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Photographic proof of the viaduct coming down

caption: A portion of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is demolished on Monday, February 18, 2019, at the Columbia St. on ramp near the intersection of Columbia Street and 1st Avenue in Seattle. 1.4 miles of the roadway, weighing roughly 122,000 tons, will be demolished.
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A portion of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is demolished on Monday, February 18, 2019, at the Columbia St. on ramp near the intersection of Columbia Street and 1st Avenue in Seattle. 1.4 miles of the roadway, weighing roughly 122,000 tons, will be demolished.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

The Alaskan Way Viaduct started coming down on Friday, February 15, 2019. (We are including the entire date for posterity.)

The roadway — 1.4 miles of it, weighing 122,000 tons — will be demolished.

caption: A portion of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is demolished on Monday, February 18, 2019, seen from the intersection of Pine and Alaskan Way in Seattle. 1.4 miles of the roadway, weighing roughly 122,000 tons, will be demolished.
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A portion of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is demolished on Monday, February 18, 2019, seen from the intersection of Pine and Alaskan Way in Seattle. 1.4 miles of the roadway, weighing roughly 122,000 tons, will be demolished.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: A portion of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is demolished on Monday, February 18, 2019, at the Columbia St. on ramp near the intersection of Columbia Street and 1st Avenue in Seattle. 1.4 miles of the roadway, weighing roughly 122,000 tons, will be demolished.
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A portion of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is demolished on Monday, February 18, 2019, at the Columbia St. on ramp near the intersection of Columbia Street and 1st Avenue in Seattle. 1.4 miles of the roadway, weighing roughly 122,000 tons, will be demolished.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: A portion of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is demolished on Monday, February 18, 2019, seen from the intersection of Pine and Alaskan Way in Seattle. 1.4 miles of the roadway, weighing roughly 122,000 tons, will be demolished.
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A portion of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is demolished on Monday, February 18, 2019, seen from the intersection of Pine and Alaskan Way in Seattle. 1.4 miles of the roadway, weighing roughly 122,000 tons, will be demolished.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: A portion of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is demolished on Monday, February 18, 2019, at the Columbia St. on ramp near the intersection of Columbia Street and 1st Avenue in Seattle. 1.4 miles of the roadway, weighing roughly 122,000 tons, will be demolished.
Enlarge Icon
A portion of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is demolished on Monday, February 18, 2019, at the Columbia St. on ramp near the intersection of Columbia Street and 1st Avenue in Seattle. 1.4 miles of the roadway, weighing roughly 122,000 tons, will be demolished.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
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