Top: The permanently closed viaduct, with Smith Tower in the background, is seen from the Seattle Great Wheel on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, about 18 hours before the city was tested with its first morning rush hour without the highway. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
Bottom: Progress on taking down the viaduct is seen from atop the Seattle Great Wheel, looking south of University Street, with the Smith Tower in the background at center, on Sunday, May 19, 2019.
(Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)