Washington State Route 21
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
Length | 191.34 mi[1] (307.93 km) | |||
Existed | 1964[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | SR 260 in Kahlotus | |||
North end | Hwy 41 at Canadian border in Danville | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Washington | |||
Counties | Franklin, Adams, Lincoln, Ferry | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 21 (SR 21) is a 191.34-mile-long (307.93 km)
Since 1899, at least one segment of the current highway has been in the state highway system. In 1899, the
The Keller Ferry, which travels across the Columbia River at Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake to connect the two segments of SR 21, was originally a private cable ferry operated in the early 1890s. In 1929, the Ferry and Lincoln counties unveiled a new eight-car cable ferry, named the Keller of Seattle, which served the two counties until 1930. The state highway department took over operations of the ferry in 1930 and replaced the vessel with various boats until a permanent ferry, the Martha S., was launched in 1948. The Martha S. would go on to serve until 2013, when it was retired and replaced with the more modern MV Sanpoil.
Route description
SR 21 originates at an intersection with SR 260, about 0.28 miles (0.45 km) west of the northern terminus of SR 263;[1] both intersections are in the city of Kahlotus, which is located in a narrow valley near several coulees in Franklin County. After leaving Kahlotus as the Lind–Kahlotus Road, the highway turns northeast and later west as it passes over the Sand Hills Coulee four times. Curving due north, the roadway leaves Franklin County to enter Adams County. Passing farmland in the flat landscape, SR 21 intersects SR 26 and continues through an unnamed coulee to intersect Smart Road. Smart Road was the former alignment of SR 21 prior to the U.S. Route 395 (US 395) interchange being built. SR 21 intersects US 395 in a diamond interchange east of Downtown Lind.[3] From the interchange, the highway travels west and intersects Smart Road again before crossing over the Centennial Trail and entering Downtown Lind. In Downtown, the roadway is named Second, I and First Streets and serves as the main connector to other areas. After turning north to leave Lind, the road encounters the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail and more plains before intersecting the pre-interstate alignment of Interstate 90 (I-90) and interchanging with I-90 at exit 206, another diamond interchange.[4] North of the interchange, SR 21 travels through more plains and a coulee to leave Adams County and enter Lincoln County.[5][6][7]
In Lincoln County, the highway travels through farmland to encounter Odessa as Division Street, intersecting SR 28. The roadway turns northwest at Pacific Lake and reverts northwards into farmland. After temporarily turning east into more farmland, the road enters Wilbur, named Bruce Avenue. In Wilbur, SR 21 turns west, concurrent with US 2, for 0.65 miles (1.05 km) before branching off north to intersect SR 174 and leave Wilbur over rolling farmland. North of Wilbur, the roadway enters the top of Speigle Canyon and makes a winding descent before exiting at the floor of the canyon and nearing Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake; at 80,000 acres (323.75 km2), the lake is the largest in Washington.[8] Paralleling the lake, the road then uses the Keller Ferry, an 80-foot (24.38 m) long boat used as a fare-free ferry across Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, part of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, operated by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and its previous counterparts since 1930.[9]
The ferry travels across the Lincoln County line to enter
History
SR 21 originated as the
Since 1983, the road has not been realigned with the exception of the U.S. Route 395 (US 395) interchange in Lind.[7] A proposal to remove the Kahlotus–Lind section of the highway was considered by a legislative committee in 1986.[27] The speed limit between Curlew Lake State Park and the community of the same name was temporarily lowered on March 9, 2009 to 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) due to cracks in the pavement.[28] The speed limit was restored to 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) on March 30, 2009.[29]
Keller Ferry history
The Keller Ferry connects SR 21 between
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Franklin | Kahlotus | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 260 – Connell, Washtucna | Southern terminus |
Adams | | 11.64 | 18.73 | SR 26 – Vantage, Othello, Colfax | |
| 22.14 | 35.63 | Smart Road | Former SR 21 | |
Lind | 24.48 | 39.40 | US 395 – Pasco, Connell, Ritzville | Interchange | |
25.42 | 40.91 | Smart Road / Airport Road | Former SR 21 | ||
| 37.32 | 60.06 | Old SR 90 | ||
| 37.80 | 60.83 | Interchange | ||
Lincoln | Odessa | 55.83 | 89.85 | SR 28 – Wenatchee, Ephrata, Davenport | |
Wilbur | 91.73 | 147.63 | US 2 east – Davenport, Spokane, Newport | Southern end of US 2 concurrency | |
92.38 | 148.67 | US 2 west – Wenatchee, Snohomish, Everett | Northern end of US 2 concurrency | ||
92.90 | 149.51 | Grand Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee | Eastern terminus of SR 174 | ||
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake | 106.60 | 171.56 | Keller Ferry | ||
Ferry | Republic | 160.05 | 257.58 | SR 20 west – Okanogan, Twisp, Burlington | Southern end of SR 20 concurrency |
162.61 | 261.70 | SR 20 east – Kettle Falls, Colville, Newport | Northern end of SR 20 concurrency | ||
Curlew | 181.31 | 291.79 | Curlew Bridge (Ferry Street) | Former SR 21 | |
| 191.34 | 307.93 | Hwy 41 north – Grand Forks | Northern terminus; Canada–United States border | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b c Washington State Department of Transportation (2008). "State Highway Log: Planning Report, SR 2 to SR 971" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c Washington State Legislature (1970). "RCW 47.17.085: State route No. 21". Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (October 2, 2004). "SR 395; Junction SR 21" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (October 2, 2001). "SR 90 – Exit 206; Junction SR 21" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Google (August 13, 2009). "State Route 21" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-528-99511-1.
