State Route 520 (SR 520) is a 13-mile (21 km) state highway and freeway in the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. Connecting Seattle to the Eastside region of King County across the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge on Lake Washington, it intersects Interstate 5 (I-5) in Seattle, I-405 in Bellevue, and SR 202 in Redmond. It was designated as a freeway in 1964, but was not fully constructed until the late 1970s. Increased traffic on the corridor, spurred in part by expansion of the Microsoft headquarters in Overlake, led to the addition of high-occupancy vehicle lanes and new interchanges in the 1990s. In April 2016, the original floating bridge was replaced by a wider one as part of a multibillion-dollar expansion program that is scheduled to be completed in the 2020s. The program includes the construction of a new bicycle and pedestrian path, bus stations, and interchanges.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_Route_520> _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1814: The Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed, ending the War of the Sixth Coalition, and forcing Napoleon to abdicate as ruler of France and sending him into exile on Elba. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Fontainebleau_(1814)> 1913: The Nevill Ground's pavilion was destroyed (damage pictured) in the only suffragette arson attack on a cricket ground. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Ground> 1968: Rudi Dutschke, the most prominent leader of the German student movement, survived an assassination attempt, which led to the largest protests to that date in Germany. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudi_Dutschke> 1993: Inmates at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville, Ohio, U.S., rioted and took over the facility for 11 days. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ohio_Correctional_Facility> _____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day: folding stuff: (slang) Banknotes, paper money. <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/folding_stuff> ___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day: In this arid wilderness of steel and stone I raise up my voice that you may hear. To the East and to the West I beckon. To the North and to the South I show a sign proclaiming: Death to the weakling, wealth to the strong! Open your eyes that you may see, Oh men of mildewed minds, and listen to me ye bewildered millions! For I stand forth to challenge the wisdom of the world; to interrogate the "laws" of man and of "God"! I request reason for your golden rule and ask the why and wherefore of your ten commandments. … I break away from all conventions that do not lead to my earthly success and happiness. I raise up in stern invasion the standard of the strong! --Anton LaVey <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anton_LaVey> _______________________________________________ Wikipedia Daily Article mailing list. To unsubscribe, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/daily-article-l Questions or comments? Contact dal-feedb...@wikimedia.org
