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The first segment of what is now US 97 in Washington to be included in the state highway system was a road extending from Wenatchee to Twisp, designated in 1897. Since, four early highways formed the modern route of the roadway: State Road 8 , State Road 3 , State Road 2 and State Road 10 , all signed in 1923.
The U.S. state of Washington has over 7,000 miles (11,000 km) of state highways maintained by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). [1] The highway system is defined through acts by the state legislature and is encoded in the Revised Code of Washington as State Routes (SR).
The system spans 8.5% of the state's public road mileage, but carries over half of the traffic. [2] [3] All other public roads in the state are either inside incorporated places (cities or towns) or are maintained by the county. [4] The state highway symbol is a white silhouette of George Washington's head (whom the state is named after).
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As part of the U.S. Highway system laid out in 1925 and finalized in late 1926, US 410 connected Aberdeen with Clarkston, following the Olympic Highway (State Road 9) to Olympia, the Pacific Highway (State Road 1)—concurrent with US 99—to Tacoma, the National Park Highway System (State Road 5) to Yakima, and the Inland Empire Highway (State ...
WSDOT was founded as the Washington State Highway Board and the Washington State Highways Department on March 13, 1905, when then-governor Albert Mead signed a bill that allocated $110,000 to fund new roads that linked the state. The State Highway Board was managed by State Treasurer, State Auditor, and Highway Commissioner Joseph M. Snow and ...
Longest special U.S. route in Washington, serves Entiat and Chelan US 97 Alt. — — US 97/SSH 3A in Toppenish: US 97 in Union Gap: 1955 [11] 1973 [12] Replaced by US 97 US 97 Spur: 0.26: 0.42 US 97 near Orondo: US 2 near Orondo — — Shortest special U.S. route in Washington US 97 Bus. — — US 97 near Okanogan: US 97/SR 20 near Omak: c. 1967
The Seattle–Everett Interurban Railway was also built along sections of the wagon road in 1906 and would serve Everett–Seattle traffic until 1939. [ 31 ] The Pacific Highway , an inter-state coastal highway, was championed by good roads advocates in the early 1910s and added to the state highway system in 1913.