Hewitt Avenue Trestle

The Hewitt Avenue Trestle is a causeway carrying U.S. Route 2 from Everett to Lake Stevens.

The original wooden and concrete trestle was opened on January 15, 1936,[1] carrying both directions of traffic and including a drawbridge over the Snohomish River.

[4][5] The trestle was converted into an expressway terminating at interchange with Interstate 5 and State Route 204.

[6] The narrow lane configuration and lack of a shoulder caused drivers to have anxiety attacks and contributed to hazardous driving conditions.

[9] A Washington State Transportation Commission report in 2018 listed replacement plans for the westbound trestle with a new, three-lane trestle at costs ranging from $620 million to $2 billion with funding by various means including up to $690 million in tolls.