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Engineering Department R.H. Thomson Freeway Records, 1958-1977
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Dept.
- Title
- Engineering Department R.H. Thomson Freeway Records
- Dates
- 1958-1977 (inclusive)19581977
- Quantity
- 5.8 cubic feet, (7 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 2614-04
- Summary
- Engineering and property records concerning a proposed freeway in Seattle.
- Repository
-
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Access Restrictions
-
Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Seattle Engineering Department (SED) maintained the City's streets and bridges, designed and oversaw construction of public works projects, provided traffic and transportation planning, and operated the sewer and solid waste utility. The position of City Surveyor was created in 1873 to survey the City, establish boundaries and street grades, and administer condemnation processes. This position was renamed City Engineer in 1890.
In 1931, the Engineering Department absorbed part of the Department of Public Utilities, and in 1936, it assumed the responsibilities of the Department of Streets and Sewers and the Traffic Department. In 1997, the water, solid waste, drainage, and wastewater utilities from the Engineering and Water departments were merged with the Engineering Services Division of SED and the Customer Service Call Center and Construction Engineering Sections of City Light to form Seattle Public Utilities. The traffic and transportation functions of the Engineering Department were consolidated in the Seattle Transportation Department.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Reports, surveys, correspondence, meeting minutes, presentational material, photographs, maps court papers, and property appraisals relating to R. H. Thomson Freeway planning. Subjects addressed include earthquake studies, routes, a tunnel under Union Bay, property acquisition and management, the Arboretum and City Council hearings. The freeway was begun but never finished.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Seattle Engineering Department R.H. Thomson Freeway Records , Record Series 2614-04. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged into four series: Correspondence, Reports and Surveys, Court Section Files and City Council Hearing Transcripts.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Correspondence, 1958-1977Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Agreements, Temp Connection
to Evergreen Point Bridge |
1961-1969 |
| 1/2 | Correspondence |
1958-1959 |
| 1/3 | Correspondence |
1960 |
| 1/4 | Correspondence |
1961 |
| 1/5 | Correspondence |
1961 |
| 1/6 | Correspondence |
1961 |
| 1/7 | Correspondence |
1962 |
| 1/8 | Correspondence |
1963 |
| 1/9 | Correspondence |
1964 |
| 1/10 | Correspondence |
1965 |
| 1/11 | Correspondence |
1965 |
| 1/12 | Correspondence |
1965 |
| 1/13 | Correspondence |
1966 |
| 1/14 | Correspondence |
1966 |
| 1/15 | Correspondence |
1966 |
| 1/16 | Correspondence |
1967 |
| 1/17 | Correspondence |
1967 |
| 1/18 | Correspondence |
1967 |
| 2/1 | Correspondence |
1967-1968 |
| 2/2 | Correspondence |
1968 |
| 2/3 | Correspondence |
1968 |
| 2/4 | Correspondence |
1968 |
| 2/5 | Correspondence |
1968 |
| 2/6 | Correspondence |
1968 |
| 2/7 | Correspondence |
1969 |
| 2/8 | Correspondence |
1969 |
| 2/9 | Correspondence |
1969 |
| 2/10 | Correspondence |
1969 |
| 2/11 | Correspondence |
1969 |
| 2/12 | Correspondence |
1969-1971 |
| 2/13 | Correspondence |
1972-1977 |
Reports and Surveys, 1962-1972Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/14 | Reconnaissance Report Canal
to Bothell Way |
1962 |
| 2/15 | Temporary Connection of
Evergreen Point Bridge |
1962-1968 |
| 2/16 | Transportation Study,
Eastern Seattle |
1969-1972 |
| 2/17 | Canal Crossing, Relative
Merits of Bridge vs. Tunnel |
1965 |
| 2/18 | Concept Studies |
1967 |
| 2/19 | Crossing Union Bay, Design
Report |
1967 |
| 2/20 | Crossing Union Bay, Design
Study |
1967 |
