Washington State Route 11
Chuckanut Drive | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
Length | 21.30 mi[1] (34.28 km) | |||
Existed | 1964[2]–present | |||
Tourist routes | Chuckanut Drive Scenic Byway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | I-5 in Burlington | |||
North end | I-5 in Bellingham | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Washington | |||
Counties | Skagit, Whatcom | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 11 (SR 11) is a 21.28-mile (34.25 km) long state highway that serves Skagit and Whatcom counties in the U.S. state of Washington. SR 11, known as Chuckanut Drive, begins at an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) north of Burlington and continues northwest through several small towns and the Chuckanut Mountains to the Fairhaven district of Bellingham, where the highway turns east and ends again at I-5.
A segment of what is now SR 11 was originally added to the state highway system in 1895 as a Blanchard – Whatcom County line road. The highway became State Road 6 in 1905 and was named Waterfront Road in 1907. The road was incorporated into the Pacific Highway in 1913 and U.S. Route 99 (US 99) in 1926. After an inland bypass was designated by the state to become US 99 in 1931, Chuckanut Drive became U.S. Route 99 Alternate. During the 1964 highway renumbering, the road became SR 11. In 1987, SR 11 was realigned through Bellingham, shifting its northern terminus south to Fairhaven.
Route description
SR 11, also named Chuckanut Drive, begins north of
The highway crosses over the railroad near
Chuckanut Drive then enters the city of Bellingham and travels around an estuary near Teddy Bear Cove, a former nude beach, as it leaves the Interurban Trail.[12] It travels through a residential neighborhood and descends into Fairhaven, a historic business district on Bellingham Bay with an Amtrak station and the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, the southern terminus of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry.[13] The highway turns east onto Old Fairhaven Parkway and travels through a residential neighborhood as it heads uphill along Padden Creek. SR 11 then terminates at an interchange with I-5 in southern Bellingham, with the road continuing as Connelly Avenue towards the Lake Padden neighborhood.[6][14]
SR 11 is designated as the Chuckanut Drive Scenic Byway, a
History
Location | Burlington–Bellingham |
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Existed | 1937–1967 |
Parts of modern SR 11 have been part of the
US 99 became
SR 11 originally continued northeast through Downtown Bellingham to the Iowa Street interchange with I-5.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Seattle, Vancouver BC | Interchange, continues as Burlington Boulevard | ||||
| 6.90 | 11.10 | West Bow Hill Road | Former SR 237 | |
Seattle, Vancouver BC | Interchange, continues as Connelly Avenue | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b Multimodal Planning Division (January 4, 2021). State Highway Log Planning Report 2020, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 280–285. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c Washington State Legislature (1970). "RCW 47.17.050: State route No. 11". Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ a b "Corridor Sketch Summary – SR 11: I-5 Jct (N Burlintgon) to 12th St at Old Fairhaven Pkwy (Bellingham)" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. October 28, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ 2015 Washington State Rail System By Owner (PDF) (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Washington House of Representatives (1991). "Chapter 342, Laws of 1991: State Highway Routes – Revisions To (House Bill 5801)". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c Google (December 14, 2021). "State Route 11" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Egan, Timothy (June 1, 2003). "Drivers' Education: Washington; A Northwest sampler: mountains, forest and sea". The New York Times. p. TR8. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Chuckanut Drive State Route 11 Corridor Management Plan". Whatcom Council of Governments. December 18, 2003. pp. 49–54. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
- ^ Relyea, Kie (May 29, 2018). "Here's the 'monster' mystery behind the 'creature' in Samish Bay". The Bellingham Herald. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- Travel & Leisure, archived from the originalon 2015-02-17
- ^ a b McQuaide, Mike (February 17, 2010). "A detour worth taking: Your mile-by-mile guide to scenic Chuckanut Drive". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Interurban Trail (Map). Whatcom County Parks and Recreation Department. April 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (2014). Washington State Highways, 2014–2015 (PDF) (Map). 1:842,000. Olympia: Washington State Department of Transportation. Bellingham inset. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Corridor Sketch Summary – SR 11: 12th St at Old Fairhaven Pkwy (Bellingham) to I-5 Jct (Bellingham)" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. March 27, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Washington State's Scenic Byways & Road Trips" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2018. pp. 48–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ 2016 Annual Traffic Report (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2017. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 22, 1895). "Chapter 168". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1895 ed.). Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Legislature. p. 461. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (January 16, 1905). "Chapter 7". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1905 ed.). Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Legislature. p. 22. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 13, 1907). "Chapter 151". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1907 ed.). Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Legislature. p. 310. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 4, 1909). "Chapter 51". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1909 ed.). Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Legislature. p. 95. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- Washington State Highway Commission. 1909. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 12, 1913). "Chapter 65". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1913 ed.). Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Legislature. p. 221. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Washington State Highways (DjVu) (Map). Washington State Highway Commission. 1915. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Dougherty, Phil (June 20, 2011). "Chuckanut Drive opens in the spring of 1916". HistoryLink. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "Historic Highway SR 11". Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 19, 1923). "Chapter 185". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1923 ed.). Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Legislature. pp. 627–628. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
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- ^ Washington State Highways (DjVu) (Map). Washington State Highway Commission. 1931. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- Washington Department of Highways. 1933. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 17, 1937). "Chapter 190". Session Laws of the State of Washington (PDF) (1937 ed.). Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Legislature. p. 933. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Washington State Highways (DjVu) (Map). Washington State Highway Commission. 1939. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Prahl, C. G. (December 1, 1965). "Identification of State Highways, Part 1" (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ "Bellingham Freeway in Use". The Bellingham Herald. December 5, 1960. p. 1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Victoria, 1966 (Map). 1:250,000. Cartography by United States Army Corps of Engineers. United States Geological Survey. 1966. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Washington State Department of Highways (1967). 1967 Washington Highway Map (Map). Olympia: Washington State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
- ^ Bellingham North Quadrangle (Topographic map). 1:24,000. United States Geological Survey. 1972 [1952]. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (May 11, 1967). "Chapter 145: Highways" (PDF). Session Laws of the State of Washington, 1967 1st extraordinary session. Washington State Legislature. p. 2303. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Chen, Stanford (December 12, 1971). "South Bellingham highway defended". The Bellingham Herald. p. 11. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Work to begin on new South Bellingham link". The Bellingham Herald. May 26, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley Parkway or Whatever Open". The Bellingham Herald. November 5, 1972. p. 32. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Truck route now Highway 11". The Bellingham Herald. November 2, 1972. p. 2. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (May 18, 1971). "Chapter 73: State Highway Routes" (PDF). Session Laws of the State of Washington, 1971 1st extraordinary session. Washington State Legislature. p. 524. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Casey, Carolyn (October 25, 1986). "South Side street changes name". The Bellingham Herald. p. A1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.