Snohomish County leaders talk US 2 trestle replacement

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

EVERETT — Leaders from across Snohomish County gathered on Tuesday to discuss the massive undertaking needed to replace the U.S. 2 trestle connecting Everett to east Snohomish County.

Officials have spent over a decade and millions of dollars to find ways to address the problems facing the vital east-west highway — brutal congestion, lack of multimodal access and risk of instability in a major earthquake — and are nearing the end of a three-year, $17 million study that will illuminate possible design options for the eventual trestle replacement.

The “trestle” is a term used to refer to the series of bridges and structures that connect Everett to east Snohomish County cities like Lake Stevens, Monroe and Snohomish. It began its life as a humble two-lane road built in the mid-1930s out of timber and concrete. In 1968, a westbound bridge was built, splitting the east and westbound traffic onto separate bridges. A concrete eastbound bridge replaced the old wooden structure in the 1990s.

There are very few ways to get from eastern Snohomish County to Everett — and further south to Seattle — without using the trestle, which facilitates about 81,000 trips per day, according to data from 2024. As the population of the region grows, more cars are expected to use it.

https://www.heraldnet.com/2026/05/27/snohomish-county-leaders-talk-us-2-trestle-replacement/

[montanacowboy]

1. It's a real pain in the ass

but I cannot imagine what construction would look like and what a disaster it would portend for traffic