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135-466: The site is bounded by Interstate 405 to the east, Lake Washington to the west, residential properties to the north and open land area to the south. Its southern boundary is located approximately quarter-mile (400 m) north of NE 44th Street. The Eastside Rail Corridor trail runs adjacent to the facility, and connects the area with north Renton and Factoria in Bellevue . The site was formerly home to

270-460: A boxcar was placed at Brackett's Landing to serve as a temporary station; it was moved east to Bothell in 1890 and later replaced by a depot building. A county road was built between Bothell and neighboring Woodinville to the east. Several logging railroads were also constructed in the Bothell area, stretching as far north as modern-day Canyon Park, to transport logs to local mills; one included

405-650: A bypass of I-5 through Seattle while serving the Eastside region. It is listed as part of the National Highway System , identifying routes that are important to the national economy, defense, and mobility, and the state's Highway of Statewide Significance program, recognizing its connection to major communities. The highway is maintained by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), who conduct an annual survey of traffic volume that

540-638: A hotel tax levied by the city government. The city government's Parks Department organizes five annual events, including the Fourth of July parade (also known as the Freedom Festival), which featured a reenactment of the Battles of Lexington and Concord . Other events include an Arbor Day celebration, trick-or-treating on Halloween, and a Winter Porch Light Parade in December. The winter festival also includes

675-411: A sawmill and steamboat dock served by traffic from Seattle and Issaquah . In 1884, Brackett sold 80 acres (32 ha) of his timberland to David Bothell, a settler and American Civil War veteran from Pennsylvania . Bothell and his two sons built a home and shingle mill on the property the following year and later opened a boarding house with his wife. The boarding house was destroyed by

810-525: A trestle bridge across the Sammamish River. Bothell grew rapidly following the railroad's opening; by the end of the 1880s, it had telegraph service, a general store , a butcher, and a drugstore with a practicing doctor. Many of the new residents were Scandinavian or Eastern European immigrants, along with emigrants from the Midwest. The first churches in the area were established by these immigrants in

945-504: A 58-acre (23 ha) area along North Creek that was restored by University of Washington Bothell in the 2000s. Since its restoration, the wetlands have become home to large groups of crows , up to 16,000 at a time, that commute from around the Seattle region to roost in Bothell. The university hosts an annual "Crow Watch" event in November with presentations and a viewing party. As part of

1080-746: A center of high tech employment alongside Canyon Park, an unincorporated area to the north in Snohomish County, with a combined 4,300 jobs added between 1985 and 1987. Several office parks were also developed in nearby Woodinville, which Bothell unsuccessfully attempted to annex in 1985 for a shopping center; the community later incorporated as a separate city in 1993. In 1990, the University of Washington opened its northern branch campus in Bothell at an office park building. A permanent campus, shared with Cascadia Community College , opened in September 2000 at

1215-487: A clear height of 95 feet (29 m) to allow both kicking and punting. The facility also features a large berm just beside the outdoor fields for Seahawks fans to watch training camp from. The first floor of the building, approximately 50,000 square feet (4,600 m), holds an auditorium and the team area: locker room, lounge, training room, weight room, team meeting rooms, and media production studios. The second floor, approximately 48,000 square feet (4,500 m) houses

1350-541: A coal tar refinery and creosote plant. Seahawks owner Paul Allen purchased the land in 2000 through his company Vulcan Real Estate , with approval from the City of Renton and the state Department of Ecology. Along with the construction of the facility, an agreement was created to restore the environmental climate of the site and its wetlands by improving and redeveloping the site. During the Seahawks' first ten seasons ( 1976 – 85 ),

1485-741: A combination interchange with I-5 east of the Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood . The freeway continues north as SR 525 , which connects to SR 99 and serves the Mukilteo terminal on the Washington State Ferries system. During early development of the Eastside region in the late 19th century, travel between cities was dependent on boats, including a system of passenger steamboats and ferries on Lake Washington. The first completed railroad on

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1620-510: A continuation of State Route 518 (SR 518) at a multi-level junction with I-5 in Tukwila, northeast of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport . The eight-lane freeway gains a set of HOV lanes, directly connected to I-5, and travels around the north side of the Southcenter Mall , at the center of Tukwila's retail district. The mall is served by a set of auxiliary ramps around the periphery of

1755-403: A dedicated pedestrian bridge. The freeway continues northwest through residential neighborhoods and gains a set of auxiliary lanes in the shoulder that are opened to northbound traffic during limited periods using a series of overhead signs and restricted to transit use in the southbound direction. I-405 continues northwest, crossing over SR 524 without an interchange, and terminates at

1890-477: A direct HOV flyover ramp from I-405 southbound to SR 167 and SR 167 northbound to I-405. The freeway turns northeast and runs below several hills with residential neighborhoods overlooking downtown Renton. I-405 intersects SR 515 in a half-diamond interchange and then enters a series of "s-curves" as it travels around the east side of downtown Renton. After crossing the Cedar River upstream from

2025-468: A fire and replaced by the Bothell Hotel at another location, where the townsite was platted on April 25, 1888. The settlement was named for the Bothell family by the first postmaster Gerhard Ericksen, who had bought the boarding house property. At the time, the area had two hotels, several lumber mills, and a school. Bothell originally shared schools with Woodinville until a separate school district

2160-456: A large concentration of Asian Americans , of which 33 percent identify as Indian and 29 percent identify as Chinese , and Hispanic/Latino Americans. Approximately 20 percent of Bothell residents in 2020 were born outside the United States, an increase from 11 percent reported in 2000. The 2021 American Community Survey estimated that the median household income of

2295-405: A library. The city government contracted with KCLS to operate the library, which remained at city hall, beginning in 1946. A $ 280,000 bond issue was approved by voters in 1967 to construct a separate, 8,300-square-foot (770 m ) building for the library. It was dedicated on July 6, 1969, and held 33,000 books; the library was noted for its natural duck habitat and garden. The Bothell branch

