Talk:U.S. Route 395 in Washington

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[edit] History notes

Followed a more easterly route between Pasco and Ritzville...then Danekas, Rehn, Klein, Danekas, Max Harder (roughly), 1st, Sprague, unnamed road between I-90 and railroad, Lake Valley, Sprague, I-90 (roughly), E?, Old PSH 11, SR 904, ??, Cameron?, SR 904, Cameron, SR 904, 2nd, F?, SR 904, Melville, Hayford, Hayford Bridge, Thorpe, US 2, Sunset, Rosamond, 13th, Lindeke, Sunset, 6th, Cannon, 2nd, Maple, Riverside, Sprague

Started basically along the railroad the whole way, including on 1913, 1915 state highway maps

Pasco to Eltopia: two early roads
- West route: 4th, continued just west of the railroad to near Selph Landing Road, then roughly Selph Landing and along the east side to near Sagemoor, then along the west side and into Eltopia on Seattle Avenue
- East route: mostly gone, several miles east of the railroad
- 1923: west route; by 1925 definitely east of the railroad (essentially current Oregon and US 395)
- Bypass of Oregon Street by 1970 (traffic report)
Eltopia to Connell
- Originally along the railroad (mostly on the west side)
- By 1924 (state highway map) it had moved to a more easterly route via Blanton Road
- Current route along the railroad ca. 1979
Connell to Lind
- Originally near the railroad, crossing several times
- By 1924 (state highway map) it was farther east on Lind, Foulkes, Wahl
- Current route nearer the railroad ca. 1956
Lind to Ritzville
- Originally west of the railroad all the way?
- By 1925, mostly east via US 395, crossed to Newland, Heineman, crossed near I-90
Ritzville to Sprague
- Originally crossed twice near Coker
- By 1925, stayed east via Danekas, Rehn, Klein, Seidl?, Danekas
Sprague to Cheney
- Originally all west of the railroad
- By 1925, all east? probably an error, and used Sprague, I-90?, SR 904
Cheney to Spokane
- Originally via Andrus Road to Marshall, then Cheney-Spokane Road
- By 1924 (state highway map), north probably via SR 904, Hayford
- Geiger Boulevard built ca. 1944

--NE2 13:39, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Old route:

--NE2 08:27, 31 March 2008 (UTC)