Industrial District, Seattle, Washington

The Industrial District is an industrial neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the west by the Duwamish Waterway and Elliott Bay, beyond which lies West Seattle; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which lies Beacon Hill; on the north by S. King and S. Dearborn Streets, beyond which lie Pioneer Square and the International District, and on the south by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is Georgetown. SoDo is the name of the northwest portion of the neighborhood, named for its being South of the former KingDome. Safeco Field and Qwest Field, homes of the Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks, respectively, are in SoDo.

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Neighborhood - Seattle, Washington - USA - Duwamish Waterway - Elliott Bay - West Seattle - Interstate 5 - Beacon Hill - Pioneer Square - International District - BNSF Railway - Union Pacific Railroad - Georgetown - SoDo - King - Safeco Field - Qwest Field - Seattle Mariners - Seattle Seahawks

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The Industrial District is built on what was once the mudflats of Elliott Bay. This makes buildings in this area highly prone to earthquake damage.

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Its main thoroughfares are 1st, 4th, and 6th Avenues S., the Alaskan Way Viaduct, and East Marginal and Airport Ways S. (north- and southbound) and S. Spokane, S. Lander and S. Holgate Streets, the Spokane Street Viaduct/West Seattle Bridge, and S. Royal Brougham Way (east- and westbound).

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Alaskan Way Viaduct - Spokane Street Viaduct - West Seattle Bridge - Royal Brougham

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