2430-690: A local coffeeshop owner and held on May 10, 2018, was cited by Reader's Digest in its awarding of "Nicest Places in America" honors to Bothell and nine other cities that year. The Bothell area has one weekly newspaper, the Bothell-Kenmore Reporter , which is owned by Sound Publishing and also serves nearby Kenmore. It was first published in 1933 as the Bothell Citizen and became the Northshore Citizen in 1961 as its coverage grew outside

2565-529: A major employer in the city and has one of its largest offices in Canyon Park. Two firms associated with the electricity industry, Teltone and Leviton Network Solutions , also have facilities in Bothell. Google opened a Bothell office in 2011 and outsources some of its Google Maps teams to another company in the city. A quantum computing research and development plant in Bothell—the first to be built in

2700-474: A median interchange with Northeast 128th Street in the I-405 HOT lanes near EvergreenHealth 's main medical center. The freeway continues north through Kirkland's residential Kingsgate neighborhood and enters the city of Bothell near an interchange with Northeast 160th Street. I-405's HOT lanes are reduced to one per direction and a northbound braided ramp begins to separate traffic bound for SR 522 ,

2835-417: A motel, two movie theaters , and office space. The city government sought the new shopping mall to improve its local tax base and approved a rezoning of the property for commercial use, but the proposal was opposed by local environmental groups due to the potential impact on North Creek, which flows through the site. The environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the city government over the rezoning, which

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2970-536: A new route to the already-planned Seattle–Everett freeway (now I-5). The system was approved by the signing of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 , which included funds for upgrading SSH 2A into a freeway. The highway, also known as the Renton Freeway, would follow the new SSH 2A roadway and include a new connection to Lynnwood . Construction of a new alignment for SSH 2A began in 1953;

3105-501: A plan in 2000 to address worsening traffic congestion throughout Bothell that was blamed, in part, on recent development. The plan would use additional street connections to form a more cohesive grid, but was negatively received by residents who opposed higher traffic volumes. A separate plan to widen portions of State Route 527 (the Bothell–Everett Highway) was completed in 2005 using funding from commercial development along

3240-542: A regional wastewater treatment plant and the former Longacres racetrack (now a Boeing office park ). I-405 continues across the Black River and through an industrial and commercial area on the southern outskirts of Renton to a cloverleaf interchange with SR 167 (the Valley Freeway) and Rainier Avenue . The interchange, located near several car dealerships at the northwest corner of Talbot Hill, includes

3375-467: A regional sales office; Lockheed Martin 's subsidiary Aculight, which creates laser equipment for medical and defense use; and medical device company Ventec Life Systems , which manufactures ventilators . Immunex opened their Bothell campus, which included the first major pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in the Pacific Northwest, in 1992; the company was later acquired by Amgen in 2002 but

3510-558: A result. The Sammamish River valley from Lake Washington to Issaquah Creek was first inhabited by the indigenous Sammamish people ( Lushootseed : sc̓ababš ), a Coast Salish group with an estimated population of 80 to 200 around 1850. The Sammamish had a major winter village, ƛ̕ax̌ʷadis , at the mouth of the Sammamish River, between what is now Bothell and Kenmore. Although the Sammamish resisted removal efforts by settlers, they were eventually removed to Fort Kitsap following

3645-455: A site that was originally proposed for a separate shopping mall east of downtown; the mall had been blocked by the Washington State Department of Ecology due to its effects on wetlands near North Creek. Bothell annexed the Canyon Park area in 1992, becoming a dual-county city and nearly doubling its population by adding 11,400 people. The annexation prevented the competing proposal for a new city, tentatively named North Creek , from claiming

3780-420: A surcharge. The variable weekday toll rates are set according to traffic congestion, ranging from $ 0.75 to a maximum of $ 10, while weekends and federal holidays are toll-free. HOT lane tolls are waived for high-occupancy vehicles with three or more passengers during peak periods and two or more passengers during the mid-day when using the "FlexPass" that can toggle between tolled and HOV modes. I-405 begins as

3915-515: Is also part of the Seattle–Tacoma media market and is served by Seattle-based media outlets. The region's largest newspaper, The Seattle Times , operated a production facility in the city's North Creek business district from 1992 to 2020, when it closed amid an industry-wide decline in print revenue. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer was also printed at the facility until it shifted to online-only publication in 2009. The Snohomish County side of

4050-551: Is expressed in terms of annual average daily traffic (AADT), a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. Average daily traffic volumes on I-405 in 2016 ranged from a minimum of 76,000 at its southern terminus in Tukwila to 209,000 in Downtown Bellevue . Approximately 86 percent of peak-direction lane miles on I-405 are rated as "routinely congested" by WSDOT and the highway accounted for over 30 percent of delays on

4185-583: The Army Corps of Engineers in 1916. The water level on Lake Washington was lowered by nine feet (2.7 m) the following year following the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle; the lowering prevented several steamships and other riverboats from traversing the mouth of the Sammamish River. By the end of the decade, Bothell had a water system, telephone service, a library, and several fraternal organizations with chapters or lodges in

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4320-655: The Cross Kirkland Corridor (part of the Eastside Rail Corridor trail) to the Totem Lake area, where it has three junctions. The southernmost is a half single-point urban interchange with Northeast 116th Street near the Lake Washington Institute of Technology campus, followed by a partial cloverleaf interchange with Northeast 124th Street serving The Village at Totem Lake shopping center, and

4455-608: The Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration , including construction of a new town hall that also housed the fire department and library when it opened in 1938. Bothell remained a rural community until the development of suburban housing areas after World War II as the Seattle metropolitan area experienced a major population boom. A new high school opened in 1953 along with five elementary schools by

4590-664: The Kenworth truck plant and the Renton Landing shopping center near the Boeing Renton Factory before reaching a junction with Sunset Boulevard, which carries SR 900 east towards Issaquah . From downtown Renton, I-405 narrows to six lanes and climbs over Kennydale Hill and descends down May Creek. The freeway, now closely following the shore of Lake Washington and the Eastside Rail Corridor trail, passes

