Washington State Route 500

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State Route 500 Auxiliary route of I-5
Defined by RCW 47.17.635, maintained by WSDOT
Length:	22.18 mi[1] (35.70 km)
Formed:	1964
West end:	I-5 in Vancouver
Major junctions:	I-205 in Orchards SR 503 in Orchards
East end:	SR 14 in Camas
State highways in Washington < SR 433 SR 501 > Lists: current - Interstates - 1937-70 - 1964 renumbering

State Route 500, commonly known as SR 500, Highway 500, or 500, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References

[edit] Route description

SR 500 begins at an interchange with I-5 near downtown Vancouver, at the level of 39th Street. It runs eastward along an expressway to a traffic signal controlled intersections with St. Johns Blvd., Falk Rd., and NE 54 Ave. It then continues as an expressway past Westfield Shopping Town Vancouver (The Vancouver Mall) to a cloverleaf interchange with I-205. It continues as a freeway for short period before traveling over local roads to the Padden Parkway where it meets with the southern terminus of SR 503, the route then turns eastward to follow Padden Parkway to its terminus at Ward Rd. which SR 500 follows a short distance to N.E. 162th Ave., where it turns south to 4th Plain Rd. From there it follows various local roads southeastward to its terminus just south of downtown Camas.

Due to a high accident rate and traffic volumes, WSDOT is converting the expressway section of SR 500 between Interstate 5 and SR 503 to a freeway in phases. Three of the five planned interchanges have been completed, at N.E. Andresen Rd. (1996), N.E. Thurston Rd. (2002), and N.E. 112th Ave./N.E. Gher Rd. (2005). Two more interchanges and an overcrossing will complete the freeway at N.E. St. Johns Rd. (interchange), N.E. 42nd Ave. (overpass), and N.E. 54th Ave. (half-interchange, eastbound only).

[edit] History

Prior to 2005, SR 500 followed 4th Plain Rd. from Orchards to its current junction instead of traveling north to Padden Parkway.

Prior to 1964 SR 500 was designated PSH-8A

Prior to the construction of the freeway sections of SR 500, the route followed 4th Plain Rd. from I-5 to its current junction.

[edit] Major intersections

The entire route is in Clark County.

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Vancouver	0.00	I-5 south – Portland	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	0.38	To I-5 north / Northeast 15th Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	1.13	East end of freeway
	1.13	St. Johns Boulevard
	2.38	Northeast 54th Avenue
	2.38	West end of freeway
	3.10	Northeast Andresen Road
	3.88	Northeast Thurston Way – Westfield Shoppingtown
	4.73	I-205 – Seattle, Salem
	5.40	Northeast Gher Road, Northeast 112th Avenue
	5.96	East end of freeway
	5.96	Fourth Plain Boulevard – Orchards, Camas	West end of SR 503 overlap; former SR 500 east
	6.98	SR 503 north – Battle Ground	East end of SR 503 overlap
Camas	22.18	SR 14 – Washougal, Vancouver

[edit] References

	v • d • e State highways 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 537 - SR 540