Washington State Route 168
Route information | ||||
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Auxiliary route of SR 410 | ||||
History | Proposed since 1930s Codified since 1970 | |||
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North end | SR 410 in Greenwater | |||
South end | SR 410 near Cliffdell | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Washington | |||
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State Route 168 (SR 168) is a legislated, but not constructed, state highway located in Washington, United States. The highway is meant to serve as an alternate crossing through the Cascade Range at Naches Pass, supplementing the seasonal Chinook Pass on SR 410. Proposals were first drawn in the 1930s, and the highway has been codified in law under its current designation since 1970, but no construction has occurred.
Route description
The highway is legislated to begin at a junction with
SR 168 would be an all-season route through Naches Pass, at an elevation of 4,923 feet (1,501 m), providing an alternative to SR 410, which closes annually due to avalanche dangers near Chinook Pass, at an elevation of 5,430 feet (1,655 m).[4] SR 168 would allow commercial vehicles to bypass Mount Rainier National Park, where trucks and other large vehicles are prohibited on SR 410.[5] The current restriction detours commercial traffic south to U.S. Route 12 over White Pass or north to Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass.
History
Plans for a Naches Tunnel or highway date back to the early 1930s, designated as the Naches Pass Link of
The corridor was included as part of an extension to
References
- ^ a b "§47.17.335: State route No. 168". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-528-94219-8.
- ^ Google (November 3, 2010). "FS 19 and 70" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "Cayuse Pass reopens; snow washed away by rain". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "Mount Rainier National Park - Road Status". National Park Service. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "Governor's Budget Ignores the White Pass Route". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. January 23, 1931. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ Gross Domestic Product deflatorfigures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
- Ellensburg Daily Record. Pioneers Newspapers Inc. March 14, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ Robinson, Herb (March 7, 1982). "Snoqualmie Pass: A tunnel, maybe? Tacoma likes Naches Pass". The Seattle Times. p. A17.
- OCLC 29654162. Retrieved September 23, 2018 – via Washington State Department of Transportation Library Digital Collections.
- ^ "Hearing on Tunnel Held At Olympia". The Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. February 12, 1959. p. 15. Retrieved September 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- The McClatchy Company. July 10, 1960. p. 6. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ "Naches Tunnel Found Worthy of Committee". Ellensburg Daily Record. Pioneers Newspapers Inc. August 10, 1960. p. 1. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ Washington State Highway Map (DjVu) (Map). Washington State Highway Commission. 1939. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "Tunnel Plan Stab in Back". Ellensburg Daily Record. Pioneers Newspapers Inc. March 7, 1961. p. 6. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ "Washington Transportation Plan Update — Phase 2 Workshop" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. April 20, 2005. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ "§47.56.600: Naches Pass tunnel — Design". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved December 4, 2010.