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Discover Seattle!

General Category => Discover Seattle! => Topic started by: Sportsdude on May 21 08 10:03

Poll
Question: Which do you take
Option 1: I-5 votes: 4
Option 2: I-405 votes: 0
Option 3: I take the bus from Van votes: 0
Option 4: I have money to burn I fly votes: 0
Title: Which highway does everyone take through Seattle I-5 or I-405
Post by: Sportsdude on May 21 08 10:03
  I've got to say. The 405 blows giant chunks. I have no idea why AAA folks say you need to take the 405 when its full of construction and just plain annoying.
   
Title: Re: Which highway does everyone take through Seattle I-5 or I-405
Post by: Van on May 22 08 08:50
I-5 or nothing for me. Usually just driving by Seattle though so it makes sense.
Title: Re: Which highway does everyone take through Seattle I-5 or I-405
Post by: purelife on May 22 08 09:19
I-5 for me.  There's an I 405?  Is there an I Robot?
Title: Re: Which highway does everyone take through Seattle I-5 or I-405
Post by: Sportsdude on May 22 08 10:12
PL

I-405 is on the other side of Lake Washington separating Bellevue from Seattle

[a href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_405_%28Washington%29"]vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_405_(Washington)[/a]


 
Title: Re: Which highway does everyone take through Seattle I-5 or I-405
Post by: Van on May 22 08 07:32
I think it all depends where you want to go? I like the I-5. Unless it is rush hour in Seattle, it moves very decent. I have spent more time in Portland than Seattle though.
Title: Re: Which highway does everyone take through Seattle I-5 or I-405
Post by: Lise on May 22 08 07:49
I-5. That's the only highway we know. Question.... what's the difference between a freeway and a highway?
Title: Re: Which highway does everyone take through Seattle I-5 or I-405
Post by: Sportsdude on May 22 08 08:29
nothing. Just depends on what part of the country you're from you'll use different meanings for the highway.
Highway
Freeway
Interstate

Outer Road
Service Road

 
Title: Re: Which highway does everyone take through Seattle I-5 or I-405
Post by: 49er on May 23 08 08:59
Lise wrote:
 Question.... what's the difference between a freeway and a highway? [/DIV]
   freeway.....no stop signs or lights;  high speed limits

highway....has stop signs and lights, intersections, railroad crossings, pedestrian crossing, etc.............could have low speed limits. Could be Main Street in town with sidewalks and shops.....      
Title: Re: Which highway does everyone take through Seattle I-5 or I-405
Post by: purelife on May 23 08 09:17
Who is singing:  Life is a highway... I want to ride it all night long

  (but then I have to make a break for the pedestrians and lil duckies..)
Title: Re: Which highway does everyone take through Seattle I-5 or I-405
Post by: Sportsdude on May 23 08 10:05
 49er wrote:
[em]Lise wrote:
[/em] [em] Question.... what's the difference between a freeway and a highway? [/em][/div]
 [div]
freeway.....no stop signs or lights;  high speed limits
highway....has stop signs and lights, intersections, railroad crossings, pedestrian crossing, etc.............could have low speed limits. Could be Main Street in town with sidewalks and shops.....
 


Funny, I'd disagree with you if this was circa '00. All the construction signs on the interstate always said "highway" over here. Now with the complete re-doing of I-64 over here I'm seeing 'Freeway' when the only time I ever saw 'Freeway' was out west.

 
 
 
Title: Re: Which highway does everyone take through Seattle I-5 or I-405
Post by: Lil Me on May 23 08 12:44
The only time I've drive 405 is when staying in Seattle.
 
 I always take I-5 when driving through.
   
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