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General notes

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  • Highway lengths (from 1932 state map)
    • US 10: 351 miles via Blewett Pass
    • US 97: 335 miles
    • US 99: 304 miles
    • US 101: 370 miles
    • US 195: 151 miles to Newport
    • US 295: 44 miles
    • US 395: 126 miles truncated at Spokane
    • US 410: 463 miles
    • US 830: 232 miles via old Goldendale route

Status

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Route Class Priority RD History RJL Images Other
US 2 (WA) GA High Done Update Done Done —
US 10 (WA) — Mid Not Done Not Done Not Done Not Done —
US 10A (WA) Start Mid Not Done Not Done Not Done Not Done —
US 12 (WA) A Mid Update Update Not Done Not Done —
US 97 (WA) B High Done Not Done Not Done Not Done —

US 97 Alt. (WA)		 GA Mid Done Done Done Done —
US 99 (WA) — High Not Done Not Done Not Done Not Done —
US 101 (WA) Start High Done Not Done Done Not Done —
US 195 (WA) GA Mid Done Update Done Update —
US 197 (WA) GA Low Done Update Done Update —
US 295 (WA) — Low Not Done Not Done Not Done Not Done —
US 395 (WA) C High Done Not Done Done Not Done —
US 410 (WA) Start Low Not Done Not Done Not Done Not Done —
US 830 (WA) Start Mid Not Done Not Done Not Done Not Done —

U.S. Route 101 in Washington

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  • Possible numbering history: Lim, K K (1997). "Route Numbering Not a Casual Effort". AASHTO Quarterly Magazine. 76 (2). Washington, DC: AASHTO: 4–5. ISSN 0147-4820.

Notes

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NHRP Bridges[1]

History

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  • Pre-road: steamship lines and railroads (1912 map)[2]
  • 1905: SR 9 established, Montesano to Port Angeles[3]
  • 1909: SR 14 established, Duckabush (near Brinnon) to Hoodsport[4]
    • 1909 map: Port Angeles to Montesano (via inland route instead of Hoh), proposed extensions down to Naselle
  • 1913: Olympic Highway established, Olympia to Aberdeen to Olympia via SR 7 and SR 14; National Park Highway established from Holman (near Seaview) to Raymond[5]
  • 1915: SR 20 established, Raymond to Aberdeen[6]
  • 1919: National Park Highway becomes Ocean Beach Highway, from Holman/Seaview to Raymond to Chehalis[7]
  • 1919: State government considers routes for Quinault to Forks highway[8]
  • 1919 map: Forks to Olympia (with Lake Crescent gap), Quinault to Aberdeen[9]
  • 1921: Astoria-Megler ferry begins operation[10]
  • May 1, 1922: Lake Crescent Highway (10.8 miles) completed, finishing earlier work started by Clallam County[11]
    • Replaced ferries that operated from 1913 to 1922 (75 cents for automobiles); last ferry was Storm King (21 autos, 150 passeners)[12]
  • 1923: SR 9 established, Aberdeen to Olympia loop; SR 12 established, Megler to Raymond; SR 13 established, Raymond to Aberdeen[13]
  • 1924: Construction begins on last sections of Olympic Loop Highway[14]
  • 1924 map: Forks to Olympia, Quinault to Aberdeen, South Bend to Ilwaco[15]
    • 1925 map: Dirt/unpaved from Raymond to Aberdeen, with alternate crossing of Chehalis River[16]
  • 1926: USH established, US 101 from Oregon to Olympia[17]
    • Overlap with US 410 from Mud Bay to Olympia[18]
  • 1927: Work on Hoh River/Ruby Beach section begins with dynamiting[19]
  • 1927 map: Unpaved from Raymond to Cosmopolis and Chinook to Megler[20]
  • 1929 map: Port Crescent to Quilcene[21]
  • 1930 map: Sporadic pavement[22]
  • August 26–27, 1931: 330-mile-long Olympic Loop Highway officially, final section was Hoh River to Kalaloch[23][24][25]
    • NY Times: 335 miles, $11 million of state and federal aid[26]
    • Most sections remain unpaved but "all-weather"[27]
  • 1937: SR 9 becomes PSH 9, SR 12 becomes PSH 12, SR 13 becomes PSH 13[28][29]
  • Fully paved by 1939[30]
  • 1953: Olympic National Park expanded to include coastline section, putting US 101 under more NPS jurisdiction[31][32]
  • 1955 proposal denied by AASHO: redirect to Mount Vernon via Discovery Bay, Keystone Ferry and modern SR 20/536[33]
    • Supported by Olympic Peninsula Development League
Modern history
  • December 1958: Olympia-area section of I-5 opened[34]
  • 1964: Highway renumbering, PSH 9, PSH 12, PSH 13 to become US 2[35]
  • July 21, 1965: Olympia-Shelton freeway completed (2.4 miles, $610,000)[36]
  • August 27, 1966: Astoria-Megler Bridge completed over Columbia River by Oregon Highway Department[10]
    • Tolled until 1993[37]
  • 1967: Lewis and Clark Trail Highway becomes Washington state byway[38]
  • 1970: US 101 officially takes over PSH 9, PSH 12, PSH 13; alternate route at Ilwaco established[39]
  • February 28, 2001: Earthquake causes damage?[40]
Bypasses and upgrades
  • July 21, 1965: Olympia–Shelton freeway opens (2.4 miles, $610,000)[41]
  • 1966: Raymond section widened to four lanes?
  • 1970: Shelton bypass construction begins[42]
  • October 11, 1974: Shelton bypass opens, old route is partially signed as SR 3[43]
  • August 18, 1999: 4.6-mile bypass of Sequim opens (costing $18 million)[44][45]
    • First studied in 1972
    • Special feature: elk crossing light triggered by radio collars[46]
  • 2001: Nisqually earthquake causes sinkhole?
  • 2004: Hoh River: engineered logjams[47][48]
  • November 2014: Port Angeles to Sequim widened to four lanes[49]
    • 2021: Morse Creek redone
  • 2017 to 2019: Lake Crescent repaving and repairs[50]
  • Fish passage projects
Future projects and proposals
  • Port Angeles bypass: brought up in 1980s, reintroduced in 2008[51]

