Aubrey Davis Park Explained

Aubrey Davis Park
Alt Name:Mercer Island Lid, First Hill Lid
Coords:47.5918°N -122.2445°W
Type:Park lid
Location:Mercer Island, Washington
Motto:City of Mercer Island
Status:Open all year

Aubrey Davis Park, formerly the Mercer Island Lid and First Hill Lid, is a park lid covering 2800feet of Interstate 90 (I-90) between West Mercer Way and 76th Avenue Southeast on Mercer Island, Washington, United States.[1] The park was created as to minimize the impact of I-90, opening to the public in the 1990s. Former Mercer Island mayor Aubrey Davis lobbied for the park's creation in the 1970s. After his death in 2013, the park was renamed after him.[2]

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  1. I-90 Lid Park . . . April 13, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129005035/http://www.mercergov.org/files/trailsLID.pdf . January 29, 2016 .
  2. News: Grady . Mary L. . April 29, 2013 . Park on the Lid to be Aubrey Davis Park . . April 13, 2015.