4725-606: The King County Superior Court found to violate state laws on land use fairness and conflicts of interest within the planning commission. The ruling was upheld by the Washington Supreme Court in 1978 and the property was instead rezoned into an office park under new regulations for the North Creek Valley, which was designated as a special district . The remaining farmland in the North Creek Valley

4860-564: The Marketplace at Factoria shopping center and the headquarters of T-Mobile US before it reaches a full stack interchange with I-90 , which provides access to Seattle , Mercer Island , Eastgate , and Issaquah. The freeway continues north from the interchange towards Downtown Bellevue , passing the Mercer Slough estuary and the historic Wilburton Trestle as it widens to ten lanes. I-405 travels through several interchanges and forms

4995-488: The Renton Public Library , the freeway passes through a public park and intersects SR 169 and SR 900 at two separate interchanges. The southern junction, with SR 169, is a partial cloverleaf interchange at Bronson Way, while the northern junction with SR 900 is a half-diamond that also marks the beginning of a short concurrency with the latter. The concurrent I-405 and SR 900 then pass

5130-506: The Seattle region of Washington , United States. It bypasses Seattle east of Lake Washington , traveling through the Eastside area of King and Snohomish counties, providing an alternate route to I-5 . The 30-mile (48 km) freeway serves the cities of Renton , Bellevue , Kirkland , and Bothell . I-405 terminates at I-5 in Tukwila and Lynnwood , and also intersects several major highways, including SR 167 , I-90 , SR 520 , and SR 522 . The Eastside highway

5265-485: The Vashon Glaciation period approximately 15,000 years before present. The glaciers cut across several north–south channels that now form Bothell's seven hills, which include areas south of the Sammamish River that are prone to landslides . The highest point in the city is Nike Hill, named for its former Nike missile silo , that sits 510 feet (160 m) above sea level. Bothell has several wetlands , including

5400-572: The Virginia Mason Athletic Center , the headquarters of the Seattle Seahawks football team. I-405 leaves Renton and briefly enters the city of Newcastle before continuing into the residential Newport neighborhood in southern Bellevue . The freeway travels along the lake and near several residential areas, passing through two intermediate interchanges at Newport Hills and Coal Creek near Newport High School . I-405 then passes

5535-412: The 1855–1856 Puget Sound War . Some Sammamish continued to live in the area and worked as laborers and farmers, but the village of ƛ̕ax̌ʷadis was later destroyed. The first Homestead Act claims to modern-day Bothell were filed in 1870 by Columbus S. Greenleaf and George R. Wilson, an English immigrant, on adjoining plots of land. The area along the lower Sammamish River, then named Squak Slough,

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5670-536: The 1920s. The city became a bedroom community in the mid-20th century for commuters to Seattle and later other Eastside cities. Since the 1980s, high tech development in the Canyon Park and North Creek business districts has transformed Bothell into a regional employment center. These areas are home to office parks and warehouses for various industries, primarily in the service and manufacturing sectors. Bothell has several commercial districts that are anchored by supermarket stores or other retailers. The city had

5805-522: The 1950s, 1990s, and 2000s from the annexation of surrounding areas and suburban development. Between 2010 and 2020, Bothell's population grew by 44 percent, faster than any other city in Snohomish County and among the fastest rates in the Puget Sound region. As of 2014 , approximately 60 percent of Bothell residents live in King County and 40 percent live in Snohomish County. The city has

5940-729: The Bothell Friday Market, launched in 2019 in response to the closure of Country Village, which formerly hosted a farmers' market . An annual bicycle ride, named the Summits of Bothell, was held in the 2000s along a 38-mile (61 km) course in the city with 3,250 feet (990 m) of elevation gain. In 2007, about 5,000 to 7,000 people gathered for a parade and outdoor concert at the Veterans Memorial Amphitheater at Bothell Landing in honor of local American Idol contestant Blake Lewis . The Cup of Kindness Day, created by

6075-582: The Bothell Landing amphitheater and other activities during the summer months, including night markets on Main Street. Other events are hosted by community organizations, such as the annual Bothell block party and brewfest sponsored by University of Washington Bothell and the local chamber of commerce . The annual "Sustainamania" has been held in Bothell since 2012 to promote sustainable living , conservation, and education. A weekly community market, named

6210-421: The Eastside highway in 1952 as part of its limited-access highway network and allocated funds to begin acquisition of right-of-way along the corridor. The federal Bureau of Public Roads included the Eastside bypass of Seattle in its 1955 recommendation for a national system of Interstate routes ; it would generally follow SSH 1L and SSH 2A to northern Kirkland before turning northwest near Bothell on

6345-614: The Eastside was the Lake Washington Belt Line , opened from Renton to Woodinville in late 1904 by the Northern Pacific Railway . It was intended to allow freight to bypass Seattle's congested railyards and was also served by passenger trains. The area's first log roads had been built in the early 1890s and were expanded across the region by the beginning of the 20th century, including predecessors to I-405. A north–south road between Kirkland and modern-day Bellevue

6480-463: The Factoria interchange while construction continued on a new connection to US 10 (later I-90) for several more years. The 209-acre (85 ha) interchange with I-5 at Tukwila opened in stages between February and November 1967; it cost $ 16 million to construct and included ramps to the new Southcenter shopping mall. The final section of I-405 to be built, between Woodinville and Lynnwood,

6615-526: The Green River Valley. The freeway also has several large park-and-ride facilities that are served by flyer stops and direct access HOV ramps. In 2017, 202 bus trips on the I-405 corridor carried approximately 6,800 passengers during peak periods on an average weekday. The Sound Transit 3 ballot measure, passed in 2016, includes $ 1 billion in funding for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system covering

6750-657: The I-5/SR ;518 interchange. I-405 travels east across the Green River and intersects Interurban Avenue at the north end of SR 181 , located near the Tukwila train station and Starfire Sports soccer complex at Fort Dent Park . After crossing a set of railroad tracks (part of the BNSF Railway 's Seattle Subdivision and the Union Pacific Railroad ), the freeway enters the city of Renton and passes between

