Route 500 & 501 Detour Due to New Puyallup River Bridge Weight Restrictions

LAKEWOOD, WA. Effective Wednesday, May 7, 2014, Pierce Transit Routes 500 and 501 will be on a long term detour. Nine (9) bus stops will be closing between Portland Avenue East and Port of Tacoma Road on Hwy 99, including those on 20th St. E. 

Due to newly imposed weight restrictions by the City of Tacoma on the Eells Street Bridge, (more commonly known as the Puyallup River Bridge) two (2) Pierce Transit routes will detour off their regular scheduled routing onto Interstate five (I-5) at Portland Avenue East and return to normal routing at Port of Tacoma Road. 

No SHUTTLE Paratranist services are impacted by this detour. 

For the latest detour and route information visit Pierce Transit’s website, piercetransit.org.