Washington State Route 271

State Route 271
Route information
Auxiliary route of SR 27
Defined by RCW 47.17.490
Maintained by WSDOT
Length: 8.48 mi[1] (13.65 km)
Existed: 1964 – present
Tourist
routes:
Part of the Palouse Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end: SR 27 near Oakesdale
North end: US 195 at Rosalia
Location
Counties: Whitman
Highway system

State highways in Washington
Interstate • US • State
Former PSH • 1964 renumbering • Former SR

SR 270 SR 272

State Route 271 is a 8.48-mile (13.65 km) long state highway located entirely in Whitman County, Washington, Washington, United States. The highway begins at a y-intersection with SR 27 in the northern outskirts of Oakesdale north to an interchange with U.S. Route 195 (US 195) southeast of Rosalia. The highway listed as part of the Palouse Scenic Byway.

Contents

Route description

SR 271 begins at a y-interchange with SR 27 in north Oakesdale, traveling northwest past the Oakesdale Cemetery. The highway traverses rolling wheat fields through rural Whitman County, crossing over McCoy and Pine Creeks. The highway parallels a single track, to the west of the highway, belonging to the Washington and Idaho Railway,[2] crossing over the line roughly half way to Rosalia. The rail line continues to parallel the highway after crossing it, just on the opposite side of the highway. SR 271 terminates at an interchange with US 195 southeast of Rosalia, however the roadway continues into the town as a county-maintained road.[3][4] The entirety of the route has been named as part of the Palouse Scenic Byway.[5]

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 between 650 and 740 cars travel along the highway on an average day.[6]

History

The rail line, originally belonging to the Northern Pacific Railway predates the road, and was in place since at least 1903.[7] The first roadway to link the two cities first appeared on maps in 1912,[8] and was named the eastern branch of the Inland Empire Highway by 1915.[9] Between 1939 and the 1964 state highway renumbering,[10] SR 271 was part of Primary State Highway 3.[11]

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Whitman County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Oakesdale 0.00 SR 27 – Oakesdale, Tekoa Southern terminus
8.38–8.48 US 195 – Pullman, Spokane Interchange, northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "State Highway Log Planning Report 2009 SR 2 to SR 971" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). p. 1294–5. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/tdo/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/HwyLog2009.pdf. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  2. ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (2009). Washington State Rail System (Map). 
  3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – SR 271 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=WA-271+E%2FOld+State+Hwy&daddr=WA-271+E&geocode=Fbdi0AIdRjAB-Q%3BFR06zwId4wID-Q&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&sll=47.20989,-117.360935&sspn=0.008688,0.027595&ie=UTF8&ll=47.174778,-117.327118&spn=0.140961,0.441513&z=11. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  4. ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (October 15, 2001) (PDF). Junction SR 271 SR 195 (Map). http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/tdo/interchange/pdfs/SR195/195X062.pdf. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 
  5. ^ "The Palouse Scenic Byway - Oakesdale". Pullman Chamber of Commerce. http://www.palousescenicbyway.com/default.asp?PageID=20. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 
  6. ^ "2009 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). WSDOT. p. 167. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/tdo/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/Annual_Traffic_Report_2009.pdf. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 
  7. ^ United States Geological Survey (1903). Oakesdale Quadrangle (Map). 1:125,000. http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,472. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  8. ^ Washington State Highway Commission (1912) (DjVu). Washington State Highways (Map). http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=33. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  9. ^ Washington State Highway Commission (1915) (DjVu). Washington State Highways (Map). http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=27. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  10. ^ Washington State Highway Commission (1939) (DjVu). Washington State Highways (Map). http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=28. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  11. ^ "Sign Route Numbers with Corresponding Legislative Highway Numbers" (PDF). Washington State Department of Highways. December 1, 1965. p. 9. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/EC2F7D1E-2F51-4004-B5C3-5A2CE9FE3C7D/0/Indentification2.pdf. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 

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