References

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  1. ^ "NRHP Washington State Historic Highway Bridges" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~308560~90078288:Washington-
  3. ^ Washington State Legislature (January 24, 1905). "Chapter 7: Providing for the Establishment and Repair of Certain State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1905 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 22.
  4. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 11, 1909). "Chapter 116: Survey of Proposed State Roads". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1909 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 213.
  5. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 12, 1913). "Chapter 65: Classifying Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1913 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 222–223.
  6. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 19, 1915). "Chapter 164: Classification of Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1915 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 491.
  7. ^ Washington State Legislature. "Chapter 110: Amending Highway Classification Act". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1919 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature.
  8. ^ "Consider Three Highway Routes". The Seattle Times. July 27, 1919. p. 15.
  9. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~215709~5502509:Puget-Sound-Country
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference HL-AMbridge was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210310222335/https://wsdot.wa.gov/environment/protecting/history-archaeology-culture/historic-highway-us-101
  12. ^ Baron, Christi (August 3, 2010). "Completion of Olympic Loop linked Forks to world". Peninsula Daily News.
  13. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 19, 1923). "Chapter 185: Primary and Secondary State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1923 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 630–631.
  14. ^ http://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/olympic-peninsula-was-a-trek-for-poulsbos-early-residents-ep-420436443-357916351.html
  15. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~201784~3000707:Washington,-Oregon,-California,-Ida
  16. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~2161~200067:Rand-McNally-Official-1925-Auto-Tra
  17. ^ United States System of Highways (PDF) (Map). Bureau of Public Roads. November 11, 1926. OCLC 32889555. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~212159~5500257:Various-Regions-and-Cities-in-Washi
  19. ^ Neal, Pat (April 21, 2021). "The Highway 101 blues". Peninsula Daily News.
  20. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~33772~1171488:Washington-
  21. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~31906~1151223:138-39--Wash-,-Ore-,-Ida-
  22. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~290433~90061992:1931--Washington-and-Oregon-Highway
  23. ^ Becker, Paula (January 18, 2005). "Celebration marking the completion of the Olympic Loop Highway (U.S. 101) begins on August 26, 1931". HistoryLink.
  24. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210310222335/https://wsdot.wa.gov/environment/protecting/history-archaeology-culture/historic-highway-us-101
  25. ^ https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/1996/09-29/351331_rooted_along_the_road.html
  26. ^ Mann, Charles F. (November 8, 1931). "Olympic Loop Road: New Highway Opens Scenic Peninsula in Washington to Motor Cars". The New York Times. p. XX6.
  27. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~314042~90082725:Clason-s-Road-Map-of-Washington
  28. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 17, 1937). "Chapter 190: Establishment of Primary State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 938–940.
  29. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/801613964/
  30. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~258669~5522122:Rand-McNally-Road-map--Washington
  31. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~212157~5500256:Shell-Highway-Map-of-Washington-
  32. ^ https://www.historylink.org/file/20802
  33. ^ "An Application From the State Highway Department of Washington For the Extension of U.S. Route No. 101 Between Discovery Bay and Mount Vernon". American Association of State Highway Officials. July 21, 1955 – via AASHTO Route Numbering Archive.
  34. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97791170/freeway-era-starts-in-olympia-area/
  35. ^ Prahl, C. G. (December 1, 1965). "Identification of State Highways" (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  36. ^ https://cdm16977.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16977coll1/id/4955/rec/1
  37. ^ https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19931224&slug=1738640
  38. ^ "47.39.020: Designation of portions of existing highways and ferry routes as part of system". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1967; revised 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  39. ^ Cite error: The named reference RCW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  40. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94484330/quake-us-highway-101-buckles/
  41. ^ "Construction Roundup". Washington Highway News. Vol. 12, no. 7. Washington State Highway Commission. January 1965. p. 21. OCLC 29654162. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
  42. ^ "Bypass Right-Of-Way Bying Planned For Late Next Year". Shelton-Mason County Journal. November 27, 1969. p. 1 – via Google News Archive.
  43. ^ "Freeway bypass opened to traffic". Shelton-Mason County Jorunal. October 17, 1974. p. 1 – via SmallTownPapers.
  44. ^ https://www.sequimgazette.com/news/city-leaders-seek-support-from-olympia-to-finish-simdars-road-bypass/
  45. ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/1999/08/16/newscolumn1.html
  46. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20210411042219/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/02/us/sequim-journal-elk-that-call-ahead-to-cross-the-highway.html
  47. ^ Downing, Jim (August 16, 2004). "Giant logjams built to protect highway". The Seattle Times.
  48. ^ Hall, Megan; Moler, Steve (January 2006). "Mimicking Mother Nature". Public Roads. 69 (4). Federal Highway Administration.
  49. ^ Ollikainen, Rob (November 10, 2014). "U.S. Highway 101, now with four lanes open, speeds up local mobility". Peninsula Daily News.
  50. ^ Leach, Leah (November 29, 2019). "Three-year project on Highway 101 comes to a close". Peninsula Daily News.
  51. ^ https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/port-angeles-to-restudy-cross-town-bypass-for-keeps-this-time/

U.S. Route 2 in Idaho

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This page is about the section of highway in Idaho. For the entire length of highway, see U.S. Route 2.
U.S. Highway 2 marker
U.S. Highway 2
US-2 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length80.184 mi[1] (129.044 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926[2]–present
Tourist
routes		International Selkirk Loop
Major junctions
West end US 2 / SH-41 at Washington state line in Oldtown
Major intersections US 95 / SH-200 in Ponderay
US 95 near Bonners Ferry
East end US 2 at Montana state line near Moyie Springs
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountiesBonner, Boundary
Highway system
  • Idaho State Highway System
← SH-1→ SH-3

U.S. Highway 2 (US-2) is a component of the United States Numbered Highway System that connects Everett, Washington, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with a separate segment that runs from Rouses Point, New York, to Houlton, Maine. Within the U.S. state of Idaho, the highway travels on a 80.184-mile-long (129.044 km) route through Bonner and Boundary counties in the state's northern panhandle. US-2 forms part of the National Highway System and is designated as a section of the International Selkirk Loop, an All-American Road that encircles the Selkirk Mountains.

Route description

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US-2 enters Idaho from Newport, Washington, where it continues south towards Spokane. State Highway 41 (SH-41) runs south along the state line in Oldtown from a junction with US-2 towards Spirit Lake and Post Falls. The highway crosses the Pend Orielle River and travels east along the river through the city of Priest River, where it intersects SH-57.

History

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  • 1926: USH established: US 2 from Bonners Ferry to Sault Ste. Marie, MI; US 95 from Weiser, ID to Canada (via Sandpoint-Bonners Ferry)[2][4]
  • 1946: US 2 extended to Everett, WA, via former US 195 (1926-1939) and US 10 Alternate (1939-1946)[5]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Idaho–Washington line0.0000.000
 US 2 west – Newport, Spokane		Continuation into Washington

 SH-41 south – Spirit Lake, Coeur d'Alene
BonnerPriest River5.8469.408
 SH-57 north
Ponderay29.80647.968

 US 95 north / SH-200 east		Interchange, south end of US-95 overlap
Boundary​64.350103.561
 US 95 north		North end of US-95 overlap
​80.184129.044
 US 2 east		Continuation into Montana
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Milepoint Log - State Highway System: US 2 (PDF) (Report). Idaho Transportation Department. March 19, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration.
  3. ^ "U.S. Route 2" (Map). Google Maps.
  4. ^ United States System of Highways (PDF) (Map). Bureau of Public Roads. November 11, 1926. OCLC 32889555.
  5. ^ Weingroff, Richard (April 7, 2011). "U.S. 2: Houlton, Maine, to Everett, Washington". Federal Highway Administration.
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U.S. Route 2
Previous state:
Washington 		Idaho Next state:
Montana


U.S. Route 97 in Washington

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This page is about the section of SounderBruce/Sandbox/U.S. Highways. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 97.
U.S. Route 97 marker
U.S. Route 97
US 97 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by WSDOT
Length321.52 mi[1] (517.44 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 97 at Oregon state line near Maryhill
Major intersections SR 14 near Maryhill
I-82 / US 12 in Union Gap
US 12 in Yakima
I-90 near Ellensburg
US 2 near Peshastin
SR 28 in East Wenatchee
SR 17 near Brewster
SR 20 near Okanogan
North end Highway 97 at Canadian border near Oroville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesKlickitat, Yakima, Kittitas, Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan
Highway system
← SR 96→ SR 99

U.S. Route 97 (US 97) is a component of the United States Numbered Highway System that connects communities east of the Cascade Range from Weed, California to British Columbia, Canada. Within the U.S. state of Washington, the highway travels on a 321.52-mile-long (517.44 km) route between the Sam Hill Memorial Bridge near Maryhill and the Canadian border near Oroville as a part of the state highway system and the National Highway System.

