 WSDOT conducts an annual survey of average traffic volume on the state highway system that is measured in terms of average annual daily traffic.Daily traffic volumes on SR 142 range from a minimum of 360 vehicles near the Mountain View Ranch to a maximum of 4,200 vehicles in downtown Goldendale.The Columbia River and Northern Railway began construction of a railroad in 1902 with the goal of connecting Goldendale to a port on the Columbia River at Lyle.