Lakewood: I-5 at MP 123.5: Murray Rd SW
Lakewood lies along the South Puget Sound lowland, in a wooded urban area between Tacoma and Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Interstate 5 is a defining corridor here, carrying regional traffic through Pierce County, while the Murray Road interchange links it with Lakewood’s local streets. The city has a largely suburban character, with established neighborhoods, commercial corridors and mature tree cover rather than a dense downtown. American Lake is one of Lakewood’s best-known natural features. The city is also home to Thornewood Castle, an early-20th-century Tudor-style estate built for timber businessman Chester Thorne. These contrasts place Lakewood firmly within the working and residential fabric of the South Puget Sound region.
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