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The entire route of US 2 within Washington is designated as part of the National Highway System, [5] classifying it as important to the national economy, defense, and mobility. [6] WSDOT designates US 2 as a Highway of Statewide Significance, [7] which includes highways that connect major communities in the state of Washington. [8]
U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway spanning 2,571 miles (4,138 km) across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada .
[1] [2] Notable sections of state highways include the six crossings of the Cascade Range - the Columbia River Gorge , White Pass , Chinook Pass , Snoqualmie Pass , Stevens Pass , and the North Cascades Highway . [9] Of the 13 public road crossings of the Canada–US border in Washington, nine are on state highways. [10]
The Interstate Highways in Washington are segments of the national Interstate Highway System that lie within the U.S. state of Washington.The system comprises 764 miles (1,230 km) on seven routes that are owned and maintained by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT); the design standards and numbering across the national system are managed by the Federal Highway ...
The United States Numbered Highway System was approved and established on November 11, 1926 by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) and included eleven routes traveling through Washington. [1] [3] In 1961, the state introduced a set of route markers in Olympia that were colored based on destination and direction rather ...
The primary/secondary state highway systems were replaced by the current numbering system in the 1960s, at the behest of the state legislature following the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. [2] The signs for the new highway numbers, which would be organized based on their general direction and—for secondary routes—a leading digit, first were ...
The International Selkirk Loop begins on U.S. Route 2 at the Washington-Idaho state line, in the city of Newport.The highway proceeds west for a short distance, passing several buildings that make up the twin, before U.S. Route 2 splits off, and the Loop designation transfers to Washington State Route 20.
State Route 25 (SR 25), named the Coulee Reservoir Highway, is a 121.17-mile-long (195.00 km) state highway serving communities in Lincoln and Stevens counties in the U.S. state of Washington. The highway begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 2 (US 2) east of Davenport and continues northwest to cross the Spokane River.