The big day is here — for football traffic — and this is your play-by-play, real-time guide to getting around, whether by train, bus, ferry or bike. Pro tip: Try to avoid the car.
Hundreds of thousands of Seahawks fans are expected at today’s Super Bowl victory celebration, with a parade stretching across downtown Seattle, from the stadiums to the Space Needle.
That will make it hard for everyone to get to, cross and leave downtown Seattle.
Every one of the more than 20 streets the parade crosses will be closed during the event. Buses will be rerouted away from downtown, and masses of pedestrians will be out in 12th Man force. Much of the city core will effectively be shut down, compounding the traffic clogs from the massive repaving project that has closed two northbound lanes on the Interstate 5 Ship Canal Bridge.
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1 million fans expected for Super Bowl celebration
The parade begins at 11 a.m. at Fourth Avenue and Washington Street, following a 10 a.m. trophy celebration at Lumen Field. The roughly two-hour parade will head north along Fourth for 2 miles, ending near Seattle Center at Cedar Street.
Follow along for live updates on how traffic is moving — or not.
5:40 am
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How to prepare yourself for the Seahawks victory parade
The Seahawks Super Bowl champions parade is nigh.
You want to be in the fray, catch all the victory vibes and scream your heart out with the hundreds of thousands, perhaps even a million fans, as the players parade by.
But picture this. You circled blocks and blocks for hours looking for parking just to find a spot a mile away. You’re late. Your legs are tired and you’re without relief. You’re thirsty and cold, and you lost your group. You have to use the bathroom but don’t want to miss the action waiting in line.
Here are some tips to stay safe and healthy.
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—Kai Uyehara
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Light rail expects historic, crushing crowds
Sound Transit has added extra service for most of the day, and trains between Lynnwood and Federal Way will run through downtown every 6 minutes from 5 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Many stations outside Seattle have parking garages, but expect them to be full. Consider taking the bus, biking or walking to the nearest station.
The day is sure to set light rail ridership records, considering the last parade was attended by somewhere between 250,000 and 750,000 people and light rail hadn’t been built any farther north than Capitol Hill or south of the airport. On the day of that parade, light rail from the airport to downtown carried 71,000 one-way passengers, compared to a typical weekday load of 29,700.
Sound Transit is adding four special Sounder train trips Wednesday morning to bolster the normal N Line and S Line service. Take the early ones, again, because the trains are expected to be more crowded than usual. Extra trains will be added for the return trips.
—Nicholas Deshais
Seattle Times staff.