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The highway over the pass connects Interstate 90 (I-90) between Seattle and Ellensburg, Washington with US 2 between Monroe and Wenatchee. The route from Seattle to Wenatchee over Snoqualmie Pass and Blewett Pass is a reasonable alternative to the more northerly route over Stevens Pass. What is now called Blewett Pass was formerly known as ...
The highway turns east to reach Blewett Pass, its highest point at 4,102 feet (1,250 m) above sea level, and crosses into Chelan County. [14] It then descends from the pass by following Tronsen and Peshastin creeks north into the Wenatchee Valley. US 97 reaches an interchange with US 2 near Peshastin and turns southeast to form a concurrency.
Stevens Pass, located in the Cascade Range The U.S. state of Washington , located in the Pacific Northwest , has several major mountain ranges that are traversed various passes . The state is divided by the Cascade Range , which have the highest passes, and is also home to the Olympic Mountains , Selkirk Mountains , and Blue Mountains .
The state highway department continued work near the Snoqualmie and Blewett passes, including the staging of snow removal vehicles to allow for all-winter travel beginning in 1930–31 and a 12.4-mile-long (20.0 km) segment near Snoqualmie Pass being completely paved in 1933.
US 10 was temporarily re-aligned over Blewett Pass in the late 1930s, leaving US 97 alone in the Yakima River valley, [13] until US 10 was moved back to its original route in 1946 after US 2 was extended west from Idaho. [14] [15] During the 1964 highway renumbering, US 10 completely replaced PSH 3 as I-90 was being planned along its route.
A map of PSH 2 and its branches, at the time of the 1964 highway renumbering. SR 970 was first defined under law to be built and paved by the state of Washington in 1909 as part of the Snoqualmie Pass Road , signed as State Road 7 , between Snoqualmie Pass and Blewett Pass . [ 11 ]
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Blewett is a ghost town in Chelan County, Washington, United States. The small mining town was established on the west side of Peshastin Creek in the foothills of the Wenatchee Mountains in the mid-1870s. The first mining claims were filed in 1874, and a stamp mill followed by 1878. A wagon road to Cle Elum was completed in 1879.