Washington State Route 163

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Tahlequah ferry terminal in Vashon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesPierce, King
Highway system
← SR 162→ SR 164

State Route 163 (SR 163) is a 3.37-mile-long (5.42 km)

Vashon Island in King County. SR 163 begins at an interchange with SR 16 in Tacoma and travels north as Pearl Street through Ruston to Point Defiance, where the designation continues onto the MV Chetzemoka
ferry to Tahlequah.

SR 163 was established during the

Primary State Highway 5 (PSH 5) until 1964. SR 163 became SR 167
during the late 1960s and was moved to Pearl Street in 1991, with the ferry route being added in 1994.

Route description

SR 163 begins as Pearl Street at a

Point Defiance–Tahlequah Ferry.[4]

The ferry, operated by

Vashon Island.[6] WSF operates the ferry every day with 19 crossings,[7][8] as a $5 toll for adult passengers is charged with prepaid Wave2Go cards being accepted.[9]

Every year, the Washington State Department of Transportation (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 2011, WSDOT calculated that between 1,000 and 26,000 vehicles per day used the highway, mostly at the SR 16 interchange in Tacoma.[10] The Point Defiance–Tahlequah ferry carried 650,000 passengers and 383,000 vehicles in 2012, according to WSF statistics.[11]

History

Tahlequah
ferry terminal in 2005.

SR 163 was first designated during the

Primary and secondary state highways in 1937, and the branch stayed designated.[19][20][21] SR 163 was removed from the highway system in the late 1960s, and became part of SR 167.[22][23]

SR 163 was re-designated in 1991 along Pearl Street from

Vashon Island in 1994.[2][25] No major revisions have occurred since 1994 to the highway's route.[22]

Regular ferry service on the Dalco Passage between Point Defiance in Tacoma and

Steilacoom–Anderson Island ferry.[32][33] The MV Chetzemoka, built in 2010, began serving the route in January 2012.[34]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Seattle, Portland
Southern terminus; interchange
3.375.42Point Defiance ferry terminal
Point Defiance–Tahlequah Ferry
Tahlequah
ferry terminal		Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Strategic Planning Division (March 5, 2012). State Highway Log Planning Report 2011, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 1117–1119. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "47.17.317: State route No. 163". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1994 [1991]. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "SR 16 - Junction SR 163 / Pearl St / 6th Avenue" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. July 13, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Google (January 20, 2013). "State Route 163" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "M/V Chetzemoka". Vessel Information. Washington State Ferries. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  6. ^ Seattle/Vashon/Tacoma Route Map (Map). Washington State Ferries. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  7. ^ "WSF Sailing Schedule for Pt. Defiance / Tahlequah". Washington State Ferries. December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  8. ^ "Winter 2013 Sailing Schedule: Pt. Defiance / Tahlequah" (PDF). Washington State Ferries. December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "Passenger and Vehicle Fares" (PDF). Washington State Ferries. May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  10. ^ Staff (2011). "2011 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 148. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  11. ^ "WSDOT Ferries Division (WSF) - Nation's Largest Ferry System" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries. January 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  12. Department of Highways. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on February 17, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  13. ^ Seattle, 1965 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  14. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 12, 1913). "Chapter 65: Classifying Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1913 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 221. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  15. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 19, 1923). "Chapter 185: Primary and Secondary State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1923 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 627–625. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  16. DJVU) (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally. Washington State Bureau of Statistics and Immigration
    . 1915. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  17. ^ Washington State Legislature (February 18, 1925). "Chapter 26". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1923 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 58. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  18. ^ Highway Map: State of Washington (DJVU) (Map). Department of Highways. 1933. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  19. ^ 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. 936–937. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  20. ^ Highways of the State of Washington (DJVU) (Map). Washington State Highway Commission. 1939. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  21. ^ Seattle, 1958 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1958. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  22. ^ a b Washington State Highways, 2011–2012 (PDF) (Map). 1:842,000. Washington State Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  23. ^ "47.17.330: State route No. 167". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1991 [1970]. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  24. ^ Washington State Legislature (May 21, 1991). "Chapter 342: Engrossed Senate Bill 5801". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1991 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature.
  25. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 30, 1994). "Chapter 209: Substitute House Bill 2618". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1994 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  26. ^ "Washington State Ferries History". Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  27. ^ Stein, Alan J. (January 20, 2003). "Washington State Ferries begins operations on June 1, 1951". HistoryLink. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  28. ^ Stein, Alan J. (February 26, 2003). "Ferry Hiyu is launched on February 24, 1967". HistoryLink. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  29. ^ "Ferry Hiyu Will Enter Service Next Sunday". The Seattle Times. July 12, 1967. p. 35.
  30. ISBN 087095-037-1
    .
  31. ^ Moseley, David (June 6, 2008). "WSF Weekly Update" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  32. ^ Moseley, David (June 13, 2008). "WSF Weekly Update" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  33. ^ Moseley, David (September 26, 2008). "WSF Weekly Update" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  34. Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
    . Retrieved January 20, 2013.

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