3.5K views · 35 reactions | How about a close-up view of demolition of Seattle's SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct to get September started? This shows less than an hour of demolition work along Alaskan Way between South King and South Jackson streets. These machines are removing a viaduct cross beam and the lower half of one supporting column. The concrete and rebar will be hauled away for sorting and recycling. | WSDOT | Facebook

Another chapter in the demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is complete. Crews removed the ramps and foundations of the structure near Seattle’s stadiums at South Dearborn and First Avenue South. Dearborn will reopen to traffic early Wednesday morning and First Avenue South will have two lanes in each direction. Also on Wednesday, Alaskan Way near Marion Street will narrow to two lanes as crews return to demolish the last span along the waterfront. There is still some demolition work remaining

16K views · 82 reactions | As we say goodbye to the Alaskan Way Viaduct,Theron Zahn looks back on the history of the elevated roadway. Will you shed a tear for its demise? Or good riddance? (Some footage courtesy: Seattle Municipal Archives, Seattle Times, General Motors, and WSDOT) | KOMO News | Facebook