Lakewood: I-5 at MP 127.5: SB/SR 512 Interchange

3 47.16°, -122.48°
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Among the places of the Puget Sound region, Lakewood stands out for its strategic position beside Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the I-5/SR 512 corridor. This south Tacoma suburb lies within the forested lowlands at the southern end of Puget Sound, where Interstate 5 links Seattle with Olympia and SR 512 leads east toward Puyallup. Lakewood’s identity is also tied to military history: Fort Steilacoom, established in 1849, was the first U.S. Army post on Puget Sound. Its former grounds are now part of Fort Steilacoom Park, while commercial districts and established residential neighborhoods spread around the regional highways. Lakewood was incorporated in 1996, bringing several older communities together as a city.

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Lakewood sits beside American Lake in Washington State’s South Puget Sound region, where a lowland city of lakes and wooded neighborhoods adjoins Joint Base Lewis–McChord. Closely connected to the Tacoma metropolitan area, Lakewood nonetheless has its own civic identity and was incorporated as a city in 1996. Fort Steilacoom Park preserves the grounds of Fort Steilacoom, a U.S. Army post established in 1849; its fields and trails now serve as a large public recreation area. Lakewood Towne Center and the International District reflect the city’s everyday commercial life and diverse communities. Move on to other webcams in Washington to compare urban areas, lakeshores, and Puget Sound settings around Lakewood.

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