EVERET-TEO — It’s been over a year since the big breakup between Everett and Mukilteo.

What’s up with that?

Welcome to life on the edge of the Edgewater Bridge.

On a typical day, 6,000 cars crossed the 366-foot bridge linking two cities so intertwined they were nicknamed “Everet-teo” and “Mukil-rett.”

Thirteen months ago, the bridge shut down for replacement, turning commutes into odysseys and splitting families apart. The detour is a 10-mile labyrinth of Glenwood Avenue, Merrill Creek Parkway, Boeing Expressway and Mukilteo Speedway.

Nothing express or speedy about it, especially during Boeing shifts.

Plumber J.D. Stollwerck’s shop recently marked the occasion on his sign: “Happy one year anniversary of bridge withdrawals.”

Might as well laugh. If he can, anybody can.

The 1-mile h

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