route washington route component connects city state washington michigan separate segment runs point new_york maine washington highway travels mile long route connects western eastern regions state state highway system national_highway_system forms parts monroe corridor scenic near american road named international loop newport begins intersection state route travels east interchange interstate highway travels connecting western eastern parts state concurrent crossing richard bridge highway continues east crosses grand concurrent west highway travels concurrent leaves highways continuing northeast newport leaves washington idaho state line located newport idaho present route follows wagon roads built late 19th century local railroad companies including stevens pass highway state washington began maintaining sections extension state road sunset highway later state road addition state road state road created traveling north newport renumbered state road transferred state maintenance establishment state road traveling adopted november designated future route newport routed replaced alternate routed 1940s replaced primary state highways replaced current state route system state highway renumbering replaced concurrent routes underwent conversions limited access highways decades including completion avenue bypass series projects planned improve corridor expanding highway near cities completion bypass monroe near future route description defined revised code washington 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 washington east carrying vehicles busiest section moses carrying vehicles entire route washington designated national_highway_system classifying important national economy defense mobility includes highways connect major communities state washington begins downtown eastbound lanes starting intersection avenue maple street signed westbound lanes ending intersection california street maple street highway travels east avenue crossing interchange lane continues east intersecting road crossing turns southeast east end interchange serves limited access road travels city intersecting avenue grade intersection diamond interchange turns south crosses limited access road ends diamond interchange street lane road continues southeast rail line monroe highway travels past intersects entering downtown monroe named continues city monroe forms northern terminus highway leaves city parallel travels cities sultan begins following index cascade range crossing near town highway enters continues east past town cascade tunnel pass located feet sea level home stevens pass ski area serving point crosses highway continues east southern terminus serves travels south valley begins mile long concurrency diamond interchange east travel lane highway north heading southeast past heading roadway intersects short connector downtown alternate alternate route crossing richard bridge highways continue east turn north western terminus continue north west east passing rocky reach dam reservoir lake reaching split continuing north traveling east highway travels town turns city streets heading east intersecting farmer concurrent descends grand south travels east continuing north grand dam travels east towns concurrent city blocks highway parallels northern intersects termini travels concurrent enters east town boundary highway passes lane arterial street approaching enters city lane freeway northeast international airport intersects airport way beginning mile long concurrency partial cloverleaf interchange travel east downtown intersects northern terminus travels south idaho split travel downtown way pair division streets serving reaching park crosses senator splitting way pairing streets division street continues north past mall eastern terminus francis street split travels northeast interchange incomplete freeway bypass signed spur route highway continues west intersects road serving lane divided highway parallel northern travels north leaving entering divided highway ends southern terminus located west continues northeast enters city newport splitting way pair washington union avenues streets travel north city eastern terminus turn east crosses idaho state line northern terminus newport idaho history follows route wagon roads early state highways followed route great northern railway railroad completed wagon road completed late 1880s wagon road completed state washington began maintaining state road traveling easternmost segment washington newport added state highway system state road renamed years later state road renumbered state road east west highway connecting opened july traveled river highway transferred state maintenance state road adopted officials november included shorter traveling idaho michigan routes modern route washington corridor signed newport signed state road state road respectively washington primary secondary state highway system adopted march highways comprise present route included system idaho state line newport short branch route relocated southern route crossing route replaced alternate following year proposal representatives highway departments idaho washington extend considered january vetoed proposal resurfaced committee meeting december approved replacement alternate ferry newport washington state highway system changed current sign route system beginning january state highway renumbering new system interstate highways routes state routes replaced primary secondary highways codified revised code washington routed cities decades limited access highways reduce congestion beginning construction current westbound avenue east 1960s moving traffic existing wooden replaced new eastbound routed north olds station bridge renamed honor alignment designated present lane expressway north east completed intended include unfinished bypass monroe concurrency extended east moved route stevens pass april designated september newport unsigned spur route traveled southbound lanes idaho state line created avoid confusion intersection east replaced new diamond interchange completed october general improvements highways concurrency current interchange spur route opened november coincide opening northernmost miles future freeway recently began planning series projects improve corridor highway lanes wide site collisions caused fatalities study conducted divided corridor segments specialized development plan study suggested expansion limited access highway western city limits monroe lanes including interchange avenue expected completed fall planned routing northern bypass monroe extension roundabout bypass north monroe expanded lane highway roundabout connecting highway city lane highway wider shoulder lanes major intersections
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