Editing Tacoma, Washington (section)

===Roads and highways===
Seven highways end in or pass through Tacoma: [[I-5 (WA)|I-5]], [[I-705]], [[Washington State Route 7|SR 7]], [[Washington State Route 16|SR 16]], [[Washington State Route 163|SR 163]], [[Washington State Route 167|SR 167]], and [[Washington State Route 509|SR 509]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wspdsmap.ci.tacoma.wa.us/samples/streets.pdf |title=City of Tacoma Streets |author=City of Tacoma Community & Economic Development Department, GIS Analysis & Data Services|access-date=October 15, 2009 |date=October 8, 2009}}</ref>

The dominant intercity transportation link between Tacoma and other parts of the Puget Sound is [[Interstate 5 (Washington)|Interstate 5]], which links Tacoma with [[Seattle]] to the north and [[Portland, Oregon]], to the south. It bisects the city for {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} and has several overpasses for pedestrians and cross-traffic.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sailor |first=Craig |date=March 17, 2024 |title=It literally cut Tacoma in two 60 years ago. Now the city has $1.3M to study fixes |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article286650635.html |work=The News Tribune |accessdate=May 26, 2024}}</ref> [[Washington State Route 16|State Route 16]] runs along a concrete viaduct through Tacoma's Nalley Valley, connecting Interstate 5 with Central and West Tacoma, the [[Tacoma Narrows Bridge]], and the [[Kitsap Peninsula]].