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[324] CHAPTER 120. [S. B. 133.] STATE HIGHWAYS. An Act reappropriating certain sums from the public highway fund for the purpose of constructing and maintaining certain highways that have been established and constructed and declaring that this act shall take effect immediately. [...] [326] [...]

Cascade Road from Marblemount to Cascade Summit

For the Cascade Road the Highway Commissioner shall adopt such location and such standards of construction as to width of clearing, cross section of roadway, and establish such alignment and grades as shall under the appropriation herein made, make a through connection between the county road at Marblemount and Gilbert's Cabin on the North Fork of the Cascade River, a distance of approximately 22 miles, and make so much of the distance passable for wagons or light auto travel, and so much of the remaining distance a passable pack trail as to him shall seem best.

Provided, however, That the separate amounts above stated together with the amount expended shall not exceed the original appropriation made in 1921 for said purposes.

SEC. 2. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of public safety and the support of the existing institutions of the state and shall take effect immediately.

Passed the Senate February 9, 1923. Passed the House February 21, 1923. Approved by the Governor March 15, 1923.

[627] CHAPTER 185. [S. B. 271.] PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STATE HIGHWAYS. AN ACT relating to, classifying, naming and fixing the routes of certain state highways, amending Section 6796, and repealing Sections 6791, 6792, 6793, 6794, 6795, 6797, 6798, 6799, 6800, 6801, 6802, 6803, 6804, 6805, 6806, 6808, 6809, 6811, 6812, 6813 and 6816 of Remington's Compiled Statutes. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington:

SECTION 1. 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 [628] 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.

SEC. 2. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 2 or the Sunset Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at the City of Seattle; thence by the most feasible route in a easterly direction through the cities of Renton, North Bend, Cle Elum, Wenatchee, Waterville, Davenport and Spokane to the Washington-Idaho state line.

SEC. 3. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 3, or the Inland Empire Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at the international boundary line at Laurier in Ferry County; thence by the most feasible route in a southerly direction through Colville, Spokane, Colfax, Dayton to Walla Walla; thence in a northwesterly direction through the cities of Wallula, Pasco, Sunnyside, Yakima, Ellensburg, to a junction with the Sunset Highway at or near Virden in Kittitas County; also from a junction at Dodge in Garfield County; thence in an easterly direction through the cities of Pomeroy and Clarkston; thence in a southerly direction to Asotin in Asotin County; also from a junction at Wallula; thence in a southwesterly direction to the Oregon state line; also from a junction at Walla Walla in a southerly direction to the Oregon State line.

SEC. 4. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 5 or the National Park Highway System, is established as follows: Beginning at the City of Tacoma; thence by the most feasible route in a southeasterly direction through Elbe and Ashford to the Rainier National Park gate; also from [629] a junction in the City of Elbe; thence in a southerly direction through Morton, Kosmos; thence in a westerly direction through Nesika, Riffe and Ethel to a junction with State Road No. 1 or the Pacific Highway at or in the vicinity of Jackson Prairie; also, from a junction at or near Kosmos in Lewis County in a northeasterly direction through Lewis in Lewis County through Sheepskull Gap; thence in a northwesterly direction through Enumclaw, Auburn, Kent to a connection with State Road No. 2 in the vicinity of Renton; also from a junction at Sheepskull Gap in a southeasterly direction to Yakima.

SEC. 5. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 6 or the Pend O'Reille Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at Spokane; thence by the most feasible route in a northeasterly direction to Newport in Pend O'Reille County; thence in a northerly direction through Metaline Falls to the international boundary line.

SEC. 6. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 7 or the North Central Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at Ellensburg; thence by the most feasible route easterly to Vantage Ferry; thence in a northeasterly direction through Ephrata, Odessa and Harrington to a junction with State Road No. 2 at Davenport in Lincoln County.

SEC. 7. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 8 or the North Bank Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at Vancouver, in Clarke County, thence by the most feasible route in an easterly direction through Stevenson, Underwood, Lyle, Maryhill; thence in a northerly direction through Goldendale to a connection with State Road No. 3 at or in the vicinity of Buena in Yakima County.

[630] SEC. 8. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 9 or the Olympic Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at Olympia; thence by the most feasible route in a northerly direction through Shelton, Hoodsport, Duckabush, Sequim, to Port Angeles; thence in a westerly direction to Forks, in Clallam County; thence in a southerly direction to Hoquiam in Grays Harbor County; thence in an easterly direction through Aberdeen, Montesano and Elma to Olympia; also from a junction in the vicinity of Discovery Bay to Port Townsend.

SEC. 9. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 10 or the Chelan-Okanogan State Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at Quincy in Grant County; thence in a northwesterly direction to a connection with the Sunset Highway at the bridge over the Columbia River at Wenatchee; thence over the route of the Sunset Highway to Orondo; thence northeasterly through Chelan Falls, Okanogan and Oroville to the international boundary line.

SEC. 10. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 11 or the Central Washington Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at Pasco in Franklin County; thence by the most feasible route in a northeasterly direction through Connell, Ritzville, Sprague and Cheney to a connection with State Road No. 2 west of the City of Spokane.

SEC. 11. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 12 or the Ocean Beach Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at Chehalis in Lewis County; thence by the most feasible route in a westerly direction to South Bend; thence in a southerly direction to the Astoria ferry landing in Pacific County; also from a junction in the vicinity of the mouth of the Nasel River; thence by the most [631] feasible route in a southeasterly direction through Nasel, Grays River, Skamakawa, to a junction with State Road No. 1 at Kelso in Cowlitz County; also from a junction north of Cathlamet to Cathlamet in Wahkiakum County.

SEC. 12. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 13, or the Willapa-Grays Harbor Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at Raymond in Pacific County; thence by the most feasible route in a northerly direction to a junction with State Road No. 9 between the cities of Montesano and Aberdeen in Grays Harbor County.

SEC. 13. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 14 or the Navy Yard Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at a junction with State Road No. 9, at the most feasible point between Shelton and Potlatch in Mason County; thence by the most feasible route through Union City and Clifton to Charleston in Kitsap County; also from a junction near Tidewater Creek in Kitsap County through Port Orchard, to Gig Harbor in Pierce County; also from a junction near Port Orchard by the most feasible route to the ferry landing at Harper.

SEC. 14. A secondary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 4 or the Tonasket-San Poil Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at the city of Wilbur in Lincoln County; thence by the most feasible route in a northerly direction to Republic in Ferry County; thence in a westerly direction to Tonasket in Okanogan County.

SEC. 15. A secondary state highway, to be known as the Methow Valley Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at Pateros in Okanogan County; thence by way of Methow, Carlton, Twisp, Winthrop and Mazama to Barron in Whatcom County.

[632] SEC. 16. That section 6796 of Remington's Compiled Statutes be amended to read as follows:

Section 6796. A primary state highway is established as follows: A highway known as the eastern route of the Inland Empire Highway beginning at a point on the Idaho and Washington line where the same crosses the public road known as the Lewiston and Uniontown Road; thence over the most feasible route through Pullman, Palouse and Garfield; thence in a northerly direction through Oakesdale to a junction with the Inland Empire Highway at or in the vicinity of Rosalia.

SEC. 17. That sections 6791, 6792, 6793, 6794, 6795, 6797, 6798, 6799, 6800, 6801, 6802, 6803, 6804, 6805, 6806, 6808, 6809, 6811, 6812, 6813 and 6816 of Remington's Compiled Statutes be, and they are hereby, repealed.

Passed the Senate March 7, 1923. Passed the House March 6, 1923. Approved by the Governor March 19, 1923.