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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.
The highway system is defined through acts by the state legislature and is encoded in the Revised Code of Washington as State Routes (SR). It was created in 1964 to replace an earlier numbering scheme and ratified by the state legislature in 1970. The system's 196 highways are almost entirely paved, with the exception of a gravel section on SR 165.
In addition to the state scenic highways system, several routes in Washington are designated as National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads. [23] Cascade Loop National Scenic Byway (2021) [24] Chinook Scenic Byway (1998), an All-American Road [25] Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway (2005) [26] International Selkirk Loop (2005), an All-American Road ...
A number of Primary State Highways were designated, while Secondary State Highways were suffixed spurs off those. For instance, Primary State Highway 1 was the Pacific Highway (present Interstate 5), and Secondary State Highway 1B was a spur from Bellingham to the Canadian border (now State Route 539). U.S. Routes kept dual designations with ...
The state of Washington began maintaining sections of what would become US 2 with the extension of State Road 7 in 1909, from Peshastin to Spokane on the Sunset Highway and later State Road 2. In addition to State Road 2, State Road 23 was created in 1915, traveling north from Spokane to Newport, and was renumbered to State Road 6 in 1923
This is a map of the state highways in Washington as they existed in 1970, just before the old primary-secondary split was removed. Primary routes are red and secondary routes are purple. Thin orange is just current routes. Email me if you would like a copy of the GIS data I created for the highways. Date: 2 April 2008 (original upload date) Source
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This road was approved and built in 1897, making it one of the oldest state roads in Washington state. [25] In 1905, the road became known as State Road 1 and was incorporated into the first state highway system. [26] By 1907, the road was named the White River – Natches Road and was shortened to end at Cedar Springs.