6885-422: The King County side of the city, with the exception of the manufacturing sector. The largest share of commuters to employers in Bothell are from Seattle (10.5%), Everett (4.9%), Kirkland (3.6%), and Bellevue (2.8%); approximately 5 percent of jobs in the city are held by Bothell residents. In its early decades, Bothell's economy was primarily tied to the logging industry and transitioned into agriculture by

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7020-711: The Museum of Special Art, an art museum for works created by people with disabilities. The city's largest performing arts venue, the Northshore Performing Arts Center, opened in 2005 at Bothell High School and seats 600 people. It is operated by the Northshore School District and was funded with assistance from a volunteer organization that sought to build a regional theater at a cost of $ 5 million. Bothell hosts several annual events that are funded in part by private donations, sponsorships, and

7155-453: The NFL, would be located within the northern city limits of Renton and opened in the summer of 2008. Following plans for the new headquarters, the Seahawks announced an expanded partnership with Virginia Mason Medical Center . The VMAC features four practice fields, three outdoors and one indoors. The outdoor fields are natural grass whereas the indoor field is FieldTurf . The indoor field has

7290-643: The NRHP and the Washington State Heritage Register , as well as additional sites that are over 50 years old. One site, the Harries House and Water Tower, was delisted following its demolition in 2015 despite plans to protect it from nearby housing development. The Bothell Historical Museum, a non-profit museum run by the local historical society , is located within the Hannan House on the grounds of

7425-558: The Northeast 6th Street ramp, traveling north with limited entry and exit points. I-405 continues north from Downtown Bellevue into the city's northern residential and commercial neighborhoods, where it intersects SR 520 —a major east–west freeway with connections to Seattle, the Microsoft campus in Overlake , and Redmond . The partial cloverleaf interchange includes a braided ramp from

7560-567: The Northeast 85th Street cloverleaf interchange is planned to be reconstructed as part of a bus rapid transit project. The I-405 corridor is served by several express bus routes operated by Sound Transit , King County Metro , and Community Transit . They connect several hubs that are centered around Bellevue Transit Center , accessed via the HOV ramp at Northeast 6th Street in Downtown Bellevue, and continue beyond I-405 to Everett , Burien, and

7695-511: The Park at Bothell Landing. It opened in 1969 and was relocated to the new park in 1978. The museum is open on Sundays from April through October (aside from a two-year hiatus induced by the COVID-19 pandemic ); it is furnished with contemporary artifacts from a late 19th-century home and those related to the city's history. The historical society also funded several restoration projects, including work on

7830-442: The Seahawks football administration of coaching and football personnel offices, the draft room, cafeteria, and weight room mezzanine. The third floor holds Seahawks administrative offices. The on-site parking lot holds 275 vehicles. A dock was constructed in order to accommodate boats of the team personnel. Interstate 405 (Washington) Interstate 405 ( I-405 ) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway serving

7965-497: The Seattle area's urban freeways from 2013 to 2017. The freeway has a system of high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV lanes) from Tukwila to Downtown Bellevue that become high-occupancy toll lanes (HOT lanes) from Bellevue to Lynnwood . The HOT lanes are controlled through a series of designated access points and direct ramps located along I-405. Tolls are collected electronically through Good to Go transponders by overhead sensors or via license plate cameras for mail billing with

8100-582: The Staff Sgt. Joe R. Hooper Army Reserve Center, is located in the northwest part of the city on Nike Hill. It opened in 1993 and also houses the Region X headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in an underground facility that was formerly a bunker . Real estate trade magazine publisher Scotsman Guide is based in Bothell. Defunct specialty retailer Pacific Linen was based in

8235-513: The United States Census Bureau. The largest industry sectors for the city's residents were professional and scientific services (24.4%) and educational services (18.1%). According to a city study from 2022, approximately 28,778 workers commute into Bothell for work while 19,813 residents travel elsewhere for work; the most common destinations for commuters from Bothell include Seattle (29%), Bellevue (14%), Redmond (12%), and Kirkland (8%), while 9.1 percent of workforce residents are employed in

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8370-409: The United States. The project is designed to help traffic move more smoothly on I-405. A 2008 construction project demolished the Wilburton Tunnel, which formerly covered a portion of the freeway between Factoria and Bellevue and carried the BNSF Woodinville Subdivision . On September 27, 2015, a set of high-occupancy toll lanes (HOT lanes) opened on I-405 between Bellevue and Lynnwood, replacing

8505-414: The United States—was opened by IonQ in 2024. Microsoft had a Canyon Park campus in the 2000s that housed servers for the company's web services and previously used a building in the area to package its consumer software. Other companies in the Canyon Park area include Boeing and Panasonic Avionics due to the proximity to aerospace facilities in Everett. A United States Army Reserve facility,

8640-423: The area and its existing industrial parks that employed 20,000 people. The addition of Canyon Park and additional development increased Bothell's population by 144 percent to over 30,000 residents by 2000. The 1990s also saw more technology businesses relocate to Bothell, including biotechnology firms, call centers , and manufacturers of medical equipment and electronics. The city government commissioned

8775-448: The area. The logging economy declined during the early 20th century and was replaced by agriculture on the cleared land, including dairy and poultry farms. Passenger traffic on the railroad, now under the management of Northern Pacific, ceased in 1938. A new high school was opened in 1923 and followed by an adjacent junior high school building in 1931, now known as the Anderson School . Several civic projects were completed during

8910-450: The area. The town was incorporated in 1909 and originally relied on logging and farming; in the mid-20th century, it became a bedroom community for workers commuting to Seattle and later other Eastside cities. Interstate 405 connects the city to other areas of the Eastside and functions as a bypass of Seattle. Bothell's modern economy is centered around biotechnology and high-tech companies that have facilities that were developed in

9045-417: The bypass into a single numbered highway. In 1957, the Washington State Highway Commission approved accelerated plans to build new two-lane sections of the future freeway corridor that would be designed to accommodate later expansions to four lanes with limited access to adhere to Interstate standards . By the end of the year, the new highway had been extended 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north to Juanita and

