U.S. Route 2 in Washington
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
Length | 326.34 mi[1] (525.19 km) | |||
Existed | December 20, 1946[2]–present | |||
Tourist routes | Cascade Loop Scenic Byway, Stevens Pass Greenway, Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway, International Selkirk Loop | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | SR 529 in Everett | |||
East end | US 2 at Idaho state line in Newport | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Washington | |||
Counties | Snohomish, King, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Spokane, Pend Oreille | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 2 (US 2) is a component of the
US 2 begins in Everett at an intersection with
The present route of US 2 follows several wagon roads that were built in the late 19th century by local railroad companies, including the Stevens Pass Highway along the
Route description
US 2 is defined by the Washington State Legislature as SR 2, part of the Revised Code of Washington as §47.17.005.[3] Every year, WSDOT conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume. This is expressed in terms of annual average daily traffic (AADT), which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2013, WSDOT calculated that the busiest section of US 2 within Washington was the Hewitt Avenue Trestle above the Snohomish River east of Everett, carrying over 76,000 vehicles, while the least busiest section of US 2 is in Moses Coulee, carrying 630 vehicles.[4] 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]
US 2 begins in downtown Everett, with its eastbound lanes starting at the intersection of Hewitt Avenue and Maple Street, signed as
US 2, now part of a
US 2 and US 97 travel together on a four-lane highway on the north side of the Wenatchee River heading southeast past
The byway travels off US 2 and onto SR 155 east of Coulee City at Fordair, continuing north through Grant County towards the Grand Coulee Dam.[31] US 2 travels east into Lincoln County between the towns of Hartline and Almira and becomes concurrent with SR 21 in Wilbur for several city blocks. The highway parallels the Columbia River Subdivision of the BNSF Northern Transcon through Bachelor Prairie towards Davenport,[17][18] where it intersects the termini of SR 28 and SR 25. US 2 travels into Reardan concurrent with SR 231 and enters Spokane County east of the town boundary. The highway passes Fairchild Air Force Base and becomes a four-lane arterial street through Airway Heights approaching Spokane. US 2 enters the city of Spokane as a four-lane freeway northeast of Spokane International Airport and intersects Airport Way before beginning its 3.82-mile-long (6.15 km) concurrency with I-90 and US 395 at a partial cloverleaf interchange.[19][20][32][33]
I-90, US 2 and US 395 travel east into
US 2 travels northeast through
History
US 2 follows the route of several
The
The
Everett–Skykomish corridor
In the early 2000s, WSDOT began planning a series of 56 projects to improve the US 2 corridor between Snohomish and Skykomish, where the highway is two lanes wide and has been the site of over 2,600 collisions between 1999 and 2007 that caused 47 fatalities.[72][80] A study, conducted by WSDOT in 2007,[81] divided the corridor into four segments, each with a specialized development plan. The study suggested the expansion of the limited-access highway from Snohomish to the western city limits of Monroe to four lanes,[82] including an interchange at Bickford Avenue that was later completed in September 2013.[83][84] A wider median with rumble strips was added to some sections of US 2 between Snohomish and Monroe in 2019.[85]
WSDOT plans to move US 2 onto a northern bypass of Monroe, which would avoid the business district and intersect SR 522 with a roundabout.[86] From Monroe to Gold Bar, US 2 would be expanded to a four-lane highway, with a roundabout connecting the highway to the city of Gold Bar,[87] and become a two-lane highway with wider shoulder lanes to Skykomish.[88] Seasonal traffic congestion in the Sultan area, which causes backups that overflow onto side streets, have inspired proposals to build an additional bypass, a two-street couplet, or a freeway along the Stevens Pass corridor.[89] In 2023, the Sultan city government endorsed plans to widen US 2 to four lanes and replace several intersections with roundabouts.[90]
