Aubrey Davis Park
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Aubrey Davis Park | |
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Mercer Island Lid, First Hill Lid | |
Type | Park lid |
Motto | City of Mercer Island |
Location | Mercer Island, Washington |
Coordinates | 47°35′30″N 122°14′40″W / 47.591795°N 122.244465°W |
Status | Open all year |
Aubrey Davis Park, formerly the Mercer Island Lid and First Hill Lid, is a park lid covering 2,800 feet (850 m) of Interstate 90 (I-90) between West Mercer Way and 76th Avenue Southeast on Mercer Island, Washington, United States.[1] The park was created as to minimize the impact of I-90, opening to the public in the 1990s. Former Mercer Island mayor Aubrey Davis lobbied for the park's creation in the 1970s. After his death in 2013, the park was renamed after him.[2]
See also
References
- ^ I-90 Lid Park (PDF) (Map). City of Mercer Island Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ^ Grady, Mary L. (April 29, 2013). "Park on the Lid to be Aubrey Davis Park". Mercer Island Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
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