Ken
Bus and or Water Taxi if available.
However if you leave early enough, neither bridge is a problem.
The rule of thumb for the Delridge ramp is, reach it by 6:45 or add a half hour to the trip time. Reach it by 7:30 or add a possible hour.
But Pioneer Square is just about the easiest and most efficient bus commute in town if the “Children” will stay out of the bus lane on the bridge….
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If you must drive, and you don’t get up early, and you cannot be intimidated by teamsters driving overweight trucks on bad pavement, then the local secret route is…
Lower bridge to East Marginal way. Take a left unless the trucks are lined up in the turn lane, if lined up, go straight through on the right lane, take the first left turnaround and get back to East Marginal turn right toward the docks. go to the next light, take a right avoiding the overweight truck created sinkhole/puddle onto Hanford. Go to the light at 1st, turn left, and proceed to Pioneer Square. There are several paths through between East Marginal/Alaskan way to first ave and due to the train traffic, one should become familiar with the various alternatives.
However be aware. The Spokane street viaduct is designed to bypass the variables you are gambling with once you commit to the lower bridge.
Trains, drawbridges and even backups in either the loading or unloading at several of the terminals can suddenly bugger all plans and schedules. I have been stuck on the lower bridge for over and hour once when the terminal 7 line spilled out onto the bridge and halted all traffic. Every traffic enforcement entity denied responsibility for the problem and an off duty game warden stuck next to me finally turned on his light, drove up the wrong lane and forced the teamsters to clear the bridge.