Washington State Route 103

State Route 103 (SR 103) is a 19.97-mile (32.14 km) long state route located entirely in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The highway travels from U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in Seaview to Leadbetter Point State Park.

Route description

SR 103 begins at a t intersection between Pacific Way and 40th Street. US 101 is routed along Pacific way until this intersection, turning east onto 40th Street as SR 103 begins, traveling north on Pacific Way. The highway serves as the main street in Seaview and Long Beach and intersects several minor roads in the towns before passing to the west of Briscoe Lake. The highway continues north along the peninsula, passing the Loomis Lake State Park on the west side of the highway, and Loomis Lake to the east of the highway. Entering Ocean Park, the highway turns east onto Bay Avenue until intersecting and turning north onto Sandridge Road. The highway, parelling Willapa Bay enters Oysterville, turning west on Oysterville Road then north on Stackpole Road. The highway terminates at the entrance to Leadbetter Point State Park and I Street.^[2]

Every year the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume. This is expressed in terms of average annual daily traffic (AADT), which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2009, WSDOT calculated that as few as 280 cars traveled on the highway after the intersection at Oysterville Road, and as many as 8,200 cars used the highway between US 101 and 10th Street in Seaview.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Pacific County.

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