Critical Crossings

The 2020-2025 King County Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Levy funds a number of projects across King County to expand and connect regional and public trails by developing large, complex crossings across roads and highways:

• Eastrail (NE 8th): The NE 8th St. bridge project is a phase of the Eastrail that includes a steel truss bridge with decorative cladding, retained fill approach ramps, sections of at-grade trail, stairways, and street frontage improvements. The project also requires the acquisition of property rights from private owners and Sound Transit. The total length of the project is approximately 1,000 feet. The complex structure first crosses under the elevated Sound Transit guideway then parallels the tracks as it crosses NE 8th.
• Eastrail (NE 145th): This project creates a safe crossing at 145th St and SR202 in Woodinville.
• Eastrail (Wilburton Trestle): Design and construct a regional trail in the Wilburton Segment of Eastrail with a connection to the 1-90/Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail (south end) and the Cross Kirkland Corridor (north end). It also offers an important connection to the SR 520 Trail. The Wilburton Segment includes design and construction of the historic Wilburton Trestle providing structural rehabilitation and retrofitting the structure.
• Foothills Regional Trail (White River Bridge): This project will connect the Foothills Trail system in Pierce County to the Foothills Trail in King County. The project has been segmented into two separate projects in order to meet environmental, safety, and budget constraints. Segment A leaves from 252nd St in Enumclaw and extends 0.8 mile to the Boise Creek bridge. Segment B includes 0.3 mile of trail and a new bridge crossing the White River beginning at the Boise Creek bridge boundary and continuing across Mud Mountain Road to the White River, including crossing of the river.