Route description

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History

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  • "Chillowist Trail" between Okanogan and Methow valleys (sign near Malott)
  • Historic Okanagan Trail, used from 1858 onward
  • Caribou Trail (The Dalles to Oroville) in 1860s?[3]
  • 1935: Yakima River canyon road constructed[3]: 13 
  • circa 1930 route: Goldendale further east to Sunnydale[4]
  • 1937 map shows "Temp US 97" on west side of Columbia from Wenatchee to Chelan and unfinished US 97 on east side (with US 10)[5]
  • 1956: Blewett Pass alignment changed to Swauk Pass (Blewett name retained), reducing curves from 248 to 37 and using lesser grade[6]
  • 1956: Proposal to create US 97 Alternate from Union Gap to Toppenish along modern alignment; old alignment was via US 410 concurrency[7]
  • 1950s: Rocky Reach Dam alignment[8]
  • Beebe Bridge history[9]
  • Late 1950s: US 97 moved from west to east side of Okanogan River between Brewster and south Okanogan[10]
    • Late 1959: 18-mile section near Rocky Reach opened
    • Mid 1959: 25-mile section from Brewster to Okanogan opened[11]
Bypasses and route changes
  • October 1959: Cashmere bypass opened[12]
  • November 20, 1964: Bypass of Okanogan and Omak opens[13]
  • 1971: I-82 opens at top of Yakima Canyon
    • SR 821 created on old route, retained as state scenic byway (designated in 1967)[14]
  • 1975: Ellensburg realignment onto SR 131 (SSH 2-I), creating SR 970 out of former route
    • 1961: Alternate route proposed on this corridor[15][16][17]
    • Resubmitted as a reroute in 1967,[18] and 1974[19]
    • SR 131 alignment was not completed until "late summer of fall of 1974"
  • 1987 realignment near Chelan via SR 151

Bannered routes

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Chelan alternate route

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Main article: U.S. Route 97 Alternate (Washington)
Alt plate.svg
U.S. Route 97 Alternate marker
U.S. Route 97 Alternate
LocationWenatchee–Chelan
Length39.95 mi[1] (64.29 km)
Existed1987–present

Toppenish–Union Gap alternate route

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Alt plate.svg
U.S. Route 97 Alternate marker
U.S. Route 97 Alternate
LocationToppenish–Union Gap

Orondo spur

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Spur plate.svg
U.S. Route 97 Spur marker
U.S. Route 97 Spur
LocationOrondo
Length0.26 mi[1] (420 m)

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Columbia River0.00–
0.24		0.00–
0.39		Sam Hill Memorial Bridge
(Oregon–Washington state line)
KlickitatMaryhill2.133.43
 SR 14 east – Kennewick		South end of SR 14 concurrency
2.554.10
 SR 14 west – Vancouver		North end of SR 14 concurrency
Goldendale12.9120.78
 SR 142 west – Goldendale, Klickitat
YakimaToppenish61.0598.25 SR 22 – Toppenish, Mabton
​61.5999.12Fort RoadFormer SR 220
Union Gap75.62121.70First Street – Union GapInterchange; Northbound exit and southbound entrance
75.93122.20 I-82 / US 12 – YakimaInterchange; South end of I-82/US 12 concurrency; Southbound exit and northbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Finch, Mark, ed. (March 4, 2014). State Highway Log: Planning Report 2013, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 812–860.
  2. ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration.
  3. ^ a b https://cdm16977.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16977coll1/id/5853/rec/5
  4. ^ https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A70891/datastream/OBJ/view
  5. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~325749~90094656:1937-road-map-of-Washington
  6. ^ http://www.historylink.org/File/10383
  7. ^ https://na4.visualvault.com/app/AASHTO/Default/documentviewer?DhID=c97c0cd8-53e6-ea11-a98a-ff9beffbfef8&hidemenu=true
  8. ^ https://cdm16977.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16977coll1/id/3536/rec/11
  9. ^ https://cdm16977.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16977coll1/id/3809/rec/10
  10. ^ https://cdm16977.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16977coll18/id/113/rec/19
  11. ^ "A Year's 'Resume'". Washington Highway News. Vol. 9, no. 2. Washington State Department of Highways. September 1960. p. 36. OCLC 29654162 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
  12. ^ "Cities See Gain, Loss In Highway Bypasses". The Oregonian. Associated Press. October 22, 1959. p. 21.
  13. ^ https://cdm16977.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16977coll1/id/4766/rec/31
  14. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21207987/sr_821_designation/
  15. ^ AASHTO 1961-06-20
  16. ^ https://na4.visualvault.com/app/AASHTO/Default/documentviewer?DhID=d57c0cd8-53e6-ea11-a98a-ff9beffbfef8&hidemenu=true
  17. ^ https://na4.visualvault.com/app/AASHTO/Default/documentviewer?DhID=f87c0cd8-53e6-ea11-a98a-ff9beffbfef8&hidemenu=true
  18. ^ https://na4.visualvault.com/app/AASHTO/Default/documentviewer?DhID=435927ea-53e6-ea11-a98a-ff9beffbfef8&hidemenu=true
  19. ^ https://na4.visualvault.com/app/AASHTO/Default/documentviewer?DhID=c8862bf0-53e6-ea11-a98a-ff9beffbfef8&hidemenu=true
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U.S. Route 97
Previous state:
Oregon 		Washington Next state:
Terminus

Special routes of U.S. Route 97

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U.S. Route 97 marker
U.S. Route 97
Location
CountryUnited States
Highway system

U.S. Route 97 runs north–south through the inland regions of the U.S. West Coast. The highway has several special routes in California, Oregon, and Washington, which are listed below from south to north.

Business routes

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Klamath Falls, Oregon

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Business plate.svg
U.S. Highway 97 Business marker
U.S. Highway 97 Business
LocationKlamath Falls, Oregon

U.S. Route 97 Business (US 97 Bus.) is a business route of US 97 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. It follows a former section of US 97 prior to the opening of the city's western expressway bypass in November 1959.

It begins at an interchange with US 97 southwest of downtown Klamath Falls.[1]

Under Oregon's named routes system, US 97 Bus. is also signed as the following highways:[2]

  • Klamath Falls-Lakeview Highway No. 20
  • The Esplanade Spur, concurrent with Oregon Route 39
  • Klamath Falls-Malin Highway No. 50.

