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State Route 16 (SR 16) is a 27.16-mile-long (43.71 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, connecting Pierce and Kitsap counties. The highway, signed as east–west, begins at an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) in Tacoma and travels through the city as a freeway towards the Tacoma Narrows.
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).
All state highways are designated by the Washington State Legislature and codified in the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), namely Chapter 47.17 RCW. These routes are defined generally by termini and points along the route; WSDOT may otherwise choose the details, and may bypass the designated points as long as the road serves the general vicinity.
Drivers should expect single-lane closures at times on state Route 16 in both directions and rolling slowdowns on the westbound state Route 302 Spur from 7 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday ...
Two other roads—a Cascade crossing at present State Route 410 and a branch of the first road to Wenatchee—were added in 1897. The Washington Highway Department was established in 1905, and a set of twelve State Roads, numbered from 1 to 12, were assigned. A thirteenth was added in 1907, and State Roads 14 to 18 in 1909.
The United States Numbered Highway System was approved and established on November 11, 1926 by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) and included eleven routes traveling through Washington. [1] [3] In 1961, the state introduced a set of route markers in Olympia that were colored based on destination and direction rather ...
State Route 160 (SR 160) is a 7.47-mile-long (12.02 km) long state highway serving Kitsap and King counties in the U.S. state of Washington.The highway begins at an interchange with SR 16 in Port Orchard and travels east to the Southworth ferry terminal, where the route continues onto a ferry to Vashon Heights, the former southern terminus of SR 339, and further east to end at the Fauntleroy ...
State Route 131 was a 16-mile (26 km) highway [1]: 106 that connected two sections of US 97 between Ellensburg and Virden in Kittitas County. [3] It was established in 1964 as a replacement for SSH 2I. [23] The highway was rebuilt in 1975 and incorporated into US 97, as it provided a shorter route between Ellensburg and Blewett Pass.