Washington State Route 204

State Route 204 marker

State Route 204

SR 204 highlighted in red.
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 2
Defined by RCW 47.17.395
Maintained by WSDOT
Length: 2.38 mi[1] (3.83 km)
Existed: 1964[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: US 2 east of Everett
East end: SR 9 at Lake Stevens
Highway system
← SR 203I‑205 →

State Route 204 is a 2.38-mile (3.83 km) Washington state highway in Snohomish County that begins at U.S. Route 2 (US 2) east of Everett travelling northeast to its termimus at SR 9 in the city of Lake Stevens. It is also referred to as SR 204 or Hwy 204 and less commonly as Snohomish-Marysville Road. Originally the western segment of Secondary State Highway 15A (SSH 15A) from 1937 until 1964, the highway was established in the current form in 1964.

Route description

State Route 204 (SR 204) begins at its junction with U.S. Route 2 (US 2) at Cavelero Corner, east of Everett.[3] From there, the highway heads in a generally northeast direction, ending at its junction with SR 9 in the city of Lake Stevens.[4][5] At the junction with SR 9 in 2007, the road had an estimated daily average of 25,000 motorists, making it the busiest point along the highway; in 1970, it had a daily average of 7,300, an addition of about 656 motorists a year.[6][7]

History

Before 1964, the route of SR 204 was the western segment of SSH 15A, which was established in 1937.

When the primary and secondary highways were created in 1937, Secondary State Highway 15A (SSH 15A) ran from Primary State Highway 15 (PSH 15), which would later become U.S. Route 2 (US 2) in 1946,[8] to a brief concurrency with SSH 1A and northeast to Granite Falls.[9][10] The Washington State Legislature replaced the Primary and secondary highways with a new numbering system during the highway renumbering in 1964; PSH 15 became US 2, SSH 15A from US 2 to SSH 1A became SR 204, the SSH 1A concurrency became part of SR 9 and the rest of SSH 15A from SSH 1A to Granite Falls became SR 92.[2][11][12]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Snohomish County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Cavalero0.000.00 US 2 / 20th Street Southeast – Everett, Wenatchee
Lake Stevens2.383.83 SR 9 / Vernon Road – Lake Stevens, Granite Falls, Snohomish
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington State Department of Transportation (2006). "State Highway Log: Planning Report, SR 2 to SR 971" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Washington State Legislature. "RCW 47.17.395: State route No. 204". Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  3. ↑ Washington State Department of Transportation (2009-04-24). "SR 2 – Junction SR 204 / 20th Street Southeast" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  4. ↑ Google (2009-06-20). "State Route 204" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  5. ↑ King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties Street Guide (Map). 1:24,000. Thomas Guide. Cartography by NAVTEQ. Rand McNally. 2008. pp. 377, 397. § 377: E7; 397: B2, B3, B4, C2, D1, E1. ISBN 0-528-86671-0.
  6. ↑ Washington State Department of Transportation (2007). "2007 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). pp. 160–161. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  7. ↑ Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways (1970). "Annual Traffic Report, 1970" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 155–156. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  8. ↑ Richard Weingroff (2008-01-30). "U.S. 2: Houlton, Maine, to Everett, Washington". United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 2009-06-20. However, in January 1946, AASHO's U.S. Route Numbering Committee considered a proposal by Idaho and Washington State to extend U.S. 2 to Everett.
  9. ↑ Washington State Legislature (1937-03-18). "Chapter 207: Classification of Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 edition ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 1010. Retrieved 2009-06-20. (a) Secondary State Highway No. 15A; beginning at a junction with Primary State Highway No. 15 in the vicinity east of Everett, thence in a northeasterly direction by the most feasible route to a junction with Secondary State Highway No. 1A, thence in a northeasterly direction by the most feasible route to Granite Falls.
  10. ↑ United States Geological Survey (1958). Victoria, 1958 (Map). 1:250,000. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  11. ↑ C. G. Prahl (1965-12-01). "Identification of State Highways" (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  12. ↑ United States Geological Survey (1965). Seattle, 1965 (Map). 1:250,000. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2009-06-20.

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