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Aubrey Davis Park, formerly the Mercer Island Lid and First Hill Lid, is a park lid covering of
Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...
(I-90) between West Mercer Way and 76th Avenue Southeast on
Mercer Island Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located on an island of the same name in the southern portion of Lake Washington. Mercer Island is in the Seattle metropolitan area, with Seattle to its west and Bellevue to it ...
. 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.


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List of structures built on top of freeways The following is a list of structures built on top of freeways, which may include freeway lids, parks, buildings, monuments, and parking garages. Germany Autobahnüberbauung Schlangenbader Straße, Berlin Wilmdersdorf Schlangenbader Straße ...


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Interstate 90 Parks in Seattle Transportation in King County, Washington Transportation in Seattle Road tunnels in Washington (state) {{Washington-protected-area-stub