- ^ a b c Washington State Highways, 2008–2009 (PDF) (Map) (2008–09 ed.). 1:842,000. Cartography by United States Geological Survey. Washington State Department of Transportation. 2008. § B7, C7, D7, E7, F7. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ National Park Service (2008). "Lake Roosevelt NRA: The Story of the Columbia Basin Project (Data on the Dam and Project)". Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Washington State Department of Transportation. "State Ferries in Eastern Washington". Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Meany, Edmond Stephen (1915). Governors of Washington, Territorial and State. Seattle: University of Washington Department of Printing. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
- ^ Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (PDF) (Map). National Park Service. 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Location (Map). Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (2008). "2008 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (2007). "2007 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (2006). "2006 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Parks (2009). "Curlew Lake State Park". Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Tourism. "Republic, Washington: Curlew State Park". Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Google (August 13, 2009). "BC Highway 41" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (1895–1935). "State Roads As Established by the Legislature, 1893 to 1935" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2005. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 14, 1899). "Chapter 123". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1899 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 411. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (January 24, 1905). "Chapter 7: Providing for the Establishment and Repair of Certain State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1905 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 21. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 13, 1907). "Chapter 151: Providing for the Establishment, Construction and Maintenance of State Roads and Making Appropriations for Certain State Roads". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1907 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 310. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 19, 1915). "Chapter 164: Classification of Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1915 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 488–489. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ 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. p. 631. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 17–18, 1937). "Chapter 190: Establishment of Primary State Highways; Chapter 207: Classification of Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 935, 1002. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
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- ^ "Speed restrictions to affect traffic on State Route 21 in Ferry County" (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. March 5, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ "SR 21-Speed limit back to normal on State Route 21 in Ferry County" (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. March 30, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ a b c Becker, Paula (January 26, 2005). "Ferry and Lincoln counties purchase the Keller Ferry concession in 1925". HistoryLink. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Register staff (August 17, 1962). "'Martha S' Has Ancestors Dating Back to the Late 1800s". The Wilbur Register.
- ^ Becker, Paula (January 26, 2005). "Original Keller Ferry site floods as the Columbia River rises behind the newly constructed Grand Coulee Dam in the winter of 1939/1940". HistoryLink. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Washington State Department of Transportation (2002). "Keller Ferry Historical Photos". Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Becker, Paula (January 26, 2005). "Washington State Ferry Martha S. of Keller makes her maiden voyage across Lake Roosevelt on September 9, 1948". HistoryLink. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (2002). "SR 21 – Keller Ferry Replacement". Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ SR 21 – Keller Ferry Replacement (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ "SR 21 Keller Ferry Repairs scheduled" (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. February 8, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ "Keller Ferry service across Columbia River suspended until further notice" (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ^ Sowa, Tom (October 9, 2009). "Keller Ferry across Columbia River shut down". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ^ "Keller Ferry back in service by noon Monday, October 19" (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. October 19, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ "Keller Ferry to resume runs on Monday". The Seattle Times. October 19, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ "Keller Ferry service to be interrupted for repairs" (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. October 26, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ Stein, Alan J. (June 24, 2015). "MV Sanpoil makes maiden voyage across Columbia River on August 14, 2013". HistoryLink. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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