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Regional multi-use trail · Wilburton

Eastrail

A planned 42-mile regional rail-trail along the former Eastside Rail Corridor connecting Bellevue with five other Eastside cities.

~42 miles
Length

Eastrail is a regional multi-use trail being built along the former Eastside Rail Corridor, a railbanked BNSF freight line on the east side of Lake Washington. When complete, the roughly 42-mile network will connect Bellevue with Renton, Kirkland, Woodinville, Snohomish, and Redmond.

Through Bellevue, Eastrail runs north-south past the Wilburton commercial area and beneath the elevated Wilburton light rail station, with the historic Wilburton Trestle being rebuilt as one of its signature crossings. The corridor is a centerpiece of the city's Grand Connection vision linking downtown to the waterfront and the trail.

Led by King County Parks with partner cities and major funders including the state and Amazon, Eastrail is one of the largest active rail-trail conversions in the region.

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Visitor and education center

Bellevue Botanical Garden Aaron Education Center

Wilburton

LEED Gold visitor and education center at Bellevue Botanical Garden, designed by Olson Kundig, opened 2014.

Type
Visitor / education center
Building opened
June 2014
Architect
Olson Kundig
Interstate freeway

Interstate 405

Wilburton

The 30-mile Eastside freeway bypassing Seattle, running through the center of Bellevue and intersecting I-90 and SR 520.

Length
30 miles
Bellevue-Kirkland segment opened
1956
Full route completed
1965
Light rail station

Wilburton Station

Wilburton

Elevated 2 Line station on a viaduct over I-405 and the Eastrail corridor in the Wilburton area.

Opened
April 27, 2024
Line
2 Line
Type
Elevated viaduct
Historic rail trestle / trail

Wilburton Trestle

Wilburton

A 975-foot, 102-foot-high 1904 wooden railroad trestle, the longest in the Pacific Northwest, being converted to an Eastrail bridge.

Built
1904
Length
975 ft
Height
102 ft