Cascade Loop Scenic Byway
The Cascade Loop Scenic Byway is a 440-mile-long (710 km) Washington State Scenic and Recreational Highway encircling the North Cascades in the U.S. state of Washington that follows eight different highways:[1][2]
- US 2 from Everett to Sunnyslope;
- US 97 Alternate from Sunnyslope to Chelan;
- US 97 from Chelan to Pateros;
- SR 153 from Pateros to Twisp;
- SR 20 from Twisp to Coupeville;
- SR 525 from Coupeville to Mukilteo;
- SR 526 from Mukilteo to Everett; and
- I-5 in Everett
History
From 2012 to 2015, the Washington State Department of Transportation and Plug-In North Central Washington built 32 charging stations at popular destinations along the Cascade Loop, spaced 25 to 50 miles (40 to 80 km) apart, to serve electric vehicles.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Cascade Loop Scenic Byways". Scenic Byways Program. Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Washington State's Scenic Byways & Road Trips" (PDF). Washington State Department of Commerce, Washington State Tourism, Washington State Department of Transportation. 2011. pp. 42–45. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Washington’s 440 mile Cascade Scenic Loop is EV-ready" (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ↑ Pitts, Annette, ed. (2014). The Cascade Loop Scenic Highway 2014-2015 Guidebook. Cascade Loop Association. p. 41. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
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