9180-580: The city include a series of murals on downtown buildings that depict Bothell's history and pioneers. They were first painted in 1989 to honor the city's centennial, but some were lost in the late 1990s to redevelopment. From 1981 to 2019, Bothell was home to Country Village, a themed shopping center with stores that catered towards the arts community. It had 45 independent businesses in several historic buildings that were repurposed for use by artisan stores, antique shops , and restaurants. Country Village also hosted an annual driftwood sculpture contest and

9315-407: The city is served by The Everett Herald , a sister paper to the Reporter under the ownership of Sound Publishing. Broadcast-based media outlets that serve the city include television stations KOMO-TV , KING-TV , KIRO-TV , and KCPQ ; as well as various radio stations. Bothell's public library has been operated by the King County Library System (KCLS) since 1946. The city's first library

9450-440: The city until 1996. The Bothell area is home to a Sikh temple , a regional mosque , and the first consecrated Hindu temple in the Pacific Northwest, which opened in 2014. Bothell has several pieces of public art, primarily located in downtown or on the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College campus. The city government created an arts advisory committee and adopted a percent for art ordinance in 2009 to fund

9585-418: The city's comprehensive plan , Bothell's neighborhoods and districts are organized into planning subareas for zoning regulation purposes. As of 2023 , Bothell has 17 recognized subareas, four of which include portions of the urban growth area outside the city limits. Bothell is the 26th-largest city in Washington, with a population of 48,161 people as of the 2020 U.S. census . The city grew significantly in

9720-623: The city's boundaries. The newspaper became a semimonthly publication in January 2002, receiving its current name in the process; the Reporter restored its weekly schedule two months after Sound Publishing acquired the newspaper in November 2006. The first newspapers published in the city included the Bothell Independent from 1903 to 1904 and the Bothell Sentinel from 1908 to 1935. Bothell

9855-485: The city's residents was $ 116,578, higher than the averages for King and Snohomish counties. An evaluation by Public Health – Seattle & King County in 2016 found that residents of Bothell and Woodinville had lower prevalence of health issues and a life expectancy of 83.4 years, higher than the King County and Washington average. As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 48,161 people, 19,149 households, and 7,948 families residing in Bothell. The population density

9990-484: The city. The mean commute travel time was 30.2 minutes with more than 57 percent of residents driving alone to work, 26 percent working from home , and under 6 percent using public transportation . The city also had approximately 28,025 jobs provided by private sector businesses, of which the largest industry sectors in 2021 were professional and scientific services (15.4%), manufacturing (15.3%), and information (12.8%). Most of these jobs are on

10125-473: The completion of Interstate 405 in 1968, which passes east of downtown and intersects State Route 522 . Another routing for the freeway west of the city was also considered before it was rejected, along with a later proposal to route State Route 522 on a freeway around the south side of downtown. By 1970, Bothell had annexed neighborhoods as far east as the outskirts of Woodinville, then seeking annexation or incorporation. The city's mayor–council government

10260-414: The corridor. In the late 2000s, the city government adopted a downtown plan to revitalize Main Street and add denser housing and mixed-use development in the area. The plan involved the acquisition of various parcels and demolition of 15 buildings to allow for roadwork and the expansion of the Park at Bothell Landing. Construction of the $ 150 million downtown redevelopment program began in 2010 with

10395-574: The county line often change numbers. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Bothell has a total area of 13.64 square miles (35.33 km ), all of it classified as land. The city is predominantly suburban, with 41.4 percent of land area zoned for single-family homes , 13 percent for denser housing, 10.5 percent for parks and open space, and 8 percent for commercial development. The city's western border with Kenmore follows 86th and 84th avenues, with

10530-615: The creation of public artwork and other programs. The committee was replaced by a formal Arts Commission in 2017 with seven members appointed by the city council to manage and promote the public arts program. A gallery at the new city hall is curated by the Arts Commission with room for paintings, sculptures, and on-screen artwork. The city's downtown is home to an art walk , the Bothell Art Scene, with several participating businesses and art studios. Other pieces of public art in

10665-478: The early 2000s. Originally intended as a bypass to I-5 through Seattle, I-405 has experienced a large increase in traffic volume since its construction. I-405 is now the most congested freeway in Washington State, particularly the segment between State Route 169 and I-90. A Nickel Project funded in 2003 originally included three planned improvements for I-405: In 2005, the "Renton to Bellevue Project"

10800-575: The eastern border of Downtown Bellevue, a major office district, separating it from the retail areas of Wilburton . It intersects Northeast 4th Street in a diamond interchange, Northeast 6th Street in an HOV-only Texas T interchange serving the Bellevue Transit Center and under the 2 Line light rail guideway, and Northeast 8th Street in a cloverleaf interchange near the Overlake Medical Center . A set of four HOT lanes begin at

10935-409: The end of the decade to accommodate a growing number of students. The first major annexations in the town's history were made in 1954; by the end of the decade, the boundaries extended south of the Sammamish River. Bothell was reclassified as a city in 1960 after its population had surpassed the state's threshold for cityhood—1,500 residents. The city's sewer system was completed that same year and

11070-560: The entirety of the I-405 corridor using the expanded HOT lanes. The system, part of the Stride network, will have two lines: the S1 Line from Burien to Bellevue and the S2 Line from Bellevue to Lynnwood. The Stride lines will serve eleven stations, mostly at existing flyer stops, and have a maximum frequency of 10 minutes during peak periods. They are scheduled to open between 2028 and 2029. One of

11205-447: The exception of Inglemoor High School ; within Snohomish County, the western border follows 7th Place West. The northern city limits of Bothell is defined by 216th Street Southwest on the west side of Interstate 405 and State Route 524 (Maltby Road) through Thrasher's Corner. The eastern boundary follows 35th Avenue Southeast in Snohomish County; on the King County site, it is shared with Woodinville and follows 130th Avenue Northeast on

11340-706: The existing HOV lanes from NE 6th Street to I-5/SR 525. Construction on the southern half of the HOT lanes system, extending to the SR ;167 interchange in Renton, began in 2020 and is scheduled to be completed in 2024 at a cost of $ 1.2 billion. The City of Bellevue plans to construct a lidded park over a section of I-405 between 4th and 6th streets as part of its "Grand Connection" program. A new half-diamond interchange at Northeast 132nd Street in Kirkland opened on May 20, 2024, while