| 2/21 | Crossing Union Bay,
Earthquake Investigations |
1968 |
| 2/22 | Crossing Union Bay, Property
Progress Seismological Observation |
1964 |
| 3/1 | Crossing Union Bay,
Earthquake Test Program |
1969 |
| 3/2 | Crossing Union Bay,
Seismological Observation |
1965 |
| 3/3 | NE 45 St Interchange,
Interim Plan 11, C Mod 2 and Alt 2 |
1967 |
| 3/4 | NE 50 to NE 60, Plans Above
and Below Railroad Track |
1967 |
| 3/5 | North of Canal, Cost
Estimate for Plan 200-18 |
1964 |
| 3/6 | North of Canal, N.E. 65
Versus N.E. 75 |
1964 |
| 3/7 | North of Canal, Preliminary
Interchange Study |
1965 |
| 3/8 | North of Canal, Right of Way
Cost Estimates |
1965 |
| 3/9 | North of Canal, Railroad
Bridge Near 47th Street |
1965 |
| 3/10 | Preliminary Study of Major
Arterial Street (95th- 110th |
1964 |
| 3/11 | Route Hearing for Arboretum
Interchange to 97th Street |
1965 |
| 3/12 | North of Canal, 50th and
Sand Point Expr Route Loc Study |
1965 |
| 3/13 | North of Canal, Traffic
Volume Studies, Volume 1 |
1965 |
| 4/1 | Study of Incorporate Rapid
Transit with Freeway |
1967 |
| 4/2 | Technical Supplement Empire
Expressway Crossing |
1965 |
| 4/3 | North of Canal, Traffic
Volume Studies, Volume 2 |
1965 |
| 4/4 | North of Canal Traffic Volume
Studies |
1965 |
| 4/5 | Canal To Bothell Way Traffic
Volumes |
1965 |
| 4/6 | Union Bay Crossing Delay
Studies |
1967 |
Court Section Files, 1959-1976Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/7 | Thomson Way
Restudy |
1969 |
| 4/8 | Title Reports, E. Madison St
to E. Calhoun St |
1961 |
| 4/9 | Title Reports, E. Madison St
to E. Calhoun St |
1961 |
| 4/10 | Title Reports, E. Madison St
to E. Calhoun St |
1961 |
| 4/11 | Title Reports, E. Madison St
to E. Calhoun St |
1961 |
| 4/12 | E. Madison to E. Union (Incl.
Photographs) |
1966-1969 |
| 4/13 | E. Aloha to E.
Union |
1961-1967 |
| 4/14 | E. Calhoun to E.
Aloha |
1961-1965 |
| 4/15 | E. Calhoun to E.
Aloha |
1960-1961 |
| 4/16 | Extension of Empire Way
Freeway From E. Roy to Calhoun St, Prelim Est. of Condemnation
Expense |
1960 |
| 4/17 | RH Thomson Expressway
Correspondence |
1971-1976 |
| 4/18 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project |
1969-1970 |
| 4/19 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 2525 E. McGraw St (Incl
Photographs) |
1969 |
| 4/20 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 2311 26th Ave E. (Incl.
Photograph) |
1969 |
| 4/21 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 2532 E. Lynn St |
1970 |
| 4/22 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 2528 E. Lynn St |
1969 |
| 4/23 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 2524 E. Lynn St |
1969 |
| 4/24 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 2038 26th Ave E. |
1969 |
| 4/25 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 1906 26th Ave E. |
1969 |
| 4/26 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 1902 26th Ave E. |
1969 |
| 4/27 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 1760 26th Ave E. |
1969-1970 |
| 4/28 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 1726 26th Ave E. |
1969-1970 |
| 4/29 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 1508 Arboretum Pl |
1969-1970 |
| 4/30 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 1422 26th Ave E. |
1969 |
| 4/31 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 1408 26th Ave E. |
1969 |
| 4/32 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, 1222 26th Ave E. |
1969 |
| 4/33 | RH Thomson Expressway
Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project, Vacant Lots #16 (Incl
Photographs) |
undated |
| 5/1 | City - State
Agreements |
1961-1962 |
| 5/2 | Limited Access Plan, E. Aloha
St to E. Calhoun St, Map |
1961 |
| 5/3 | Tube Crossing (Union Bay)
Photos, Drawings, Maps |
undated |
| 5/4 | Tube Crossing (Union
Bay) |
1961-1966 |
| 5/5 | Tube Crossing (Union
Bay) |
1961-1963 |
| 5/6 | Tube Crossing (Union
Bay) |
1964-1967 |
| 5/7 | Test Borings on Lake
Washington Canal |
undated |
| 5/8 | Empire Way Expressway:
Arboretum Conn-Temp |
1962-1963 |
| 5/9 | E. Calhoun to E.
