state route mile long state highway serving central region state washington highway travels rural areas franklin adams grant douglas counties designated national_highway_system moses lake passing grand begins interchange travels north intersects near entering highway intersects interstate travels partial expressway continues north intersecting grand short concurrency west highway turns northwest crosses columbia river bridge ending southwestern edge established merger highways highway renumbering branch branch branch codified branch state road followed branch creation primary state highway system completed branch aligned north following year created moved wider route moses lake soap lake 1960s highway replaced limited access highway north replaced larger series projects area improve highway route description begins diamond interchange southeast highway travels northwest crosses rail line runs intersecting terminus west travels east northwest diamond interchange east highway continues north travels columbia basin railroad rural roadway serves western terminus eastern terminus west warden continuing northwest moses lake travels city intersects partial cloverleaf interchange serving eastern terminus concurrency roadway expands lanes turns north pioneer way business leaves concurrency travels downtown moses lake heads moses lake turn northwest limited access highway intersection broadway avenue signed northern terminus limited access highway intersects road diamond interchange north city heads northwest moses lake moses lake north passing south grant county international airport crosses intersects east rural highway continues north passes municipal airport intersects continue northwest grand passing lakes including lake highway turns northeast west shores park lake passes rest area roadway enters sun lakes state park passes north end grand intersects continuation west southern end begins concurrency briefly travels west turns north intersect eastern terminus corner roadway follows northward western terminus spur route highway continues northwest southern terminus crossing foot long columbia river bridge named bridge downstream chief joseph dam steel continuous deck bridge listed national_register_of_historic_places carries west highway continues north east bank passing ending intersection east near confluence columbia rivers year conducts series surveys highways state measure traffic volume expressed terms annual average daily traffic aadt measure traffic volume average day year calculated busiest section highway expressway road moses lake serving average vehicles busiest section highway serving average vehicles moses lake area designated national_highway_system includes roadways important national economy defense mobility includes highways connect major communities state washington history established highway renumbering successor highways designated primary secondary state highway system branch west branch east branch codified branch state road codified creation primary secondary state highways highway built corner 1950s soap lake branch established serve alternate route avoiding grand dam branch moved north newly built columbia river bridge present route old route bridge new branch later signed created traveling north moses lake soap lake existing gravel roads late 1930s later straightened widened 1970s originally mile long highway extending south created codified shortened miles current route aligned new alignment improvements area late 1960s approved opened late major revisions route occurred improved sections highway widening barriers moses lake lane highway designated widened lane limited access highway pioneer way road completed decade later october highway west designated program program september major intersections
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