11475-414: The existing two-lane highway into a freeway began with a section between Factoria and Downtown Bellevue that opened in 1961. The project included a cloverleaf interchange at Northeast 8th Street in Downtown Bellevue. A nearby interchange at Northrup Road was rebuilt in 1963 to temporarily accommodate traffic from the then-new Evergreen Point Floating Bridge using a hybrid cloverleaf design. Construction of

11610-563: The freeway corridor was moved several times. The first sound wall on a highway in Washington was installed in 1973 along I-405 near the Wilburton interchange in Bellevue. It was constructed from plywood and placed near Bellevue to mitigate construction noise; at the time, the northbound carriageway had bidirectional traffic. One of the major construction projects on the highway was straightening

11745-447: The initial highway. The 2.6-mile (4.2 km) northern extension, which terminated with a connection to Woodinville Drive, took five months to construct and included several new overpasses. The highway's completion spurred economic growth in Bellevue, which was sought due to its location near a junction with US 10 ; from 1955 to 1958, the city and its surrounding areas had grown from a population of 27,600 to 41,750. Expansion of

11880-628: The largest in North King County at the time. The new Bothell library opened on September 18, 1995, and housed 200,000 books and other materials; the old library was purchased outright by the city government and used for various departments until it was demolished in 2016. Bothell has nine properties that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) due to their cultural, architectural, or historic qualities. Several properties are surviving homes from early city pioneers built in

12015-570: The late 19th and early 20th centuries that were later moved to the Park at Bothell Landing. Other listed sites include the Bothell Pioneer Cemetery , Bates-Tanner Farm , and North Creek School at Centennial Park. In 1987, the city government established its own local register of historic places, which is managed by the Landmark Preservation Board appointed by the city council. It has 15 properties that include those on

12150-446: The late 20th century along North Creek and in the Canyon Park neighborhood, which was annexed by the city in 1992. The annexation also expanded the city limits into Snohomish County. The University of Washington Bothell was established in 1990 and opened its permanent shared campus with Cascadia College in 2000. Bothell redeveloped its downtown in the 2010s and 2020s and has seen an increase in residential density and its population as

12285-418: The lighting of a Christmas tree ; from 1929 to 1979, a 112-foot (34 m) Douglas fir on Main Street was decorated annually by the city. It was recognized as the "largest living Christmas tree in the world" by Life magazine in December 1962; the top of the tree was later removed due to disease and a replacement was planted near the city museum. The parks department also hosts weekly outdoor concerts at

12420-404: The mid-1880s. Two of the local mills were destroyed in fires in 1893 and 1894 and were later replaced with a larger facility that produced 80,000 shingles per day. Bothell was incorporated as a fourth-class town on April 14, 1909, eight days after a narrow 79–70 vote in favor. George Bothell, one of the sons of David Bothell and a former state legislator, was elected as the first mayor. At

12555-518: The new highway between Kennydale and Bellevue began construction in February 1947 and was completed the following year. The East Pacific Highway Association, formed to plan a major highway to the east of US 99 from Tenino to the Canadian border , lobbied the state legislature for funding to complete the 25-mile (40 km) link between Renton and Woodinville. The state government approved plans for

12690-501: The new stations on the BRT corridor, at Northeast 85th Street in Kirkland, is planned to include reconstruction of the existing cloverleaf interchange at an estimated cost of $ 300 million. Bothell, Washington Bothell ( / ˈ b ɒ θ əl / ) is a city in King and Snohomish counties in the U.S. state of Washington . It is part of the Seattle metropolitan area , situated near

12825-488: The next eleven seasons. While there, the players stayed in the dormitories of the adjacent Northwest College . In  1997 , the team returned training camp to Cheney through 2006, then returned to Kirkland in 2007 because of the scheduled China Bowl game that was later canceled. On May 9, 2006, the Seahawks announced plans for a state-of-the-art training facility to be located along Lake Washington. The 200,000-square-foot (18,600 m) waterfront facility, second-largest in

12960-474: The next interchange. The combination interchange with SR 522 is located above the Sammamish River and adjacent to the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College campus; SR 522 continues west along Lake Washington towards Seattle and east through Woodinville towards Monroe . The freeway crosses over North Creek and intersects Northeast 195th Street near several office parks at

13095-448: The north side of the Sammamish River and 124th Avenue Northeast on the south side of the river. The southern border with Kirkland follows Simonds Road and Northeast 145th Street to Interstate 405 and jumps north to follow part of the Tolt pipeline right-of-way. The city's urban growth area in Snohomish County includes unincorporated areas that border Brier to the west and Mill Creek to

13230-542: The north. Most of the city lies in the drainage basins of the Sammamish River or its tributaries North Creek and Swamp Creek ; a portion also lies in the Juanita Creek basin, which drains directly into Lake Washington. These creeks are also home to spawning Kokanee salmon , Chinook salmon , bull trout , and other freshwater fish. The Sammamish River formed following the retreat of the Cordilleran ice sheet during

13365-616: The northbound exit allowing traffic from Northeast 8th Street to enter I-405 and traffic from Northeast 10th Street to access SR 520. The freeway leaves Bellevue for Kirkland , traveling along the west side of Bridle Trails State Park and passing the campus of Northwest University in the predominantly residential Houghton neighborhood. I-405 then travels along the west side of Rose Hill, an area uphill from and about one mile (1.6 km) east of downtown Kirkland, intersecting Northeast 85th Street (formerly SR 908 ) near Lake Washington High School . The freeway continues north along

13500-403: The northeast end of Lake Washington in the Eastside region. It had a population of 48,161 residents as of the 2020 census . The city lies along the Sammamish River , the historic home of the indigenous Sammamish people , and is adjacent to Kenmore and Woodinville . It was established in 1870 and platted by David Bothell and his family in 1888, shortly before the arrival of railroads in

