Washington State Route 543

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State Route 543, also known as SR-543, is a numbered state highway in Washington, United States. SR-543, only 1.09 miles (1.72 km) in length, is used by large commercial vehicles crossing the U.S./Canada border to access Interstate 5 or Highway 1, as these vehicles are not permitted to use the Peace Arch border crossing.

Interstate 5 exit 275 provides access to this 2-3 lane road with at grade intersections at H and D Street. There is a special truck queueing lane on the shoulder starting just before H Avenue for when there are long hold times at the border.

The Pacific Highway border crossing participates in the NEXUS program and has 1 lane each direction open to NEXUS card holders. The hours of operation are: (to Canada) 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific time (to USA) noon to 3 p.m..

Prior to the current naming scheme, this route was designated as Primary State Highway 1 Truck Route.

After crossing into British Columbia, Canada, the route becomes Highway 15.

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State routes in Washington related to I-5
SR 500 - SR 501 - SR 502 - SR 503 (Spur) - SR 504 (Spur) - SR 505 - SR 506 - SR 507 - SR 508 - SR 509 - SR 510 - SR 512 - SR 513 - SR 515 - SR 516 - SR 518 - SR 519 - SR 520 - SR 522 - SR 523 - SR 524 (Spur: Edmonds, Lynnwood) - SR 525 (Spur) - SR 526 - SR 527 - SR 528 - SR 529 (Spur) - SR 530 - SR 531 - SR 532 - SR 534 - SR 536 - SR 538 - SR 539 - SR 542 - SR 543 - SR 544 - SR 546 - SR 547 - SR 548 - SR 599
Former or proposed state routes: SR 514 - SR 517 - SR 537 - SR 540
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