North Spokane Corridor Groundbreaking ceremony on August 22, 2001.
WSDOT Maintenance crews doing the first work on the North Spokane Corridor during the Spring of 2001. The team did the preliminary earthwork needed for utility line relocation prior to the first contract.
Work on the first major contract on the North Spokane Corridor-Hawthorne Road to US 2 on March 19, 2002. This was a grading job near the Kasier/Mead plant.
More grading work on the first contract in March, 2002.
The NSC/Parksmith Road Interchange on March 29, 2002.
A close-up aerial of the Parksmith Road interchange taking shape in late March, 2002.
The freeway starts to take shape. Looking south from Farwell Road on April 19, 2002.
The next project: Farwell Road Lowering and bridges. The first girders going up on February 9, 2004. The girders are over 130 feet long.
Trucks lined up with more girders to be placed.
Bridge girders in place over Farwell Road on December 27, 2004. Waiting for Spring to finish the job.
Pouring the concrete deck on one of the NSC bridges over Farwell Road on April 6, 2005.
More concrete going into the bridge deck on April 6, 2005.
An aerial view of the completed Farwell Road bridge decks on May 25, 2005.
The next project: Gerlach to Wandermere Grading. The contractor is clearing the right of way on May 22, 2005 in preparation for earthwork.
More clearing work. Looking east from existing US 395 near Wandermere Golf Course.
Right of way cleared and ready for earthwork. Looking west toward the existing US 395 at Wandermere on May 25, 2005.
The US 2 detour being prepared for a temporary bridge over the earthwork haul route. The new Farwell Road bridges and Farwell detour are just to the right of the new detour. Photo taken May 25, 2005.
Looking to the north from the Gerlach Road vicinity on May 25, 2005. The material from the section between US 2 and Wandermere will be hauled to this area.
Aerial photo of Market Street detour on July 15, 2005. Looking east. Hawthorne Road is at the bottom of the photo.
Aerial photo of earthwork near the Wandermere Golf Course on July 15, 2005. Looking to the east. Northwood Middle School is at the top of the photo with the Wandermere Pond at the bottom.
A close up of the earthwork on 7-15-05.
Continued work on the US 2 haul route on July 15, 2005. When complete, the highway traffic will cross over on a temporary bridge at this location. This will allow trucks filled with dirt to pass under the highway and not tie up US 2 traffic. The photo is looking to the northeast. Existing US 2 is at the bottom left of the photo.
Aerial view of the northwest end of the project on August 24, 2005. Looking to the northeast. Wandermere golf course is at the top of the photo. Existing US 395 is at the bottom left. In a future project, bridges will be built to connect the new freeway to the current highway.
Another view of the west end of the North Spokane Freeway on August 24, 2005. This is looking to the south/southeast with the golf course in the foregoround.
A temporary construction detour for US 2 traffic near Shady Slope Road. Existing US 2 and its intersection with Shady Slope Road is in the center foreground of the photo. The detour is the darker pavement with the short bridge. Construction traffic will cross under the highway traffic reducing impacts to motorists. Photo taken on August 24, 2005.
Grading work on the North Spokane Corridor in January 2006.
Graded freeway route near the Wandermere Golf Course in June 2006. Looking to the northwest. The rock face on US 395 near the Little Spokane river Bridge is in the background.
Graded freeway section in north Spokane near Perry Street in June 2006. Looking southeast.
June 2006 aerial photo of the NSC north end. The fill section for Perry Street will be replaced by a bridge. The bridge work will be underway in 2007.
June 2006 aerial of new freeway alignment near Market Street. Looking northeast.
Setting girders on the new NSC Market Street bridge on February 28, 2007.
The next day (March 1, 2007) after the first girders are set.
Market Street Bridge under construction in October 2007.
Parksmith Road bridge under construction in October 2007.
Perry Road Bridge in October 2007.
Two bridges for Shady Slope Road at the NSC/US 2 Interchange area under construction in October 2007.