Mayor Harrell and the City of Seattle’s Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects are thrilled to announce the public opening of Overlook Walk on October 4. Located where the Alaskan Way Viaduct once stood, this iconic elevated park will provide a new, direct, pedestrian connection between Pike Place Market, downtown neighborhoods and the entire 20-acre Waterfront Park. Once completed, Overlook Walk will become an iconic Seattle landmark among the likes of the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, the Great Wheel, and Climate Pledge, Lumen Field, and T-Mobile Park arenas—as a symbol of the city’s identity.

Construction of Overlook Walk began in earnest in summer 2022 in the footprint of the former Alaskan Way Viaduct between Pike Place Market and the Seattle Aquarium. It creates the first ever pedestrian connection between downtown and the waterfront, bridging the nearly 100 vertical foot gap between Pike Place Market and the new Park Promenade adjacent to Elliott Bay.

The park will feature 360-degree views of downtown Seattle, Lumen Field, T-Mobile Park, Elliott Bay, the Olympic mountains, and Mount Rainier. Additionally, visitors and residents will enjoy ample seating options to rest and enjoy the views and a new concessionaire space featuring local small businesses, anticipated to open in 2025.

Long known for their ability to successfully maintain and operate large civic spaces, the City’s Seattle Center will provide an expert maintenance and safety team to ensure Overlook Walk is well cared for and safe the moment it opens. Friends of Waterfront Park is the 501c3 non-profit responsible for fundraising, stewarding, and programming Waterfront Park alongside the community – today and into the future.

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