Aloha |
1969-1970 |
| 5/10 | E. Calhoun to E. Aloha
Hardship Cases (Individuals) |
1961-1969 |
| 5/11 | E. Calhoun to E. Aloha
Hardship Cases (Individuals) |
1969 |
| 5/12 | E. Calhoun to E. Aloha
Hardship Cases (Individuals) |
1971 |
| 5/13 | Arboretum
Appraisals |
1961 |
| 5/14 | Arboretum, Incl.
Appraisals |
1962 |
| 5/15 | Property Maps |
undated |
| 5/16 | Photographs - Aerial and
Others |
undated |
| 5/17 | Route - E. Calhoun to E.
Aloha History |
1961-1969 |
| 5/18 | Route, R. H.
Thomson |
1959-1966 |
| 5/19 | Route, Arboretum Interchange
to Bothell (Incl. Photographs) |
1961-1966 |
| 5/20 | Arboretum
Interchange |
1961-1969 |
| 5/21 | Route Hearing, 6/16/1961,
Arboretum Interchange to Union St. |
1961-1966 |
| 5/22 | Hearing 9/13/1963
Exhibits |
1961-1962 |
| 5/23 | RH Thomson Expressway Limited
Access I |
1961-1962 |
| 5/24 | RH Thomson Expressway Limited
Access I |
1961 |
| 5/25 | Route Hearing: Arboretum to
N. 97th (Includes Photographs) |
1963 |
| 5/26 | RH Thomson Expressway Limited
Access II Hearing |
1962-1963 |
| 5/27 | RH Thomson Expressway Limited
Access II Hearing (Includes Photographs) |
1962 |
| 6/1 | RH Thomson Expressway Limited
Access II Hearing |
1965 |
| 6/2 | RH Thomson Expressway Limited
Access II Hearing |
1965 |
| 6/3 | RH Thomson Limited Access
III, Washington Supreme Court Brief |
undated |
| 6/4 | RH Thomson Limited Access
III, 5/27/1965 Hearing |
1965 |
| 6/5 | RH Thomson Limited Access
III |
1965 |
| 6/6 | RH Thomson Limited Access III
Filmed Drawings |
undated |
City Council Hearing Transcripts, 1961-1965Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/7 | Streets and Sewers Committee,
Limited Access Features, Calhoun St to Aloha St |
1961 |
| 7/1 | Committee of the Whole, RHT,
E. Calhoun St to E. Aloha St, 4/30/1962 |
1962 |
| 7/2 | Committee of the Whole, RHT,
E. Calhoun St to E. Aloha St, 5/3/1962 |
1962 |
| 7/3 | Route Hearing, Arboretum
Interchange to NE 97, 9/13/1963 |
1963 |
| 7/4 | Meeting, State Highway
Commission With Mayor and Council, 9/26/1963 |
1963 |
| 7/5 | Public Hearing, RHT, E. Aloha
St to E. Calhoun St, 5/27/1965 |
1965 |
| 7/6 | Public Hearing, RHT, E. Aloha
St to E. Calhoun St, 10/11/1965 |
1965 |
| 7/7 | 1st Ave South Bridge Aerial
Photos |
1963 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Express highways--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.)
- R.H. Thomson Freeway (Seattle, Wash.)
- Union Bay (Wash.)
- Washington Park Arboretum
Corporate Names
- Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Dept.
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Maps
- Photographs
Finding aid prepared by Janet
Ness
2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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