Bend, Oregon

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Business plate.svg
U.S. Highway 97 Business marker
U.S. Highway 97 Business
LocationBend, Oregon
Existed2003–present

U.S. Route 97 Business (US 97 Bus.) is a business route of US 97 in Bend, Oregon, following a former section of the highway prior to the opening of the Bend Parkway in 2001. It is partially concurrent with US 20.[3]

The highway was designated in 2003 as a realignment of the McKenzie–Bend Highway No. 17.[4]

  • Earlier US 97 Bus. route serving downtown directly in 1980s maps
    • Created in 1962 with initial bypass on 3rd Street[5]

Redmond, Oregon

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Business plate.svg
U.S. Highway 97 Business marker
U.S. Highway 97 Business
LocationRedmond, Oregon

U.S. Route 97 Business (US 97 Bus.) is a business route of US 97 in Redmond, Oregon. It follows a former section of US 97 that was bypassed by a new expressway in the late 2000s.

Cashmere, Washington

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  • Former alignment before bypass opened in October 1959
  • Aplets Way and Cotlets Avenue named in 1997 amid controversy[6][7]

Okanogan–Omak, Washington

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  • Bypass opened November 1964[8]

Other routes

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Toppenish–Union Gap alternate route

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Alt plate.svg
U.S. Route 97 Alternate marker
U.S. Route 97 Alternate
LocationToppenish–Union Gap, Washington
Length15.00 mi[9]: 171  (24.14 km)
Existed1955–1964
  • Approved by AAHSO in 1955 over SSH 3A[10]
    • Not included in state highway maps?
  • Hwys of WA: Created in 1954 from SSH 3A, replaced in 1964 by US 97 realignment
  • 1964 map: signed as part of SR 22
  • 1964: AASHO approves US 97 realignment away from US 410, replacing US 97 Alt[11][12]

Wenatchee–Chelan alternate route

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Main article: U.S. Route 97 Alternate (Washington)
U.S. Route 97 Alternate marker
U.S. Route 97 Alternate
LocationWenatchee–Chelan, Washington
Length39.95 mi[13] (64.29 km)
Existed1987–present

U.S. Route 97 Alternate (US 97A) follows a former section of US 97 between Wenatchee and Chelan in north-central Washington. It travels along the west side of the Columbia River, while the mainline route uses the east side. The highway was created in 1987 after the realignment of US 97 onto the river's east side.

Orondo spur

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Descriptions of US and Oregon Routes" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. p. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Cross Reference Table of Highway Route Number to State Highway Number" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.angelfire.com/or3/oroads/roads/us97/business/bend.html
  4. ^ "History of State Highways in Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. August 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Cliff, Patrick (June 30, 2008). "Reroute redux". Bend Bulletin.
  6. ^ Anderson, Ross (September 24, 1997). "Cashmere now hometown of aplets, cotlets". The Seattle Times.
  7. ^ Egan, Timothy (October 6, 1997). "Cashmere Journal: Old-Fashioned Town Sours On Candymaker's New Pitch". The New York Times.
  8. ^ https://cdm16977.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16977coll1/id/4766/rec/31
  9. ^ https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/do/E9A92181E772320F661C74E07C7EB591.pdf
  10. ^ U.S. Route Numbering Committee (July 19, 1955). [Report of the U.S. Route Numbering Committee to the Executive Committee] (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 177 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  11. ^ U.S. Route Numbering Committee (June 3, 1964). "U.S. Route Numbering Committee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the AASHO Executive Committee at Their Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 102 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  12. ^ Washington State Department of Highways (1965). Washington State Highways: Official Highway Map, State of Washington (Map). Olympia: Washington State Highway Commission – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
  13. ^ Multimodal Planning Division (January 3, 2018). State Highway Log Planning Report 2017, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 752–758.

U.S. Route 99 in Washington

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U.S. Route 99 marker
U.S. Route 99
Pacific Highway
Route information
Maintained by Dept. of Highways
Existed1926–1969
HistoryReplaced by I-5
Major junctions
West end US 99 at Oregon state line in Vancouver
Major intersections
East end Highway 99 at Canadian border in Blaine
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesClark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Thurston, Pierce, King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom
Highway system
← US 97→ US 101

U.S. Route 99 (US 99) was a national highway that ran through Washington state from 1926 to 1969. It was the state's main north–south route and followed the Pacific Highway, which had been constructed in the 1910s by highway boosters and the state government. The highway began at the Oregon state border in Vancouver and traveled north through Kelso, Centralia, Olympia, and Tacoma to Seattle. From Seattle, it continued north through Everett, Mount Vernon, and Bellingham to the Peace Arch in Blaine, ending at the Canadian border.

US 99 was also co-signed with Primary State Highway 1 (PSH 1), from which dozens of branches and secondary highways were created. The state government upgraded sections of US 99 to divided highway or freeway standards in the 1950s, ahead of the national Interstate program. Interstate 5 (I-5) was created in 1957 and followed new freeway sections along the US 99 corridor that opened between 1958 and 1969. US 99 was removed from the national highway system in 1969 and some remnants in the Seattle area were renumbered to State Route 99 (SR 99).

Route description

[edit]
Old segments
  • "Highway 99" through Vancouver and Hazel Dell
  • SR 411/West Side?
  • Jackson Highway (Cowltiz)
    • Named in 1961 for early pioneer and judge John R. Jackson[1]
  • Capitol Boulevard/Way (Tumwater and Olympia)
  • Pacific Avenue and Martin Way (Lacey)
  • South Tacoma Way
  • SR 99/Pacific Highway/International Boulevard (Fife to Seattle)
  • Aurora Avenue
  • SR 99 (Shoreline to Everett)
  • Evergreen Way?
  • Broadway/State Avenue/Smokey Point Blvd. (Everett–Marysville)
  • Pioneer Highway (Stanwood, bypassed earlier?)
  • Riverside Drive (Mount Vernon)
  • Burlington Blvd. (Burlington)
  • Lake Samish Drive, Samish Way, Northwest Drive (Bellingham)[2]
  • Portal Way (Ferndale to Blaine)
Resources
  • Gwinn, Mary Ann (September 29, 1985). "Road voyeurs: A trip to no place in particular on a road with nowhere to go". Pacific Magazine. The Seattle Times. p. 14. ([1])

