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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).
The Brier area was known for its mink farms and later gave way to suburban ranch houses in the 1950s and 1960s. [6] The Shasta Park subdivision was created in 1924 and further developed into smaller lots by the early 1950s. [5]: 9 Brier was named for an existing road that bisected the subdivision where the community was developed in the 1950s. [7]
Not all road trips are created equal. Country Living has named 10 routes that are the best of the best. They show off America's fantastic landscapes, from tropical beaches to major cities to snow ...
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. The rest of the road was transferred to State Road 5, called the Cowlitz–Natches Road, which ran from Napavine to Naches. [27]
Swamp Creek is a tributary of the Sammamish River in Snohomish and King counties, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is also known as dxʷɬ(ə)q̓ab in Lushootseed, meaning "a wide place".
The Mountain Loop Highway is a scenic byway in the U.S. state of Washington.It traverses the western section of the Cascade Range within Snohomish County.The name suggests it forms a full loop, but it only is a small portion of a loop, which is completed using State Routes 92, 9, and 530.
State Route 504 (SR 504, designated as the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway) is a state highway in southwestern Washington state in the United States. It travels 52 miles (84 km) along the North Fork Toutle River to the Mount St. Helens area, serving as the main access to the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.