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  <hd><hwy_name>I-705</hwy_name><state>Washington</state></hd>
  <desc>
    <sum>
      <start><loc linkto="#WA-1">Downtown Tacoma</loc></start>
      <finish><loc linkto="#WA-0">Tacoma</loc><hwy_name>I-5</hwy_name></finish>
      <states><loc linkto="#WA-1">Washington</loc></states>
      <cities><loc linkto="#WA-1">Tacoma, WA</loc></cities>
      <hwy_len>2</hwy_len>
      <hwy_term />
      <hwy_spurs />
      <hwy_mtgs />
      </sum>
    <brief>
      <notes>I-705 extends from I-5 in Tacoma to the waterfront between downtown Tacoma and the Port of Tacoma.</notes>
      <notes>On the south end it connects to I-5 in Tacoma south of the downtown area.  The north end continues as Schuster Parkway up the west side of Commencement Bay on Puget Sound.</notes>
      <notes>South of I-5, the freeway continues for one exit as WA-7.  I show it here for convenience.</notes>
      <access>
        <access_hdg>I-705 provides access to:</access_hdg>
        <access_pt>Downtown Tacoma</access_pt>
        <access_pt>Port of Tacoma</access_pt>
        </access>
      </brief>
    <sign sh_pdng="0" sh_spc="45" sh_img="shield3"><dig image="Dig7" /><dig image="Dig0" /><dig image="Dig5" /></sign>
    </desc>
  <charts><map image="WA/I705" /></charts>
  <strip_chart>
    <jct_hdg linkdest="WA-1"><down_dir></down_dir><up_dir></up_dir></jct_hdg>
    <first_jct>
      <jct_id />
      <down_desc><jct_desc /></down_desc>
      <down_ids />
      <jct_pic alignment="bottom"><end_dir>NORTH</end_dir><road cls="primary">Schuster Pkwy</road></jct_pic>
      <up_ids />
      <up_desc><jct_desc><street dark="">Schuster Pkwy</street><town>Tacoma</town><pt_of_int symbol="park">Pt Defiance</pt_of_int></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </first_jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><lanes>2</lanes><spd>60</spd><photo>2002</photo></down>
      <connector pic="unique/I705-WA/WA-001a" />
      <up><lanes>2</lanes><spd>45</spd></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>1</jct_num></jct_id>
      <down_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from2"><street dark="">Pacific Ave</street><town>Downtown Tacoma</town><pt_of_int symbol="port">Port of Tacoma</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from3"><hwy_name>WA-509</hwy_name><street dark="">21st St</street><town>Tacoma</town><pt_of_int symbol="port">Port of Tacoma</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="primary">Stadium Way</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="secondary">9th St</road><road cls="primary">11th St</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="secondary">13th St</road><road cls="secondary">15th St</road><spc>4</spc><road cls="primary">21st St</road><spc>3</spc><road cls="primary">Pacific Ave</road><spc>17</spc></down_ids>
      <jct_pic alignment="top" pic="unique/WA/705/WA-001" height="200" photo="t=4&amp;s=12&amp;x=678&amp;y=6541&amp;z=10&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="primary">11th St</road><spc>7</spc><road cls="freeway">WA-509</road><spc>18</spc></up_ids>
      <up_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from1"><street dark="">Schuster Pkwy</street><town>Tacoma</town><pt_of_int symbol="park">Point Defiance</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from2"><street dark="">Stadium Way</street><town>Tacoma</town></jct_desc>
          <serial_exits>
            <jct_desc lane_pic="dropLeft/drop2from3"><street dark="">15th St</street><street dark="">Cliff Ave</street><street>11th St</street><town>Downtown Tacoma</town><pt_of_int symbol="port">Port of Tacoma</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
            <parallel_exits>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from1"><street dark="">Cliff Ave</street><street dark="">11th St</street><town>Downtown Tacoma</town><pt_of_int symbol="port">Port of Tacoma</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="splitLeft/drop1from2"><street dark="">15th St</street><town>Downtown Tacoma</town></jct_desc>
              </parallel_exits>
            </serial_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from3"><hwy_name>WA-509</hwy_name><street dark="">21st St</street><town>Downtown Tacoma</town><pt_of_int symbol="port">Port of Tacoma</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>1</miles><total>1</total><lanes>3</lanes></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>1</miles><total>1</total><lanes>3</lanes></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num linkdest="WA-0">0</jct_num></jct_id>
      <down_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitLeft/drop1from3" goto_hwy_link="WA/I005-WA.xml#WA-133"><hwy_name>I-5 South</hwy_name><town>Olympia</town><town>Longview</town><town>Portland, OR</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitLeft/drop1from3" goto_hwy_link="WA/I005-WA.xml#WA-133"><hwy_name>I-5 North</hwy_name><town>Seattle</town><town>Everett</town><town>Bellingham</town></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </down_desc>
      <down_ids><spc>4</spc><road cls="freeway">I-5</road><spc>3</spc><road cls="primary">Pacific Ave</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic pic="unique/WA/705/WA-000" height="100" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1358&amp;y=13078&amp;z=10&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="primary">26th St</road><spc>3</spc><road cls="freeway">I-5</road><spc>4</spc></up_ids>
      <up_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from3"><street dark="">26th St E</street><town>Tacoma</town><pt_of_int symbol="port">Port of Tacoma</pt_of_int><pt_of_int symbol="mic">Tacoma Dome</pt_of_int></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropLeft/drop1from3" goto_hwy_link="WA/I005-WA.xml#WA-133"><hwy_name>I-5 South</hwy_name><town>Olympia</town><town>Longview</town><town>Portland, OR</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from4" goto_hwy_link="WA/I005-WA.xml#WA-133"><hwy_name>I-5 North</hwy_name><town>Seattle</town><town>Everett</town><town>Bellingham</town></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>1</miles><total></total><lanes>4</lanes><spd>55</spd><fact>WA-7 only</fact></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>1</miles><total></total><lanes>4</lanes><spd>60</spd><fact>WA-7 only</fact></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>57</jct_num></jct_id>
      <down_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from4"><hwy_name>WA-7</hwy_name><street dark="">S 38th St West</street><town>Tacoma</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop3from3"><street dark="">S 38th St East</street><town>Tacoma</town></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </down_desc>
      <down_ids><spc>3</spc><road cls="primary">WA-7</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic alignment="bottom" pic="unique/WA/705/WA-000a" height="100" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1358&amp;y=13075&amp;z=10&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><spc>3</spc><road cls="primary">38th St</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc /></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><lanes>0</lanes><spd>35 (WA-7)</spd></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectnone" />
      <up><lanes>0</lanes><spd>55</spd><photo>2002</photo></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <last_jct>
      <jct_id />
      <down_desc><jct_desc /></down_desc>
      <down_ids />
      <jct_pic alignment="top"><end_dir>SOUTH</end_dir></jct_pic>
      <up_ids />
      <up_desc><jct_desc /></up_desc>
      </last_jct>
    <jct_hdg><down_dir></down_dir><up_dir></up_dir></jct_hdg>
    </strip_chart>
  <ft><pg_link>WA/I705-WA.xml</pg_link><last_rev init_rev="2003">17 DEC 2005</last_rev></ft>
  </hwy>
