state route mile long state highway serving pierce king counties state washington highway begins southwest travels north avenue concurrent continues northwest enchanted parkway end intersection west interstate highway serves communities graham reaching communities reaching established highway renumbering replacing secondary state highways established established served connector federal way served connector connected extended south moved bypass 1980s formed result projects expand highway adding new interchange progress route description begins southwest north rural intersection highway travels northeast pass charles pack experimental cross little river roadway crosses downtown turning north avenue later washington avenue turns west avenue north leaves city lane highway avenue continues north rural passing clear lake lake entering community graham crossing line near travels north passes entering highway turns northwest 31st avenue intersects freeway partial cloverleaf interchange beginning mile long concurrency travel north freeway intersecting street pioneer avenue partial cloverleaf interchange intersection pioneer avenue freeway travels rail line serves crosses trumpet interchange interchange ends northbound turns west mile long wrong way concurrency designated traveling southbound turns north avenue fort travels south downtown highway continues north crosses rail line avenue continues north form boundary highway intersects route turns northwest passing wild waves theme park crossing enchanted parkway turns north ends intersection located year conducts series surveys highways state measure traffic volume expressed terms average annual daily traffic aadt measure traffic volume average day year calculated vehicles day highway area history formed highway renumbering successor north route north federal way highway concurrent signed eastern end southern end established creation primary secondary state highways established extended south near created including concurrency signed law highway extending near replaced extension area east highway shortened moved east bypass creating late 1980s designated major revision highway freeway extension proposed 1990s create new interchange north freeway built eastbound ramps end concurrency realigned late reduce congestion started recent improvements highway widening enchanted parkway area lanes lanes wider shoulders completed interchange reconstructed new ramp westbound completed september ramp southbound construction major intersections
Washington State Route 161