U.S. Route 197
Route information | ||||
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Auxiliary route of US 97 | ||||
Maintained by ODOT and WSDOT | ||||
Length | 69.93 mi[a] (112.54 km) | |||
Existed | 1952[3]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 97 near Shaniko, OR | |||
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North end | SR 14 near Dallesport, WA | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
States | Oregon, Washington | |||
Counties | ||||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 197 (US 197) is a north–south
US 197 was established in 1952 using the existing The Dalles-California Highway, itself created as a part of the initial
Route description
US 197 runs 69.93 miles (112.54 km) in Oregon and Washington and is maintained by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).[1][2]
Oregon
US 197 begins at an intersection with
Washington
US 197 enters Washington on The Dalles Bridge, a steel cantilever truss bridge that crosses the Columbia River downstream of The Dalles Dam, and travels into Dallesport in Klickitat County. The highway continues north for 2.76 miles (4.44 km) past Columbia Gorge Regional Airport to its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 14.[2][9] US 197 is defined by the Washington State Legislature as SR 197, part of the Revised Code of Washington as §47.17.382.[11] Every year, WSDOT conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume, expressed in terms of AADT. In 2012, WSDOT calculated that the Washington section of US 197 served between 3,700 and 6,100 vehicles, mostly on The Dalles Bridge.[12]
History
US 197 within Washington was added to the state highway system in 1907 as
US 197 traveled north onto the newly constructed The Dalles Bridge over the Columbia River to US 830 and PSH 8 northeast of Dallesport and traveled east with the two highways to end at US 97 in Maryhill.[14][20] US 830 and its concurrency with US 197 were removed from the U.S. route system in 1968,[21][22][23] leaving US 197 concurrent with the successor to PSH 8, SR 14, after the 1964 state highway renumbering.[24] The concurrency with SR 14 was removed from the Washington state highway system in 1979,[11][25] but remained as a part of US 197 as defined by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) until September 22, 2006.[26]
Major intersections
State | County | Location | mi[b] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Biggs | Southern terminus | |||||
| 24.74 | 39.82 | OR 216 west – Government Camp, Portland | South end of OR 216 overlap | ||
Tygh Valley | 33.28 | 53.56 | OR 216 east – Tygh Valley, Wamic, Sherars Bridge, Grass Valley | North end of OR 216 overlap | ||
The Dalles | 66.24 | 106.60 | US 30 west – The Dalles | South end of US 30 overlap | ||
66.48– 66.56 | 106.99– 107.12 | I-84 / US 30 east – The Dalles, Portland, Arlington | Interchange, north end of US 30 overlap | |||
Columbia River | 67.17 0.00 | 108.10 0.00 | The Dalles Bridge Oregon–Washington state line | |||
Washington | Klickitat | | 2.76 | 4.44 | SR 14 to I-82 – Vancouver, Kennewick | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Straightline Charts: The Dalles-California Highway No. 4" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. May 2012. pp. 1–3. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Staff (2012). "State Highway Log: Planning Report 2012, SR 2 to SR 971" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 1212. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Singh, Ron (January 2007). "History of State Highways in Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. pp. 89–98. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Cross Reference Table of Highway Route Number to State Highway Number" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ a b State of Oregon: Oregon Railroads (PDF) (Map). Oregon Department of Transportation. July 7, 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ Oregon Transportation Map Showing Federal Functional Classification of Roads: Wasco County (PDF) (Map). Oregon Department of Transportation. 2012. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ Oregon Transportation Map Showing Federal Functional Classification of Roads: Wasco County (PDF) (Map). Oregon Department of Transportation. 2012. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ Oregon Transportation Map Showing Federal Functional Classification of Roads: Wasco County (PDF) (Map). Oregon Department of Transportation. 2012. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (July 24, 2008). "U.S. Route 197" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ Staff (2011). "Traffic Volumes on State Highways" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. p. 6. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "47.17.382: State route No. 197". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1979 [1973]. Archived from the original on October 3, 2006. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ Staff (2012). "2012 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 156. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 13, 1907). "Chapter 151: Providing for the Establishment, Construction and Maintenance of State Roads and Making Appropriations for Certain State Roads". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1907 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 310–311. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
State Road No. 8, or the Columbia River road: This road shall begin at the town of Washougal in Clarke county, Washington, and run thence over the line as surveyed for such state road through Clarke and Skamania counties, and thence over the most practicable route to the town of Goldendale, in Klickitat county.
- ^ a b Washington State Legislature (March 17, 1937). "Chapter 190: Establishment of Primary State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 937–938. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
SEC. 8. A primary state highway to be known as Primary State Highway No. 8, or the Evergreen Highway, is hereby established according to description as follows: Beginning at Vancouver on Primary State Highway No. 1, thence in an easterly direction by the most feasible route by way of Stevenson to Goldendale, thence in a northeasterly direction by the most feasible route by way of Satus Pass to a junction with Primary State Highway No. 3, southeast of Yakima.
- ^ Long, Priscilla (June 12, 2006). "The Dalles Bridge spanning the Columbia River is completed on December 18, 1953". HistoryLink. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Constitution and statutes of the state of Oregon relating to roads, highways, bridges and ferries. Oregon Secretary of State. 1917. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "To Cinder State Highway". The Spokesman-Review. June 19, 1917. p. 13. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
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- ^ The Dalles, 1953 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1953. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Northwest, 1967 (Map). Rand McNally. 1967. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ The Dalles, 1971 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1971. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "State Approves Route Extension". Lewiston Morning Tribune. April 21, 1966. p. 12. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- Department of Highways. Archived(PDF) from the original on February 2, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Staff (1980). "Annual Traffic Report, 1980" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 152. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (September 22, 2006). "An Application from the State Highway or Transportation Department of Washington for the Elimination of U.S. Route 197 (part)" (PDF). American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
External links
- US 197 at US Highway Ends
- The Dalles-California Highway #4 at Oregon Highways
- US 197 at Highways of Washington State