User:ComputerGuy890100/Sandbox/US 97
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| U.S. Route 97 |
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| Length: | 321.62 mi[1] (517.60 km) | ||||||||||||
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| South end: |  US 97 at the Oregon state line near Maryhill |
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| Major junctions: |
 SR 14 near Maryhill SR 22 in Toppenish  I-82 and US 12 near Yakima SR 24 in Yakima US 12 near Yakima I-90 near Ellensburg SR 10 near Ellensburg US 2 near Peshastin SR 28 near Wenatchee SR 17 near Brewster SR 20 near Okanogan |
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| North end: | BC 97 at the Canadian border near Oroville | ||||||||||||
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In the U.S. state of Washington, U.S. Route 97 is the one of the north-south state highways, serving the Olympic Peninsula. It runs from the Sam Hill Memorial Bridge over the Columbia River at the Oregon state line, then goes north near Maryhill, Goldendale, Yakima, Ellensburg, and Wenatchee. From there, US 97 continuies to the Canadian border near Oroville, where it becomes British Columbia Highway 97.[2]
The route has concurrencies with SR 14, I-82/US 12, I-90, SR 10, US 2, and SR 20.
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[edit] Route description
US 97 starts along the Sam Hill Memorial Bridge over the Columbia River at the Oregon state line. The bridge ends in the city of Maryhill, where US 97 joins SR 14 to form a concurrency, the first of five others. The concurrency lasts 0.42 miles (0.68 km) going westbound until US 97 goes northeast towards Goldendale.
Once US 97 reaches Goldendale, US 97 intersects SR 142. Then, US 97 continuies northeast towards Toppenish. The route goes through the Yakima Indian Reservation before reaching Toppenish, where it intersects SR 22 and SR 220. Next, the route continuies northwest to Yakima, where it joins I-82 and US 12 to form the second concurrency. The concurrency with US 12 only lasts about 6.46 miles (10.4 km), passing SR 24, while the concurrency with I-82 lasts 37.82 miles (60.87 km) to I-82's north end at I-90.
Before reaching I-90, I-82/US 97 intersects with SR 823 and SR 821, which loops back to I-82/US 97. Then, US 97 ends the I-82 concurrency and begins the I-90 concurrency. The concurrency is about 4.8 miles (7.72 km) going west until US 97 goes north to join the concurrency with SR 10 for 1.02 miles (1.64 km) going west. Then, US 97 leaves north towards Peshastin.
At Peshastin, US 97 begins its eastbound concurrency with US 2. The concurrency lasts about 35.13 miles (56.54 km). The highway intersects SR 285, US 97A, and SR 28 before spliting off of US 2 in Orondo. After that, US 97 intersects SR 150 and US 97A again before going to Brewster.
In Brewster, US 97 intersects with SR 173 before going east to intersect SR 17. After that, US 97 continuies north towards Okanogan, where US 97 starts its last concurrency with SR 20. The concurrency lasts 28.64 miles (46.09 km) going north. Along the way, US 97 intersects SR 215 and SR 155 before spliting from SR 20 in Tonasket. Then, US 97 goes north to Oroville, the last stop before the Canadian border, where US 97 ends and British Columbia Highway 97 begins.[3][4]
[edit] U.S. Route 97 Alternate
U.S. Route 97 Alternate or U.S. Route 97A is a 39.95-mile[1] (64.29 km) alternate route of U.S. Route 97. US 97 Alt. opened in 1926 as part of US 97. The current U.S. Route 97 was called SR 151 at the time, became part of US 97 in 1987, US 97 Alternate was designated. The route runs on the west side of the Columbia River parallel to US 97 from Wenatchee to Chelan.[5][6][7]
[edit] History
Before U.S. Route 97 was created, four roads existed in the place of US 97. They were State Road 10, State Road 2, State Road 3, and State Road 8. These were two roads that were part of the early Washington State Road system that was created in 1923. US 97 was created in 1926 and was co-signed with these two routes. US 97 took part of all four routes.
In 1937, the Washington State Legislature established a new system, the Primary and secondary system.[8] State Road 10 became Primary State Highway 10 or PSH 10. State Road 2 became PSH 2, State Road 3 became PSH 3, and State Road 8 became PSH 8. All four roads still held the co-signed designation with US 97.[9][10][11][12]
There was nothing changed about US 101's route from 1937 to 1956. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Interstate Highway Act into law. This elimated part of the U.S. Route system and encouraged Washington's Legislature to once again change the highway system.
In January 1964, the Washington State Legislature and the Washington Department of Highways (renamed WSDOT) approved a new state route system with no branches or secondary route with names, but a full system that lives on today. PSH 10, PSH 2, PSH 3, and PSH 8 all became part of U.S. Route 97 with no co-designation and parts of them became other new state routes.
[edit] Major intersections
[edit] References
- ^ a b Washington State Department of Transportation, State Highway Log, 2006
- ^ Highways of Washington State (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Google Maps. Google Maps-US 97 South. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Google Maps. Google Maps-US 97 North. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Highways of Washington State- US 97 Alternate (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Google Maps. Google Maps-US 97 Alt South. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Google Maps. Google Maps-US 97 Alt North. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Highways of Washington State- PSH (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Highways of Washington State- PSH 10 (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Highways of Washington State- PSH 2 (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Highways of Washington State- PSH 3 (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Highways of Washington State- PSH 8 (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
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| US 97A - SR 150 - SR 153 - SR 155 - SR 970 - SR 971 | |
| Former or proposed: SR 131 - SR 151 | |
| U.S. Route 97 |
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| Previous state: Oregon |
Washington | Next state: Terminus |
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