SEATTLE

WASHINGTON, USA

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1 Apr. 1931


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SEATTLE

Seattle streetcar map 1931

INSET: SEATTLE - CENTRAL AREA

Seattle centre streetcar map 1931

INSET: SEATTLE - EVERETT INTERURBAN

Seattle Everett interurban map 1931

STREETCAR ROUTES

Operator: Seattle Municipal Street Railway

  1 Alki / Fort Lawton Fort Lawton - Gilman Av. - 15th Av. W - Elliott Av. W - 1st Av. - Spokane St. - Harbor Av. - Alki Av. - 63rd Av. SW - Beach Dr. & Orleans St.
  2 Fauntleroy Virginia St. S - 2nd Av. - Pine St. - 1st Av. - Spokane St. - Avalon Way - California Av. - Fauntleroy Av. - Fauntleroy Pl. [Back: as above to Jackson St., then continue as 24]
  3 West Seattle Virginia St. S - 2nd Av. - Pine St. - 1st Av. - Spokane St. - Avalon Way - California Av. - W Atlantic St. [Back: as above to Jackson St., then continue as 25]
  4 Fauntleroy Virginia St. S - 2nd Av. - Pine St. - 1st Av. - Spokane St. - W Marginal Way - 9th Av. SW - White Center [Back: as above to Jackson St., then continue as 24]
  4s Seahurst Shuttle White Center - Seahurst - Lake Burien
  5 South Park Yesler Way. - 1st Av. - E Marginal Way - 8th Av. S - - Cloverdale St. - 14th Av. S [Back: as above, then continue as 30]
  6 South Seattle 3rd Av. & Yesler Way. - 9th Av. S - 8th Av. S - Carleton Av. - E Marginal Way [Back: as above, then continue as 23]
  7 Kinnear Park Jackson St. - 1st Av. - Queen Anne Av. - Olympic Pl. - 10th Av. W - W Wheeler St.
  8 Madrona 3rd Av. & Union St. - Pike St. - Union St. - 34th Av. - Madrona Dr. - Madrona Park
  9 19th Av. & 26th S S Judkins St. - 26th Av. S - Jackson St. - 3rd Av. - Pike St. - E Madison St. - 19th Av. N - E Galer St.
10 Montlake 3rd Av. & Union St. - Pike St. - E Madison St. - 23rd Av. N - 24th Av. N - University of Washington
11 E Cherry 3rd Av. & Union St. - Pike St. - Broadway - E Jefferson St. - E Cherry St. - 34th Av. - Union St.
12 E Madison - Jefferson Park Madison Park - E Madison St. - Pike St. - 3rd Av. - Jackson St. - Beacon Av. - S Graham St.
13 Summit Ave. Belleview Ct. - Belleview Av. [back: Summit Av.] - Pine St. - 2nd Av. - Jackson St.
14 Capitol Hill - Mt.Baker E Galer St. - 15th Ave. N - [E Mercer St. - 14th Av. N] [back: 15th Av.] - Pine St. - 3rd Av. - Jackson St. - 31st Av. S - Mt Baker
15 Broadway 3rd Av. & Union St. - [3rd Av. - Pine St.] [back: Melrose Av. - Pike St. - 8th Av. - Union St.] - Pine St. - Broadway - 10th Av. - University of Washington
16 Ravenna 4th Av. & Main St. - 3rd Av. - Union St. - 8th Av. - Howell St. - Eastlake Av. - University of Washington - University Way - E 55th St. - 35th Av. NE
17 Cowen Park - 15th Av. NE 4th Av. & Main St. - 3rd Av. - Union St. - 8th Av. - Howell St. - Eastlake Av. - University of Washington - University Way - 15th Av. NE - E 80th St.
18 Wallingford Jackson St. - 2nd Av. - Pine St. - Westlake Av. - Fremont Br. - N 34th St. - Wallingford Av. - N 45th St. - University of Washington
20 Green Lake Jackson St. - 2nd Av. - Virginia St. S - Westlake Av. - Fremont Br. - N 34th St. - Woodland Park Av. - Loop around Green Lake - back the same way
21 Phinney Jackson St. - 2nd Av. - Pine St. - Westlake Av. - Fremont Br. - Fremont Av. - Phinney Av. (Woodland Park Zoo) - Greenwood Av. - 85th St.
22 Meridian Jackson St. - 2nd Av. - Pine St. - Westlake Av. - Fremont Br. - N 34th St. - Wallingford Av. - N 45th St. - Meridian Av. - E 56th St. - Latona Av. - NE 56th St.
23 Fremont-Ballard Yesler Way. - 3rd Av. - Cedar St. - 5th Av. N - Broad St. - Dexter Av. - Fremont Br. - Leary Av. - Ballard Way - 24th Av. NW - W 70th St. [Back: as above, then continue as 6]
24 White Center Jackson St. - 2nd Av. - Cedar St. - 5th Av. N - Taylor Av. - Boston St. - Queen Anne Av. - W McGraw St. - 7th Av. W - Raye St. [Back: as above to 2nd Av. & Virginia St., then continue as 2]
25 E Queen Anne Jackson St. - 2nd Av. - Cedar St. - 5th Av. N - Taylor Av. - Boston St. - Queen Anne Av. - Blaine St. - 2nd Av. N - Galer St. [Back: as above to 2nd Av. & Virginia St., then continue as 3]
26 W Queen Anne S King St. - 1st Av. - Queen Anne Av. - Galer St. - 6th Av. W - W McGraw St.
27 15th Av. NW Yesler Way. - 1st Av. - Elliott Av. W - 15th Av. W - 15th Av. NW - 85th St.
28 Ballard - 20th NW Yesler Way. - 1st Av. - Cedar St. - 5th Av. N - Broad St. - Dexter Av. - Nickerson St. - 15th Av. W - Ballard Way - 24th Av. NW - W 67th St. - 28th Av. NW - 32nd Av. W & 85th St.
30 Sunset Hill Yesler Way. - 1st Av. - Elliott Av. W - 15th Av. W - Ballard Way - 24th Av. NW - W 59th St. - 32nd Av. W - W 64th St. - 36th Av. NW [Back: as above, then continue as 5]

CABLE CAR ROUTES

Operator: Seattle Municipal Street Railway

FS Front Street S King St. - 1st Ave. - Queen Anne Av. - Highland Dr.
JS James Street 2nd Ave. - James St. - Broadway
MS Madison Street Waterfront - Madison St. - 14th Av.
YW Yesler Way 3rd Av. - Yesler Way - Lake Washington

NB: The two-letter route designations above are for the convenience of readers, and were not used by the operator.

INTERURBAN ROUTE

Operator: Pacific Northwest Traction Company

   Seattle-Everett Downtown Seattle - Westlake Av. - Fremont Br. - Fremont Av. - Phinney Av. (Woodland Park Zoo) - Greenwood Av. - 85th St. - Aurora Av. - Greenwood - Esperance - Martha Lake - Silver Lake - Everett

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

  • Seattle streetcars: 185 km.
  • Seattle cable cars: ? km.
  • Seattle-Everett interurban: 48 km.

With my special thanks to the staff in the Seattle Collection division of the Seattle Public Library for their kind help while I was doing research for the preparation of this web page.