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'''Interstate 705''' (abbreviated '''I-705''') is a short [[Interstate Highway]] spur route of [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] located entirely within [[Tacoma, Washington]]. I-705 serves as the connector between Interstate 5, [[Downtown Tacoma]], Tacoma's waterfront, [[North Tacoma]], and the [[Tacoma Dome]].
'''Interstate 705''' (abbreviated '''I-705''') is a short [[Interstate Highway]] [[spur route]] of [[Interstate 5]] that is located entirely within [[Tacoma, Washington]]. I-705 serves as the connector between Interstate 5, [[Downtown Tacoma]], the waterfront of Tacoma, [[North Tacoma]], and the [[Tacoma Dome]].


==Route description==
==Route description==
Interstate 705 (I-705) begins as a continuation of [[Washington State Route 7]] (SR 7) underneath [[Interstate 5 in Washington|I-5]] in [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]].
Interstate 705 (I-705) begins as a continuation of [[Washington State Route 7]] (SR 7) underneath [[Interstate 5]] in Tacoma.


Traveling northbound as a continuation of SR 7, the first exit is for South 26th Street, which provides access to the [[Tacoma Dome]] and the Tacoma [[Amtrak]] station. [[Annual average daily traffic|Approximately]] 24,000 cars-per-day merge onto I-705 from I-5 northbound, a slight decrease from 2005, 2006 and 2007 (all with an average of 25,000 cars-per-day).<ref name="aadt-2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/tdo/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/Annual_Traffic_Report_2008.pdf|title=Annual Traffic Report|year=2008|publisher=[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] (WSDOT)|pages=212|accessdate=2009-07-22}}</ref> The first year data was collected was 1989, and approximately 37,200 cars-per-day were on I-705 just before the interchange with SR-509,<ref name="aadt-1989">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/tdo/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/Annual_Traffic_Report_1989.pdf|title=Annual Traffic Report|year=1989|publisher=WSDOT|pages=137|accessdate=2009-07-22}}</ref> and in 2008 an average of 64,000 cars-per-day traveled the same section.<ref name="aadt-2008" /> A [[single-point urban interchange]] (SPUI) with [[Washington State Route 509|SR 509]] (South 21st Street) providing access to the [[University of Washington]] at Tacoma campus, as well as the Port of Tacoma. The left two lanes of I-705 separate, providing access to A Street, as well as South 15th Street / Pacific Avenue, however travelers merging onto northbound I-705 can not access this exit. The [[Chihuly Bridge of Glass]] passes over I-705 as it continues north, paralleling the [[Thea Foss Waterway]] to the east, and Firemans Park to the west. A signalized at-grade intersection with Stadium Way marks the end of I-705 northbound.<ref name="gmaps nb">{{cite map |publisher=[[Google]] |title=I-705 Northbound |url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=47.233266,-122.43207&daddr=I-705+N&hl=en&geocode=%3BFV4b0QIdGbSz-A&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=16&sll=47.231721,-122.433014&sspn=0.005508,0.013754&ie=UTF8&ll=47.245212,-122.431297&spn=0.04405,0.110035&z=13
Traveling northbound as a continuation of SR 7, the first exit is for South 26th Street, which provides access to the [[Tacoma Dome]] and the Tacoma [[AMTRAK]] station. [[Annual average daily traffic|Approximately]] 24,000 cars-per-day merge onto I-705 from I-5 northbound, a slight decrease from 2005, 2006 and 2007 (all with an average of 25,000 cars-per-day).<ref name="aadt-2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/tdo/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/Annual_Traffic_Report_2008.pdf|title=Annual Traffic Report|year=2008|publisher=[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] (WSDOT)|pages=212|accessdate=2009-07-22}}</ref> The first year data was collected was 1989, and approximately 37,200 cars-per-day were on I-705 just before the interchange with SR-509,<ref name="aadt-1989">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/tdo/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/Annual_Traffic_Report_1989.pdf|title=Annual Traffic Report|year=1989|publisher=WSDOT|pages=137|accessdate=2009-07-22}}</ref> and in 2008 an average of 64,000 cars-per-day traveled the same section.<ref name="aadt-2008" /> A [[single-point urban interchange]] (SPUI) with [[Washington State Route 509|SR 509]] (South 21st Street) providing access to the [[University of Washington]] at Tacoma campus, as well as the Port of Tacoma. The left two lanes of I-705 separate, providing access to A Street, as well as South 15th Street / Pacific Avenue, however travelers merging onto northbound I-705 can not access this exit. The [[Chihuly Bridge of Glass]] passes over I-705 as it continues north, paralleling the [[Thea Foss Waterway]] to the east, and Firemans Park to the west. A signalized at-grade intersection with Stadium Way marks the end of I-705 northbound.<ref name="gmaps nb">{{cite map |publisher=[[Google]] |title=I-705 Northbound |url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=47.233266,-122.43207&daddr=I-705+N&hl=en&geocode=%3BFV4b0QIdGbSz-A&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=16&sll=47.231721,-122.433014&sspn=0.005508,0.013754&ie=UTF8&ll=47.245212,-122.431297&spn=0.04405,0.110035&z=13
|cartography=[[Tele Atlas]]|accessdate=2009-07-22}}</ref>
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Revision as of 02:06, 12 June 2010