13635-602: The northern border of King County . I-405 enters Snohomish County and travels northwest through a wooded area along North Creek before reaching an interchange with the Bothell–Everett Highway, which continues north to Mill Creek as SR 527 . The interchange, located in the Canyon Park industrial area, is adjacent to a park and ride that serves as the southern terminus of the Swift Green Line and has

13770-415: The permanent interchange was later completed in November 1966 at a cost of $ 5.5 million. In 1964, the system of primary and secondary state highways was removed in favor of new state routes, and the incomplete sections of the corridor were renumbered to SR 405. By 1966, the remaining sections of SR 405 were fully renumbered to I-405. The first segment of the Renton Freeway to be completed

13905-402: The plant remained a major employer in Bothell until it was shut down in 2015. Other major technology industries in Bothell include information technology and telecommunications . The city's second-largest employer is wireless provider AT&T Mobility , which maintains a backbone network facility and call center in Bothell. Another major cellular service provider, T-Mobile US , is also

14040-538: The population. As of the 2010 U.S. census , there were 33,505 people, 13,497 households, and 8,779 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,764.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,067.3/km ). There were 14,255 housing units at an average density of 1,176.2 per square mile (454.1/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 79.7% White, 1.6% African American, 0.6% Native American, 10.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 3.4% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.7% of

14175-442: The population. There were 13,497 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

14310-718: The realignment of State Route 522 at its intersection with the Bothell–Everett Highway, which was completed in 2013. The Bothell–Everett Highway was rebuilt as a wide boulevard in 2017 that includes separate laneways for parking and landscaped dividers. A new city hall opened in October 2015 to consolidate several city departments into one building. The city also annexed 1,005 additional acres (407 ha) of King County in 2014 and added 6,000 residents. The downtown redevelopment yielded 1,300 new apartment units and townhouses by 2020, including middle housing . Between 2010 and 2020, Bothell's population increased by more than 40 percent and

14445-403: The s-curves in Renton, which were designed for speeds of up to 45 miles per hour (72 km/h). This project began in 1990, and was estimated to cost $ 70 million. Also during this time, the portion of the highway between I-5 and South Renton was being repaved and HOV lanes were being added, which were originally placed on the right-hand side of the road before being migrated over to the median in

14580-465: The second-largest biotechnology and biomedical hub in Washington state, behind South Lake Union in Seattle, and has 61 companies that employ 4,000 people. In addition to development facilities, Bothell is home to several major biotechnology wet labs and manufacturers due to its abundance of available space. Biotechnology and biomedical companies headquartered in the city include pharmaceutical manufacturer Seagen (formerly Seattle Genetics), which

14715-409: The section between Bellevue and Kirkland was completed in October 1956 after two years of construction that was slowed by difficult soil conditions. The former alignment on Lake Washington Boulevard and Market Street through Kirkland was transferred to the city government. SSH 2A and the eastern portion of SSH 1L were replaced in 1957 by the Renton branch of PSH 1, created to consolidate

14850-602: The share of minority residents also increased to 33 percent. A major fire in downtown broke out at the Mercantile Building on July 22, 2016, damaging and closing more than 20 businesses. Among the destroyed buildings was the Bothell Mall, which housed several small businesses. The fire hindered the Main Street portion of the redevelopment program and required $ 4.7 million in state aid for rebuilding. Main Street

14985-532: The southern outskirts of Woodinville. The American Association of State Highway Officials approved Interstate 405 as the designation for the Seattle bypass freeway in November 1958, based on a proposal submitted by the Washington State Department of Highways. On October 23, 1958, a dual ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of the Renton–Kennydale and Kirkland–Woodinville sections of

15120-432: The summer months. Bothell is located along the Sammamish River near its mouth at the northeast end of Lake Washington . It is one of six cities in Washington that are in multiple counties, as the city straddles King and Snohomish counties. The boundary between the counties is at Northeast 205th Street / 244th Street Southwest; because most streets in Bothell are numbered and not named, north–south streets that cross

15255-568: The team's headquarters was located in Kirkland at the southern end of the Lake Washington Shipyard (now Carillon Point), on the shores of Lake Washington. The summer training camps were held across the state at Eastern Washington University in Cheney , southwest of Spokane . When the team's new headquarters in Kirkland was completed in 1986 , the Seahawks held training camp there for

15390-476: The time, the town had a population of 599 residents, a bank, four general stores, and three saloons. A dozen buildings on Main Street were destroyed or damaged by a fire on April 11, 1911, including the Ericksen general store where the town's records had been kept. A fire department was established in 1913 and new building regulations were enacted by the town government in response to the fire. The Pacific Highway

15525-455: The water system was switched from local wells to the Tolt pipeline , operated by Seattle Public Utilities , in 1963. The sewage system was incorporated into the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle system in 1967, which bypassed its outflow to Lake Washington but restricted new residential development south of the Sammamish River. Bothell developed further into a bedroom community after

15660-491: Was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 12.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female. As of 2022 , Bothell has an estimated workforce population of 37,721 residents with 68.8 percent who are employed according to an annual survey from

15795-527: Was 3,530.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,363.3/km ). There were 19,149 occupied housing units and 989 vacant units. 60 percent of the city's population, 28,956 people, resided in the King County portion of Bothell, while the remaining 19,205 lived in Snohomish County. The racial makeup of the city was 65.0% White, 1.9% African American, 0.6% Native American, 17.7% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 4.0% from other races, and 10.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.2% of

15930-548: Was acquired by Pfizer in 2023; drug developer and manufacturer AGC Biologics (formerly CMC Biologics); medical imaging equipment manufacturer Fujifilm Sonosite ; and drug manufacturer Lundbeck Seattle Biopharmaceuticals . The state's largest biotechnology company, Icos , was headquartered in Bothell until their acquisition by Eli Lilly and Company in 2007. The city is also home to major facilities for Philips Medical Systems , which manufactures its ultrasound equipment and Sonicare toothbrushes in Bothell and maintains

