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Smokey Point Boulevard State Avenue
Old US 99, Current SR 529
Length:	10.3 mi (16.5 km)
Formed:	c. 1905
Direction:	North-South
From:	I-5 near Everett
To:	SR 530 near Arlington
Major cities:	Marysville, Smokey Point, Arlington
System:	PSH system and State Road system of Washington (1905-1970), U.S. Route system (1926-1968), Washington SR system (1964-present)

Smokey Point Boulevard and State Avenue are the old remains of US 99/PSH 1 through North Snohomish County. The route begins at an interchange with Interstate 5 and goes through Marysville (as State Avenue) then north to Smokey Point (as Smokey Point Blvd.) and finally ending at SR 530 near Arlington.

1 Route Description
- 1.1 State Avenue
- 1.2 Smokey Point Boulevard
2 History
- 2.1 Name
3 Major intersections
4 References
5 See Also

[edit] Route Description

[edit] State Avenue

State Avenue begins at an interchange with Interstate 5 near Everett. The SR 529 designation begins here and the roadway moves northeast to the Ebey Slough Bridge. After crossing the bridge, State Avenue turns north into Downtown Marysville. The road intersects with SR 528 (known as Fourth Street) in Downtown. After passing the City Hall and other major connecting roads such as Grove Street, 88^th Street, and 116^th, State Avenue continues as Smokey Point Boulevard from 136^th Street to SR 530.

[edit] Smokey Point Boulevard

Smokey Point Boulevard begins at an intersection with State Avenue and 136^th Street. Smokey Point Boulevard continuies north alongside Interstate 5 and then curves northeast before reaching the intersection with SR 531 (commonly known as 172^nd Street) in the heart of Smokey Point, Washington. After passing SR 531, the Smokey Point Community Church, a split with 35^th Street, and 200^th Street (also known as King-Thompson Road), one of the bridges across Interstate 5, Smokey Point Boulevard finally splits into two roads each having the words Smokey Point Boulevard and two-laned (two directions) to SR 530 (known as the Pioneer Highway), where the road ends.

[edit] History

The road originated from about 1905 when State Road 1 was created. Later in 1926, after the creation of the U.S. Route system, US 99 was co-designated with PSH 1, which was designated in 1937 and followed the route of I-5's route. Later in the 1964 state highway renumbering, PSH 1 was decomissioned and later in 1968, with I-5 complete, US 99 was decomissioned too.

[edit] Name

The name Smokey Point Boulevard originated from the name of the community of Smokey Point, which in turn was named after the Smokey Point Café. The name State Avenue has no orgins.

[edit] Major intersections

Location	Nearest City	Destinations	Notes
	Everett	SR 529 south – Everett I-5 north – Bellingham, Vancouver, BC (Canada)	Begin State Avenue
Marysville		SR 528 east
	SR 100 loop – Cape Disappointment State Park