before Northpointe Plaza went in. Remarkable.

I cannot believe 90% of the roads are the same just quadruple the people

Typical Tri-Cities drivers passing on solid yellow around a corner.

This was shot 12 days after I graduated from Edmonds High. Drives right by my home. Any way I can get a copy?

Man was this the good old days or what??

2024 - 1985 = 39 years ago. LOL!

I arrived in 1991 and stayed for 25 years. It looked like this, and changed a lot by the time I left.

The fact in 82 they were just starting the modernization of 16 with that huge mound of dirt and support pylons.

this looks older than '89... the cars...

It took me a minute to realize exit 206 at the very beginning is smokey point. It actually amazes me how similar the actual drive/roads are to now. Except for an extra couple lanes added between US-2 and 526 (boeing fwy) and the HOV lane added starting at the Snohomish River bridge, the exit configurations are nearly the same as now from the south end of Marysville down through Everett. Most of the real changes to the interstate itself have been to 41st st exit (northbound) and north starting in Marysville.

Crazy to see how much land there was on the right towards the end of the video. So much of that is river now

90s cars were ugly.