Alaskan Way Viaduct
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The Alaskan Way Viaduct was an elevated freeway in Seattle, Washington, United States, that carried a section of State Route 99. The double-decked freeway ran north–south along the city's waterfront f
Clear panoramic view of much of the Alaskan Way Viaduct from Seattle's Great Wheel, with the Seattle Aquarium on Pier 59 in the foreground, in 2016
The Alaskan Way Viaduct, looking southeast from Victor Steinbrueck Park
The Alaskan Way Viaduct seen from Elliott Bay
Aerial view of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and its southern extension in 1960
2001 Nisqually earthquake
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The 2001 Nisqually earthquake occurred at 10:54:32 local time on February 28, 2001, and lasted nearly a minute. The intraslab earthquake had a moment magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity
Alaskan Way Viaduct
…vulnerability were raised after several earthquakes damaged similar freeways in other cities, including some with the same design as the viaduct. During the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, the Alaskan Way Viaduct suffered minor damage but later inspections found it to be vulnerable to total collapse in the event of another major earthquake…
A large van crushed by bricks in a Seattle parking lot.
A stretch of Washington State Route 302 near Allyn, Washington, damaged after the earthquake
Tacoma narrows bridge collapse