History

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  • Followed historic Cowlitz Trail (Vancouver to Nisqually)[3] and Great Northern Railroad
  • 1860 military road from Vancouver to Seattle[4]
  • 1909: Survey into north-south highway proposed, from Blaine to Vancouver[5][6][7]
  • 1910: Pacific Highway Association of North America established on September 19, 1910[5][8]
  • 1911: Appropriation for Skagit River bridge to serve future Pacific Highway (State Road 6)[9]
  • 1912: Good roads association suggests network of three trunk routes, including Pacific Highway
  • 1912: First concrete highway, 4-mile stretch near Toledo[10]
  • 1913: Pacific Highway established, from Oregon state line in Vancouver to Canadian border at Blaine, different routing from Tacoma to and Burlington to Bellingham (via Chuckanut Highway)[11][12]
  • May 17, 1913: North Fork bridge at Woodland dedicated, replacing ferry[13]
  • June 22, 1915: Construction begins on Salmon Creek to La Center section[13]
  • July 4, 1915: Pacific Highway dedicated at Blaine, Peace Arch proposed by J. J. Donovan, vice president of the Pacific Highway Association in Whatcom County[14]
  • 1917: Southbound Interstate Bridge (drawbridge) opens to traffic in January, second bridge to span Columbia (after Wenatchee) [2],[15] links Pacific Highway in Vancouver to Oregon's Pacific Highway No. 1 (est. November 1917)[16][17]
  • October 18, 1917: 3.5 miles of new Pacific Highway south of La Center graded[13]
  • 1917: 3.52 miles of Pacific Highway in Thurston County (east of Olympia) built using funds from the Federal Aid Road Act of 1916[5][18][19]
  • 1921: Peace Arch at Blaine dedicated by Sam Hill (founder of Washington State Good Roads Association)[20]
  • September 10, 1921: La Center to Salmon Creek section dedicated[13]
  • 1921: Signs and markings with distances added by Automobile Club of Western Washington[21]
  • September 11, 1922: Pacific Highway completed in Clark County[13]
  • 1923: State Road 1 (named Pacific Highway) established, from Oregon/Vancouver to Canada/Blaine[22]
  • 1923: Pacific Highway inaugurated at Peace Arch on September 4, attended by 60,000[5][23]
  • October 19, 1923: Pacific Highway paving complete except for one-mile section near Kelso[13]
  • 1926 guide
  • 1925–1927: Four bridges built to span Snohomish River delta between Everett and Marysville, avoids old route via Cavelero Corner[5]
  • 1927: Everett to Seattle completed
    • 1923: New routing to Everett via North Trunk Road to replace Victory Way (now SR 522) and to Tacoma via Highline endorsed by state highway committee of legislature[24]
    • October 1924: Work begins in Snohomish County
    • October 9, 1927: Completed and opened to traffic[25]
  • April 25, 1925: Construction begins on Salmon Creek cut-off[13]
    • November 24, 1927:[13] Salmon Creek to Vancouver cut-off opened[26]
    • March 3, 1930: Old route named Hazel Dell Avenue[13]
  • 1928: Highline road bypasses White/Green River Valley highway[27]
  • March 16, 1928: Boulevard of Remembrance with memorial trees near Fort Lewis dedicated[28]
    • I-5 renamed in 2016 to honor the old designation[29]
  • 1930: Construction of Aurora Avenue extension through Woodland Park approved[30]
  • 1931: Aurora Avenue name adopted[31]
  • December 1936: Lake Samish Highway (from Burlington to Bellingham) opened; old route becomes US 99 Alt

National highway and freeways

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US 99
  • 1926: USH established, US 99 from El Centro, California to Canadian border at Blaine, concurrent with US 830 (Vancouver to Kelso) and US 410 (Olympia to Tacoma)[32][33]
  • 1927: Marysville–Everett cutoff opened to traffic and inaugurated on August 23[5][34][35]
  • 1931: State Road 1 re-aligned from Burlington to Bellingham via Lake Samish route, old route becomes US 99 Alternate/branch of State Road 1[36][37]
  • 1937: PSH 1 (Pacific Highway) established, from Oregon/Vancouver to Canada/Blaine[38][39]
  • September 1937: Lacey/Olympia cutoff opens on Martin Way[40]
  • December 6, 1941: Rerouted from Pioneer (near Ridgefield) to Woodland and bypasses La Center;[41] widened and with only 4 curves compared to former route's 72[42]
  • By 1941, most of the highway widened to four lanes, most used road in Northwest[43]
  • January 1, 1944: Kozy Kamp to Salmon Creek section opened, 2.7 miles[13]
Freeway bypasses of US 99
  • 1951: State legislature approves bond sales to fund four-lane expansion of US 99
    • Bypasses of various cities, while other sections are upgraded to limited access standards[44]
    • Vancouver to Centralia completed by 1953[45]
    • Program scheduled to be completed by 1954[46]
  • 1952: Kalama to Kelso section completed[47]
  • 1953: State Toll Bridge Authority authorized to study toll superhighways, including Tacoma–Everett corridor[48]
  • April 1953: Alaskan Way Viaduct opens, as part of US 99 program
    • To be signed US 99 Bypass or US 99W, while freeway becomes US 99E[49]
  • July 26, 1953: 4-lane section from Toutle River (near Castle Rock) to Foster Creek (near Toledo) opens[50]
  • October 1953: Castle Rock to Foster Creek; first 60 mph section in the state[51]
  • November 20, 1953: Vancouver freeway opened from Interstate Bridge to Broadway Street (now C Street exit)[52]
    • Extended 2 miles through to city limits (approximately Main & 49th) on April 1, 1955 ($7 million; began November 1951, dedicated day before)[53][54][55]
      • Dedicated on March 31 with a 19-gun artillery salute; first real freeway in Washington state
  • September 15, 1954: 4-lane highway opens from National Avenue in Chehalis to Fort Borst Park in Centralia[56]
  • September 17, 1954: Kelso to Castle Rock (6.5 mi, $1 million) opened to four-lane traffic in present northbound lanes[57]
  • October 30, 1954: Marysville bypass opened (9 mi, 4 lanes, $7 million)[58][59]
    • Ebey Slough Bridges upgraded and twinned
  • November 24, 1954: Tumwater to Grand Mound cutoff opens (14 miles, $2.75 million), bypassing Tenino (saving 5.2 miles)[60]
    • Initially two lanes, expanded to four on December 17[61]
  • March 31, 1955: Vancouver Freeway opened[13]
  • 1955: Yellow Book published by Bureau of Public Roads, outlines interstate highway from San Diego to Bellingham and a bypass of Seattle[62][63]
  • December 22, 1955: 4-lane section of US 99 from Chehalis to Cowlitz River near Toledo opens (14 mi, $3.3 million); entire Vancouver–Tumwater "superhighway" dedicated[64][65]
    • Two-lane segment near Napavine (SR 508)/Chehalis (National Ave) had opened in November[66]
  • December 30, 1955: Northbound lanes of Centralia to Grand Mound section completed (5.2 miles)[67]
    • May 15, 1956: Southbound lanes open, eliminating last traffic signal south of Tumwater[68]
  • June 29, 1956: Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 signed, creates Interstate Highway System[69][70]
    • $168 million appropriated for Everett-Seattle-Tacoma freeway to replace tollway[71]
  • 1956: Mount Vernon to Conway?[citation needed]
  • August 1956: Burlington section opens, including Skagit River bridge[72][73]
  • December 1956: State Supreme Court declares use of bond issues to finance $227 million toll road plan unconstitutional[74][75][76]
  • 1969: Final section of I-5 opened, Everett to Marysville, on May 14
    • AASHO decertification in June meeting