Route information
Maintained by WSDOT
Length1.50 mi[2] (2.41 km)
Existed1979[1]–present
Major junctions
Major intersections SR 509 in Tacoma
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
Highway system
← SR 704→ SR 706

Interstate 705 (abbreviated I-705) is a short Interstate Highway spur route of Interstate 5 that is located entirely within Tacoma, Washington. I-705 serves as the connector between Interstate 5, Downtown Tacoma, the waterfront of Tacoma, North Tacoma, and the Tacoma Dome.

Route description

Interstate 705 (I-705) begins as a continuation of Washington State Route 7 (SR 7) underneath Interstate 5 in Tacoma.

Traveling northbound as a continuation of SR 7, the first exit is for South 26th Street, which provides access to the Tacoma Dome and the Tacoma AMTRAK station. Approximately 24,000 cars-per-day merge onto I-705 from I-5 northbound, a slight decrease from 2005, 2006 and 2007 (all with an average of 25,000 cars-per-day).[3] The first year data was collected was 1989, and approximately 37,200 cars-per-day were on I-705 just before the interchange with SR-509,[4] and in 2008 an average of 64,000 cars-per-day traveled the same section.[3] A single-point urban interchange (SPUI) with SR 509 (South 21st Street) providing access to the University of Washington at Tacoma campus, as well as the Port of Tacoma. The left two lanes of I-705 separate, providing access to A Street, as well as South 15th Street / Pacific Avenue, however travelers merging onto northbound I-705 can not access this exit. The Chihuly Bridge of Glass passes over I-705 as it continues north, paralleling the Thea Foss Waterway to the east, and Firemans Park to the west. A signalized at-grade intersection with Stadium Way marks the end of I-705 northbound.[5]

Traveling southbound towards I-5, I-705 begins with on ramps from Stadium Way South and from Schuster Parkway. Passing Firemans park on the south, traffic from South 9th Street and A Street merge onto I-705. Traffic coming from Bates Technical College and South 13th Street join in, as well as traffic from South A Street. A SPUI with SR 509 (South 21st Street) is the only exit in Tacoma, before either exiting onto I-5 southbound towards Portland, Oregon, I-5 northbound towards Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, or onto SR 7.[6]

Exit list

Note: Exits on I-705 are currently unnumbered.[7]

The entire route is in Tacoma, Pierce County

Mile[8] Destinations Notes
0.00
SR 7 south – Mt. Rainier 		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
0.00
I-5 north – Seattle 		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
0.02
I-5 south – Portland 		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
0.06 East 26th Street – Tacoma Dome Northbound exit and southbound entrance
0.72-
0.99
SR 509 north (South 21st Street) – Port of Tacoma
1.15 A Street – Tacoma City Center Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.43 Stadium Way Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.50 Schuster Parkway Northbound exit and southbound entrance

References

  1. ^ Revised Code of Washington, Section 47.17.819
  2. ^ "FHWA Route Log and Finder List". Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways. United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). 2008. p. 212. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  4. ^ "Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). WSDOT. 1989. p. 137. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  5. ^ I-705 Northbound (Map). Cartography by Tele Atlas. Google. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  6. ^ I-705 Southbound (Map). Cartography by Tele Atlas. Google. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  7. ^ Interstate Guide (Map). WSDOT. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  8. ^ "State Route Web". WSDOT. Summer 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-22.

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