Washington State Route 105

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SR 105 Spur near Westport
East end US 101 in Aberdeen
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesPacific, Grays Harbor
Highway system
← SR 104→ SR 106

State Route 105 (SR 105) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington. It travels 48 miles (77 km) along the Pacific Coast between two junctions with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in Raymond to the south and Aberdeen in the north. The highway also has two spur routes: a 4-mile (6 km) road serving the city of Westport on Grays Harbor and a short connector in Aberdeen.

Route description

SR 105 begins at an intersection with

Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, located northwest of Tokeland and Dexter by the Sea, and turns north at North Cove on the Pacific Coast.[2]

The highway continues along the coast and passes through

spur route continues north to the city of Westport at the mouth of Grays Harbor. SR 105 travels east along the South Bay of Grays Harbor, crossing over the Elk River and the Johns River at Markham. The highway then passes through Ocosta and near the Stafford Creek Corrections Center before entering the city limits of Aberdeen. SR 105 turns north onto Boone Street near the Grays Harbor College campus and the Shoppes at Riverside shopping mall. The road expands to five lanes as it passes through the commercial and residential areas of southern Aberdeen and turns northwest after Marion Street, continuing for one block until reaching the terminus of SR 105 at a junction with US 101 on the southern bank of the Chehalis River.[2]

SR 105 is maintained by the

Cranberry Coast Scenic Byway, recognizing the area's cranberry industry.[4][5] The highway is also a signed tsunami evacuation route for Westport and Grayland.[6]

Spur routes

Spur plate.svg

State Route 105 Spur marker

State Route 105 Spur

LocationWestport, Washington
Length4.02 mi[1] (6.47 km)
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State Route 105 Spur (more specifically referred to by the

State Route 105 that goes north into the town of Westport
, USA. It snakes through the city streets, initially as Forrest Street, finally ending at the harbor.

The SR 105/105 Spur junction is about 5 miles (8 km) north of Grayland, Washington, immediately adjacent to Twin Harbors State Park. The spur is 4.02 miles (6.47 km) long.[1] WSDOT estimates that daily traffic on the spur route ranges from 1,000 vehicles at its northern terminus to 5,400 at Montesano Street.[3]

State Route 105 Spur can also refer to a 0.15-mile (240 m) section of the

U.S. Route 101 junction specifically referred to by WSDOT as "State Route 105 Spur Boone". WSDOT estimates that traffic counts on the Boone spur range from 1,200 to 1,700 vehicles.[3]

History

A section of SR 105 near Cape Shoalwater that was abandoned and bypassed in the 1990s due to coastline erosion

SR 105 follows the Aberdeen–Tokeland Highway, which was constructed in the 1920s to connect Tokeland and Westport to Aberdeen.

Primary State Highway 13, with a spur route serving Westport and plans to extend the main road from Tokeland to Raymond.[8][9]

Construction of the Tokeland–Raymond highway was delayed until the early 1950s despite lobbying from local interests.

American Association of State Highway Officials in 1962 to designate the coastal route as U.S. Route 101 Alternate, but were denied due to the route's lack of justification.[14]

Between Grayland and Tokeland, SR 105 had to be re-routed inland in the 1990s from Cape Shoalwater, due to currents coming out of Willapa Bay causing severe erosion, taking many acres of land out to sea.[15]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
PacificRaymond0.000.00 US 101 – Aberdeen, Astoria
SR 105 Spur north – Westport
SR 105 Spur to US 101 south – Raymond
48.5778.17
 US 101 north – Hoquiam, Olympia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d Multimodal Planning Division (January 3, 2018). State Highway Log Planning Report 2017, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 902–914. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Google (September 22, 2018). "State Route 105" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 2016 Annual Traffic Report (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2017. pp. 139–140. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Washington State's Scenic Byways & Road Trips" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. July 2018. pp. 52–53. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  5. OCLC 812254469
    . Retrieved September 22, 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Tsunami Evacuation Map for Wesport, Grayland, and Ocosta" (PDF). Washington State Department of Natural Resources. January 2005. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  7. OCLC 921180471. Retrieved September 22, 2018 – via David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
    .
  8. ^ "Chapter 207: Classification of Public Highways" (PDF). Session Laws of the State of Washington, 1937. Washington State Legislature. March 18, 1937. p. 1009. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  9. OCLC 9587280
    . Retrieved September 22, 2018 – via David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.
  10. Newspapers.com
    .
  11. OCLC 29654162
    . Retrieved September 5, 2018 – via Washington State Department of Transportation Library Digital Collections.
  12. OCLC 29654162
    . Retrieved September 12, 2018 – via Washington State Department of Transportation Library Digital Collections.
  13. Washington State Highway Commission (December 1, 1965). "Identification of State Highways"
    (PDF). Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  14. American Association of State Highway Officials
    . July 1962. p. 7. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via AASHTO Route Numbering Archive.
  15. ^ Washington State Department of Ecology. "Washington's Coast: Hazards - Erosion: Washaway Beach, Cape Shoalwater". Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2018.

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