References

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  1. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23455405/jackson_highway_designated/
  2. ^ http://bellingham.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=99f8ff0a78ee478eaaafee32e6d47698
  3. ^ http://discoverlewiscounty.com/blog/cowlitz-trail-us-route-99-and-jackson-highway
  4. ^ http://www.start-wa.com/western_wa_travel.html
  5. ^ a b c d e f Caldbick, John (March 23, 2012). "Ebey Slough Bridge (1925-2012)". HistoryLink.
  6. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 11, 1909). "Chapter 51: Providing for Survey of Certain State Roads". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1909 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 95. A north and south trunk road beginning at the city of Blaine in Whatcom county; thence southerly by the most feasible route through the principal cities of the sound to the city of Vancouver in Clark county.
  7. ^ Map of the State of Washington Showing State Roads - Located and Proposed (DJVU) (Map). Washington State Highway Commission. 1909.
  8. ^ "Autoists Organize Highway Association". The Seattle Times. September 20, 1910. p. 9.
  9. ^ http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1911c128.pdf
  10. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20110704063033/http://crreader.com:80/2007/01/15/postmarks-along-the-trail-take-a-road-trip-back-in-time-pacific-highway-us99
  11. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 12, 1913). "Chapter 65: Classifying Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1913 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 221. A highway starting at the international boundary line at Blaine, Washington; thence southerly by the most feasible route through the cities of Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Everett, Seattle, Renton, along the easterly side of the White River Valley through Kent, Auburn, Tacoma, Olympia, Tenino, Centralia, Chehalis, to the southern boundary line at the city of Vancouver, Washington, to be known as The Pacific Highway.
  12. ^ State of Washington Showing State Highways Authorized by Legislative Acts of 1915 (DJVU) (Map). Washington State Bureau of Statistics and Immigration. 1915.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Landerholm, Carl (1960). Vancouver Area Chronology (PDF). Clark County Historical Society.
  14. ^ Clark, Richard (April 3, 2007). "Samuel Hill celebrates international peace and dedicates the Pacific Highway at Blaine on July 4, 1915". HistoryLink.
  15. ^ Long, Priscilla (March 14, 2003). "Columbia River Interstate Bridge is completed in January 1917". HistoryLink.
  16. ^ Singh, Ron (January 2007). "History of State Highways in Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. pp. 43–56.
  17. ^ "Cross Reference Table of Highway Route Number to State Highway Number" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. 2011.
  18. ^ Oldham, Kit (February 2, 2005). "Washington receives its first federal highway grant, to pave a portion of Pacific Highway in Thurston County, on April 26, 1917". HistoryLink.
  19. ^ "Forty Years with the Washington Department of Highways" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. 1945. p. 7.
  20. ^ Dougherty, Phil (June 26, 2012). "Sam Hill dedicates his Peace Arch at Blaine on September 6, 1921". HistoryLink.
  21. ^ "Pacific Highway Well Marked With Signs to Guide Travelers". The Seattle Times. June 12, 1921. p. 4.
  22. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 19, 1923). "Chapter 185: Primary and Secondary State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1923 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 627–628. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 1 or the Pacific Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at the international boundary line at Blaine in the County of Whatcom; thence by the most feasible route in a southerly direction through the cities of Bellingham, Mt. Vernon, Everett, Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Chehalis, Kelso and Vancouver to the interstate bridge over the Columbia River between Vancouver and Portland.
  23. ^ "Thousands Jam Blaine Portal". The Seattle Times. September 4, 1923. pp. 11, 13.
  24. ^ "Relocation of Pacific Highway Out of Seattle Is Indorsed". The Seattle Times. February 28, 1923. p. 5.
  25. ^ Cloud, Ray V. (1953). Edmonds, the Gem of Puget Sound. Edmonds Tribune-Review Press. p. 96. OCLC 26225475.
  26. ^ "Cut-Off on Pacific Highway Will Be Opened Tomorrow". The Seattle Times. November 23, 1927. p. 23.
  27. ^ "New Highway To Tacoma To Clip Off Miles". The Seattle Times. January 15, 1928. p. 1.
  28. ^ https://wstc.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Resolution730.pdf
  29. ^ https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/forgotten-boulevard-of-remembrance-gets-new-life-in-pierce-county/281-305258413
  30. ^ http://www.historylink.org/File/8093
  31. ^ "Green Lake Club Proposes 'Aurora' as Highway Name". The Seattle Times. June 25, 1931. p. 8.
  32. ^ United States System of Highways (PDF) (Map). Bureau of Public Roads. November 11, 1926. OCLC 32889555. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  33. ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration.
  34. ^ Dougherty, Phil (May 10, 2007). "Roadway known as the Marysville-Everett cutoff opens on August 23, 1927". HistoryLink.
  35. ^ "Cutoff Celebration Was A "Red Letter" Day In Marysville". The Marysville Globe. August 25, 1927. p. 1.
  36. ^ Washington State Legislature. "Chapter 35". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1931 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature.
  37. ^ Highway Map: State of Washington (DJVU) (Map). Department of Highways. January 1931.
  38. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 17, 1937). "Chapter 190: Establishment of Primary State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 933. A primary state highway to be known as Primary State Highway No. 1, or the Pacific Highway, is hereby established according to description as follows: Beginning at the international boundary line in the vicinity of Blaine in Whatcom county, thence in a southerly direction by the most feasible route by way of Bellingham, thence to the east of Lake Samish, thence in a southerly direction by the most feasible route by way of Mt. Vernon, Everett, Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Centralia, Chehalis, Kelso and Vancouver to the Washington-Oregon boundary line on the interstate bridge over the Columbia river.
  39. ^ Highways of the State of Washington (DJVU) (Map). Department of Highways. 1939.
  40. ^ https://twitter.com/olyhistory/status/1168968834889474048
  41. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-official-opens-new/158278201/
  42. ^ "Lack of Curves and Gentle Grades to Cut Driving Time Sharply on New Super Road". The Columbian. December 2, 1941. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  43. ^ "Washington State Highways Traverse Scenic Wonderland". The Seattle Times. July 27, 1941. p. 48.
  44. ^ Cunningham, Ross (November 3, 1953). "By-Passes Explained By Highway Men". The Seattle Times. p. 25.
  45. ^ Hittle, Leroy (May 21, 1953). "Paving Near Castle Rock Is Completed". The Seattle Times. p. 28.
  46. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22241486/us_99_progress/
  47. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22323270/kalama_highway_paving/
  48. ^ Cunningham, Ross (February 22, 1953). "Plans for Network Of Toll Highways, Bridges Take Shape". The Seattle Times. p. 15.
  49. ^ "Exact Route of Seattle Freeway Not Pin-Pointed". The Seattle Times. February 3, 1952. p. 12.
  50. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22212131/toutle_to_foster_highway_completed/
  51. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22320608/castle_rock_speed_limit/
  52. ^ "1st Vancouver Freeway Link Opened". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 20, 1953. p. 6.
  53. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21536004/vancouver_freeway/
  54. ^ Herrington, Gregg (December 29, 1999). "State's first freeway starts in Vancouver". The Columbian. p. A1 – via HighBeam. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  55. ^ Ryll, Thomas (October 28, 2001). "Finally, an all-new freeway". The Columbian. p. A1 – via HighBeam. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  56. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22212039/chehaliscentralia_highway_opened/
  57. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22320448/castle_rock_to_kelso_highway_opened/
  58. ^ Patty, Stanton (October 31, 1954). "Highway Section Opens". The Seattle Times. p. 22.
  59. ^ "Marysville Road To Open Saturday". The Seattle Times. October 24, 1954. p. 23.
  60. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22319783/tumwater_to_grand_mound_highway/
  61. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22319951/tumwater_to_grand_mound_expanded/
  62. ^ General Location of National System of Interstate Highways Including All Additional Routes at Urban Areas Designated in September 1955 (Yellow Book) (Map). Bureau of Public Roads. September 1955. OCLC 4165975.
  63. ^ Yellow Book: Seattle, Washington (Map). Bureau of Public Roads. 1955.
  64. ^ "New 4-Lane Link in '99' Is Opened". The Seattle Times. United Press International. December 22, 1955. p. 29.
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  66. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22211962/napavine_highway_opens/
  67. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22211990/centralia_to_grand_mound_highway/
  68. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22212001/centralia_to_grand_mound_highway_widened/
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  70. ^ Becker, Paula (December 1, 2002). "Eisenhower signs National System of Interstate and Defense Highways Act on June 29, 1956". HistoryLink.
  71. ^ Cunningham, Ross (June 27, 1956). "Road Bill Lists $168,000,000 For Tacoma-Everett Highway". The Seattle Times. p. 1.
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  75. ^ Cunningham, Ross (December 5, 1956). "State High Court's Decision Means No Expressway Tolls". The Seattle Times. p. 15.
  76. ^ "Toll-Road Case Taken Up By Supreme Court". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. May 7, 1956. p. 9.

