Washington State Route 522
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Washington State Route 522 (SR-522) connects Seattle to its northeastern suburbs. Its southern origin is at Interstate 5 at the north end of the Roosevelt neighborhood in north Seattle, where it is a city arterial, Lake City Way N.E. Upon crossing the Seattle city limits into Lake Forest Park, its name changes to Bothell Way N.E. It continues through Kenmore and into Bothell, where part of it is designated Woodinville Drive. East of downtown Bothell, SR-522 becomes a divided, limited-access highway, with no name other than the highway number. From here, it continues through Woodinville then into unincorporated Snohomish County to Monroe, where it ends at the junction with U.S. Highway 2. It is about 25 miles long in total.
History
Prior to the opening of I-5, SR-522 originated in Downtown Seattle. Up until 1970 it went to Woodinville, Redmond, and beyond. That section was renumbered as Washington State Route 202, and the portion of what was SR-202 between Bothell and Monroe was renumbered as SR-522. As a highly-utilized bypass to reach Stevens Pass and points east, 1,780 accidents, 1,359 injuries, and 47 deaths in the last 15 years resulted in the highway being mentioned in the September 1995 Reader's Digest article titled "America's Most Dangerous Highways" as well as being featured in a Dateline NBC segment.
List of exits at freeway sections
| State Highway | Intersecting Road | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| I-405 | Interstate 405 | Northbound, Southbound |
| 131st Ave. NE. | Northbound, Southbound | |
| NE 195th St. | Northbound | |
| WA-9 | Snohomish Woodinville Rd. | Northbound, Southbound |
- There are no exit numbers on Route 522.