In addition to the freeway expansion, WSDOT is considering a total replacement of the westbound Hewitt Avenue Trestle that would cost between $750 million to $1 billion.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Snohomish | Everett | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 529 (Maple Street) / Hewitt Avenue – Everett City Center | Western terminus, continues as Hewitt Avenue and California Street | |||
0.14 | 0.23 | Seattle, Vancouver BC | ||||||
West end of limited-access segment | ||||||||
| 0.87 | 1.40 | Homeacres Road – Ebey Island | |||||
Cavalero | 2.54 | 4.09 | SR 204 east / 20th Street SE – Lake Stevens | |||||
Fobes Hill | 4.02 | 6.47 | Bickford Avenue – Snohomish | No westbound exit | ||||
| 5.17 | 8.32 | SR 9 – Arlington, Bothell | |||||
| 8.64 | 13.90 | 88th Street Southeast – Snohomish | |||||
East end of limited-access segment | ||||||||
Seattle | ||||||||
15.00 | 24.14 | SR 203 south (Lewis Street) – Duvall, Fall City | ||||||
King |
No major junctions | |||||||
King–Chelan county line | | 64.77 | 104.24 | Stevens Pass | ||||
Chelan | Coles Corner | 84.83 | 136.52 | SR 207 north – Plain | ||||
SR 209 | ||||||||
Seattle | Interchange, west end of US 97 overlap | |||||||
Sunnyslope | 118.97 | 191.46 | SR 285 south – Wenatchee | Interchange | ||||
119.73 | 192.69 | Interchange | ||||||
Columbia River | 119.97– 120.24 | 193.07– 193.51 | Richard Odabashian Bridge | |||||
Douglas | East Wenatchee | 120.97 | 194.68 | SR 28 east to I-90 / Eastmont Avenue – East Wenatchee, Quincy, Pangborn Airport | ||||
Orondo | 132.89 | 213.87 | US 97 north – Chelan, Okanogan | East end of US 97 overlap | ||||
133.31 | 214.54 | |||||||
Farmer | 156.27 | 251.49 | SR 172 east – Mansfield | |||||
| 179.35 | 288.64 | SR 17 north – Bridgeport, Chief Joseph Dam | West end of SR 17 overlap | ||||
Grant | | 180.97 | 291.24 | SR 17 south – Soap Lake, Ephrata, Moses Lake | East end of SR 17 overlap | |||
Fordair | 185.22 | 298.08 | SR 155 north – Grand Coulee Dam | |||||
Lincoln | | 212.81 | 342.48 | SR 21 north to SR 174 west – Republic, Grand Coulee Dam | West end of SR 21 overlap | |||
Wilbur | 213.46 | 343.53 | SR 21 south (West Street) – Lind, Odessa | East end of SR 21 overlap | ||||
Davenport | 242.68 | 390.56 | SR 28 west (12th Street) – Harrington, Ephrata | |||||
243.47 | 391.83 | SR 25 north – Hunters, Kettle Falls | ||||||
| 253.01 | 407.18 | SR 231 south – Edwall, Sprague | West end of SR 231 overlap | ||||
Reardan | 255.89 | 411.82 | SR 231 north (Aspen Street) – Ford, Springdale | East end of SR 231 overlap | ||||
West end of limited-access segment | ||||||||
Spokane | | 273.97 | 440.91 | Sunset Highway - Spokane Airport | ||||
| 275.14 | 442.79 | Seattle | West end of I-90 / US 395 overlap | ||||
| Garden Springs | Westbound exit only | ||||||
277.20 | 446.11 | Maple Street / Walnut Street / Lincoln Street | ||||||
278.73 | 448.57 | I-90 east / Division Street south – Coeur d'Alene | East end of I-90 overlap | |||||
East end of limited-access segment | ||||||||
283.08 | 455.57 | SR 291 north (Francis Avenue) | ||||||
284.76 | 458.28 | US 395 north – Colville | East end of US 395 overlap; no access from US 395 south to US 2 east | |||||
| 287.85 | 463.25 | US 395 Future south / to Francis Avenue | Interchange | ||||
| 289.15 | 465.34 | SR 206 east – Mount Spokane State Park | |||||
Pend Oreille | | 313.19 | 504.03 | SR 211 north – Cusick, Metaline Falls | ||||
Newport | 325.79 | 524.31 | SR 20 west (Walnut Street) – Colville | |||||
Washington–Idaho line | 326.34 | 525.19 | State Avenue (SH-41 south) – Spirit Lake, Coeur d'Alene | Northern terminus of SH-41 | ||||
US 2 east – Sandpoint | Continuation into Oldtown, Idaho | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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External links
- Media related to Category:U.S. Route 2 in Washington (state) at Wikimedia Commons
- US 2 at Highways of Washington State
- US 2 at US Highway Ends