U.S. Route 10 in Washington

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U.S. Route 10 marker
U.S. Route 10
Sunset Highway
Route information
Maintained by Dept. of Highways
Existed1926–1969
HistoryReplaced by I-90
Major junctions
West end PSH 1 / US 99 in Seattle
East end US 10 at Idaho state line near Spokane
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
Highway system
← PSH 9→ PSH 10

U.S. Route 10 (US 10) was a national highway that ran through Washington state from 1926 to 1969.

Route description

[edit]
  • Former segments that are intact
    • Ritzville (historic shields) on Loop I-90

History

[edit]
  • Sunset Highway designation in 1913, completed across Snoqualmie Pass in 1915
  • 1925: Yellowstone Trail designation moved to Snoqualmie Pass route
  • November 11, 1926: USH established, follows modern-day US 97 from Cle Elum to Wenatchee and US 2 from Wenatchee to Spokane (1937 map)[1]
  • 1940: Moved to Vantage and onto PSH 18, creating US 10 Alt on old route
  • 1940: Floating bridge opens, new US 10 Alt through Renton
  • 1954: Colored signs for Spokane super-concurrency[2]
  • 1950s: Expressway upgrades and bypasses built
  • 1957: I-90 designation announced
  • June 23, 1969: AASHO approves deletion of US 10 and 99 within Washington[3]
  • June 17, 1975: AASHO deletes remainder from Spokane to Idaho as part of Idaho deletion[4]
Since deletion

References

[edit]
  1. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~325749~90094656:1937-road-map-of-Washington
  2. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lpcnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1058%2C4468389
  3. ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (June 24, 1969). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 8 – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (June 17, 1975). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 1 – via Wikisource.
  5. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/99001631
  6. ^ Plager, Rachel (April 14, 2016). "Former Highway 10 route to receive new signage". Ritzville Journal.

U.S. Route 10 Alternate (Washington–Montana)

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U.S. Route 10 marker
U.S. Route 10
Route information
Existed1940–1967
HistoryReplaced by state highways
Major junctions
West end US 99 in Everett
East end US 10 in Missoula
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesWashington, Idaho, Montana
Highway system

U.S. Route 10 Alternate (US 10 Alt) was a national highway that ran from Washington to Montana.

Route description

[edit]

History

[edit]
  • 1940: Spokane to Ravalli, MT segment designated as US 10 Alt[1]
    • Spokane to Newport to Sandpoint to Thompson Falls to Plains to Ravalli to Missoula
    • Movement began in 1930s by Inland Automobile Association and celebrated by communities
  • 1946: US 2 extended to Everett, WA
  • 1950s: Washington segment deleted
  • October 1967: AASHO approves deletion within Idaho and Montana[2]
Since deletion

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Alternative Route Given U.S. Okeh". Spokane Daily Chronicle. July 19, 1940. p. 5 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (October 14, 1967). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. pp. 5–6 – via Wikisource.

U.S. Route 410

[edit]
U.S. Route 410 marker
U.S. Route 410
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 10
Existed1926–1967
HistoryReplaced by US 12 and other highways
Major junctions
West end US 101 in Aberdeen, WA
East end US 95 near Lewiston, ID
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesWashington, Idaho
Highway system

U.S. Route 410 (US 410) was a highway in the United States Numbered Highway System that ran from Aberdeen, Washington, to Lewiston, Idaho.

Route description

[edit]

History

[edit]

References

[edit]

U.S. Route 830

[edit]
U.S. Route 830 marker
U.S. Route 830
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 30
Maintained by Washington State Department of Highways
Existed1926–1968
HistoryReplaced by state highways
Major junctions
West end US 101 near Naselle
East end US 97 at Maryhill
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
Highway system

U.S. Route 830 (US 830) was a highway in the United States Numbered Highway System in the state of Washington.

Route description

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History

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References

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U.S. Route 395 in Washington

