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State Route 20, also known as SR-20 or North Cascades Highway, is a State Highway (Route) in Washington. It travels from an intersection with U.S. Route 101 at Discovery Bay near Port Townsend to Newport at a junction with U.S. Route 2 about 400 feet (122 m) from the Idaho state line.
[edit] Route description
SR-20 begins in Discovery Bay, Washington at U.S. Route 101 and goes north to Port Townsend. It then takes a ferry into Island County. From Island County, the route continues into Skagit County, crosses the Cascade Mountains into Eastern Washington, and terminates in Newport, Washington near the Idaho border.
[edit] Oddities
SR-20 is one of only three State Routes in Washington that have portions closed in the winter (the others being State Route 410 and State Route 123). Washington Pass annually receives several feet of snow throughout the winter, and is prone to avalanches leaving over 20 feet of snow on the road.
[edit] Child routes
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US 101 in Discovery Bay
SR 19 near Port Townsend
SR 525 near Coupeville
SR 20 Spur near Anacortes
SR 536 near Burlington
I-5 in Burlington
SR 9 through Sedro-Woolley
US 97 around Okanogan-Omak
SR 21 in Republic
US 395 in Colville
SR 31 in Tiger
US 2 in Newport