16065-410: Was added as an additional Nickel Project, and would have added two lanes in each direction between SR 169 and I-90. However, in November 2007, voters rejected the ballot measure which would have provided the additional funds necessary for this project. At this time the project is still largely unfunded. The web site "Road to Ruin" ranks the widening of I-405 as the fourth most wasteful highway project in

16200-409: Was already under construction. Additional right-of-way would be acquired to allow for expansion to four lanes at a later date. Following a survey by the state highway department, a route generally following 116th Avenue Northeast was chosen in 1949; plans also called for a limited-access highway with several cloverleaf interchanges dependent on available funding. A four-mile (6.4 km) section of

16335-460: Was between Tukwila and Renton, costing $ 12.6 million and opening to traffic on August 31, 1965. An extension that bypassed downtown Renton opened on September 3, connecting with the existing freeway to Kennydale. A four-lane section of I-405 between Kennydale and Factoria in southern Bellevue was opened to traffic in August of that year. A temporary overpass with a traffic signal was installed at

16470-527: Was completed in 1908 and gradually extended south to Renton and north to Bothell. The road, named Lake Washington Boulevard, was fully paved by 1932 and designated by the state legislature as part of Secondary State Highway 2A (SSH 2A) in 1937. SSH 2A traveled north from US 10 in Renton to Primary State Highway 2 (PSH 2) in Bothell, continuing onward to US 99 in Everett. Three Tree Point Road, which connected Burien to Renton,

16605-473: Was completed through the town in August 1912, connecting to Everett and Seattle. A 4-mile (6.4 km) section west of Bothell was the first to be paved in brick; it was inaugurated on May 29, 1913, by Washington governor Ernest Lister . Steamship traffic on the Sammamish River waned after the arrival of the railroad and completion of the Pacific Highway. The river itself was dredged and straightened by

16740-428: Was designated as SSH 1L. The Bothell–Everett section of SSH 2A was later removed from the state highway system in 1943. Planning for a series of upgrades to transform SSH 2A into a suitable bypass of US 99 around Seattle began in the late 1940s. A plan announced in 1947 would use federal funds to build a new two-lane road between Bellevue and Woodinville, supplementing another road to Kennydale that

16875-476: Was developed into facilities for high tech and light industrial companies beginning in the 1980s, encompassing 1.8 million square feet (170,000 m ) of office space. The developments were required by the special district to restore wetlands along North Creek and other waterways as part of environmental mitigation, but the artificial wetlands initially saw limited success in controlling invasive species and regulating soils. Bothell continued to develop into

17010-557: Was established at the Odd Fellows Hall on Main Street in 1905 and was followed by private libraries in local businesses and homes. A public library was established on January 19, 1925, after a fundraising campaign led by local women, at the American Hotel and had 1,000 books. The Bothell city council voted to move the library into the city hall in 1928; the city hall was replaced with a new building in 1936 that included more space for

17145-564: Was established in 1885; the first classes at Bothell's schoolhouse were held in March 1886. The school district was merged with North Creek in 1897 and ten years later, a dedicated school building was constructed to accommodate the growing student population. The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway was constructed along the Sammamish River to connect Seattle to the transcontinental Northern Pacific Railway as well as coal from mines near Issaquah. The tracks reached Bothell in November 1888 and

17280-415: Was initially signed as SR 405 until the freeway was fully completed in 1971; since then, the highway has been expanded to add lanes for high-occupancy vehicles and toll users . I-405 is one of the most congested highways in the Seattle area and is known for its meandering "S-curves" through Renton, which were straightened in the 1990s. I-405 is a 30-mile (48 km) north–south freeway that serves as

17415-609: Was later moved further northeast to North Creek after opposition from residents. It was later revived in 1971 as part of a shorter connector between Kenmore and I-405 that was rejected for a lack of projected need. In the 1960s, the state government studied the construction of an outer freeway bypass due to expected traffic demand on I-405. A report released in 1970 concluded that the outer bypass, nicknamed I-605 , would not be necessary and recommended expanding I-405 to eight lanes in some sections. The proposal had also been controversial with residents around Lake Sammamish , around which

17550-497: Was mostly marshlands and had not been surveyed at the time of Wilson's arrival; Greenleaf filed for his claim in June 1870 on land that Wilson had originally sought. Eight families settled in the area in the next six years and were followed by Canadian businessman George Brackett, who began commercial logging in 1877 on 80 acres (32 ha) on the modern-day site of Wayne Golf Course. Brackett also established Brackett's Landing, which had

17685-420: Was one of the fastest-growing KCLS libraries by the 1980s and a replacement was planned; voters approved full annexation of Bothell into KCLS in November 1986, which was followed two years later by a KCLS bond issue to construct a new library. Initial plans to expand the existing building were scrapped in favor of a new building with 25,000 square feet (2,300 m ) of space to serve as a regional library, to be

17820-440: Was opened to traffic in November 1969. Further construction expanded I-405 to six lanes, including a section near Woodinville that involved the demolition of recent bridges that were too narrow to support three lanes per direction. These projects had been delayed due to a cut in federal highway spending in the late 1960s. The proposed route between Bothell and Lynnwood was originally planned to follow Swamp Creek from Kenmore , but

17955-431: Was originally built in the early 20th century to connect cities along the lake and was formally added to the state highway system in 1937 as Secondary State Highway 2A (SSH 2A). A freeway replacement for SSH 2A was proposed in the 1940s by the state government and designated as I-405 as part of the federal Interstate Highway program, with the first section beginning construction in 1956 and completed in 1965. It

18090-423: Was rebuilt as a shared space between vehicles and other modes with curbless sidewalks and parallel parking separated by dining areas and planter boxes. A one-block section was closed to all vehicular traffic in June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to encourage its use as an outdoor gathering space and dining area to revitalize business in downtown. The program was successful and became a permanent fixture during

18225-463: Was replaced by a council–manager system in 1973 following voter approval of a proposition the year before. In 1974, plans to build a regional shopping mall were announced on the site of a 142-acre (57 ha) truck farm adjacent to the Interstate 405 and State Route 522 interchange east of downtown Bothell. It was described as similar in size to Southcenter Mall in Tukwila and would include

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