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History

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Resources
Designations
  • I-82 to SR 240 at Kennewick
    • 1943 as PSH 8 (c 239); became SR 14 in 1970; became US 395 in 1985 (c 177)
  • SR 240 at Kennewick to I-182 at Pasco
    • 1913 as Inland Empire Highway (c 65); became SR 3 in 1923 (c 185); became PSH 3 in 1937 (c 190); became *US 12 in 1970
  • I-182 at Pasco to I-90 at Ritzville
    • 1913 as Central Washington Highway (c 65); became SR 11 in 1923 (c 185); became PSH 11 in 1937 (c 190); became US 395 in 1970
  • US 2 near Spokane to SR 292 near Loon Lake
    • 1913 as Inland Empire Highway (c 65); became SR 3 in 1923 (c 185); became PSH 3 in 1937 (c 190); became US 395 in 1970
  • SR 292 near Loon Lake to SR 231 near Chewelah
    • 1957 as PSH 3 (c 172); became US 395 in 1970
  • SR 231 near Chewelah to SR 20 at Colville
    • 1913 as Inland Empire Highway (c 65); became SR 3 in 1923 (c 185); became PSH 3 in 1937 (c 190); became US 395 in 1970
  • SR 20 to Orient
    • 1905 as SR 2 (c 7) - but note that until 1907 (c 151) it took a more northerly route west of Tiger; became Inland Empire Highway in 1915 (c 164); became SR 3 in 1923 (c 185); became PSH 3 in 1937 (c 190); became US 395 in 1970
  • Orient to Canada
    • 1915 as Inland Empire Highway (c 164); became SR 3 in 1923 (c 185); became PSH 3 in 1937 (c 190); became US 395 in 1970
Timeline
  • 1867: Spokane-Chewelah road built by military[1]
  • 1926: USH, only from Spokane to Canada[2]
  • 1935 to 1937: Extended south from Spokane to California
  • 1960s: Re-aligned onto I-90
  • June 11, 1965: Two-lane Pasco bypass opens for US 410 (2.6 miles; $2 million, mostly on $1.5 million railroad overpass); follows modern US 395 and concurrency with I-182[3][4]
  • 1985: Re-aligned onto I-82
    • Delayed until October 1986 due to Blue Bridge refurbishment[5]
Other plans
  • 1990s: SR 25 switch proposed (Spokesman)
  • 2010s study of Kennewick section
Upgrades from Pasco to Ritzville
  • 1956: Lind bypass plans announced[6]
  • After I-82/I-182 completion, widening US 395 to 4 lanes was made a priority for the Tri-Cities[7]
  • October 1979: New alignment opened between Eltopia and Connell (17 miles, $11 million), initially 2 lanes with room for 4-lane expansion[8]
  • 1991: $54.5 million earmarked by Congress[9]
  • 1995: 15 miles near Lind completed, finishing all four-lane work and allowing for speed limit to be raised to 70 mph
North Spokane
  • Planned since 1950s
  • 2009: First section completed
Other notes
  • 2018: Tom Foley and Samuel Grashio designation proposed by legislature (SJM 8011 / HJM 4002)[10][11]
    • Samuel Grashio honor was voted down
    • Signs installed in August, reading Thomas Stephen "Tom" Foley Memorial Highway[12]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/aug/27/getting-there-say-hello-to-the-new-foley-highway/
  2. ^ 1931 map
  3. ^ "Bypass Is Only A Start, Says Sen. McCormack". Tri-City Herald. June 11, 1965. p. 1.
  4. ^ "$70,000 Appropriation Started Bypass Work 10 Years Ago". Tri-City Herald. June 11, 1965. p. 23.
  5. ^ Woehler, Bob (October 22, 1986). "Highway 395 routed through Tri-Cities". Tri-City Herald. p. A1.
  6. ^ "Lind By-Pass Will Straighten Kinks". Tri-City Herald. August 21, 1956. p. 3.
  7. ^ Woehler, Bob (February 15, 1981). "Road projects running out of gas". Tri-City Herald. p. B22.
  8. ^ Woehler, Bob (October 25, 1979). "Highway 395 section dedicated". Tri-City Herald. p. 3.
  9. ^ Schaefer, Carrie (May 14, 1995). "Fine weather, low bids help Highway 395 constriction". Tri-City Herald. p. A1.
  10. ^ http://www.spokanepublicradio.org/post/us-highway-395-washington-may-be-named-after-tom-foley
  11. ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/highway-395-in-eastern-washington-renamed-for-u-s-rep-tom-foley/
  12. ^ http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/aug/27/getting-there-say-hello-to-the-new-foley-highway/

U.S. Route 12 in Washington

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History

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  • 1926: US 410 created, from Aberdeen to Lewiston via Puyallup
Tri-Cities to Walla Walla and Clarkston
  • October 17, 1973: Walla Walla bypass opened to traffic[1][2]
  • 1985: I-182 opened with US 12 designation[3]
  • 2004: First phase of four-laning from Tri-Cities to Walla opened[4]
  • 2010: New alignment west of downtown Walla Walla, including new Myra Road (SR 125 Spur) interchange
  • 2012: Burbank interchanges (SR 124) completed
  • 2020: Final sections bypassing Wallula and Touchet planned to open; new US 730 interchange[5]

References

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  1. ^ Jenkins, Sarah (February 24, 1985). "WW's 'Berlin Wall'". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. p. E4.
  2. ^ Cockle, Dick (October 18, 1973). "Freeway opened to traffic". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. p. 1.
  3. ^ "New numbers for old roads". Tri-City Herald. April 12, 1985. p. B1.
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110807041702/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/US12/SR124Wallula/
  5. ^ "Four-laning US Highway 12" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. July 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

U.S. Route 395 in Oregon

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Route description

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US 395 enters Oregon from California at New Pine Creek on the east side of Goose Lake in Lake County. In California, the highway continues south along the east side of the Sierra Nevada mountains, serving Reno, Nevada, and part of the Mojave Desert before terminating near Victorville, California. US 395 travels north to Lakeview in the foothills of the Warner Mountains.

History

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  • 1927: New US route from Los Angeles to Klamath Falls via Reno and Susanville (CA 139/OR 39?) proposed and denied[1]
  • Extended in 1935[2] over former Oregon Route 11 (signed in 1932)[3]
  • 1955: Proposal to create US 30 Bypass from Stanfield to Boardman via US 395 and US 730 rejected by Oregon[4]
  • 1969: Reroute via Hermiston and Stanfield proposed using four-lane highway to be built regardless of I-82 configuration; US 395 would continue onto Umatilla toll bridge[5]
    • Part of Route 32 (No. 6 Columbia) from 1945 to 1973
    • 1977 legislative change[6]
    • Washington entry moved from Wallula to Umatilla in 1986[7]
      • AASHTO meetings: SR 32/Umatilla routing (1972); Umatilla Bridge and Tri-Cities (1984)
  • 1995 corridor study by ODOT[8]
    • Prelude to 1999 interstate proposal?
  • 2015: Designated as World War I Veterans Memorial Highway[9]

References

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  1. ^ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AASHO_USRN_1927-10-03.pdf
  2. ^ Oregon State Highway Department (1935). State Highway Department's Map of the State of Oregon Showing Main Traveled Automobile Roads, 1935 (Map). Oregon State Highway Commission. LCCN 75696277. OCLC 5673552 – via State Library of Oregon Digital Collections.
  3. ^ https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A70888
  4. ^ "Highway Commission Denies Bid for 30 Bypass to McNary Dam". The Oregonian. December 21, 1955. p. 11.
  5. ^ Woehler, Bob (June 15, 1969). "Hermiston Mulls Possible Change In Route Of 395". Tri-City Herald. p. 3.
  6. ^ https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/ETA/Documents_Geometronics/ROW-Eng_State-Highway-History.pdf
  7. ^ Woehler, Bob (October 22, 1986). "Highway 395 routed through Tri-Cities". Tri-City Herald. p. A1.
  8. ^ https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Planning/TPOD/facility_plan/corridor/US_395S_pendleton_to_california_corridor_plan_1995.pdf
  9. ^ Bengel, Erick (January 11, 2016). "Highway becomes a memorial to veterans of recent wars". Daily Astorian.

U.S. Route 101 in Oregon

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U.S. Route 97 in Oregon

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U.S. Route 99 in Oregon

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  • Stumbo ownership dispute in Medford (1956)
    • Land under 16-foot section of US 99 was owned by local landowner for 10 years until discovery and notoriety[1]
    • 4-inch-square plots sold as publicity stunt[2]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114079251/strip-of-highway-99-up-for-sale-ideal/
  2. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114079302/stumbo-clan-selling-four-inch-plots-of/
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