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State Route 20 (SR 20), also known as the North Cascades Highway, is a state highway that traverses the U.S. state of Washington.It is the state's longest highway, traveling 436 miles (702 km) across the northern areas of Washington, from U.S. Route 101 (US 101) at Discovery Bay on the Olympic Peninsula to US 2 near the Idaho state border in Newport.
Construction of the road started in 1936 and finished in 1941. The road was closed in 1942 due to the World War II. [2] The highway closes mostly in the winter due to floods and reopens in the spring of the following year, but a flood in 2003 closed the highway. With other windstorms following in 2006 and 2007, the highway had to be closed ...
The passes are typically closed between November and April due to heavy snowfall. The north–south Pacific Crest Trail crosses east-west Highway 20 at Rainy Pass. The Washington Pass Overlook Trail , designated a National Recreation Trail in 1978, runs a short 0.2 miles (0.32 km) from the pass to an overlook with views of Liberty Bell Mountain ...
Clearing efforts on Highway 20, the northernmost North Cascades pass, will began Monday, March 27, the Washington State Department of Transportation said on its social media.
A Washington State Department of Transportation snow plow is shown on Nov. 12, 2023, on state Highway 20. Washington State Department of Transportation.
Several roads in the area have been temporarily closed, due to the weather system that impacted Washington County on Tuesday, Jan. 9. What to know.
The North Cascades Highway reopened on August 23 for through travelers, with stops prohibited and recreation areas remaining closed due to the Sourdough and Blue Lake fires. [20] It closed a day later and was reopened on August 30 for travel with pilot vehicles to direct traffic. [21]
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