Washington State Route 231

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State Route 231 marker

State Route 231

A map of the Spokane area featuring the route of SR 231 highlighted in red.
Route information
Auxiliary route of SR 23
Maintained by WSDOT
Length74.97 mi[1] (120.65 km)
Existed1964[2]–present
Major junctions
South end SR 23 near Sprauge
Major intersections US 2 in Reardan
SR 292 in Springdale
North end US 395 near Chewelah
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
Highway system
← SR 225→ SR 240

State Route 231 (SR 231) is a 74.97-mile (120.65 km) long

Inland Empire, serves Sprague, Edwall, Reardan, Springdale, Valley and Chewelah. The route extends from SR 23 north of Sprague to a concurrency with U.S. Route 2 (US 2) near Reardan and an intersection with US 395
south of Chewelah.

Although SR 231 was established in 1964, the US 2 concurrency has existed as

State Road 7 since 1909. Later, Secondary State Highway 2G (SSH 2G) and Secondary State Highway 3J (SSH 3J) were established in 1937 and formed SR 231 in 1964. The highway crosses the Spokane River on the Spokane River Bridge at Long Lake Dam, which was constructed in 1949 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1995 before repair work in late 2008.

Route description

State Route 231 (SR 231) begins at SR 23 0.79 miles (1.27 km) north of Sprague and a diamond interchange with Interstate 90 (I-90), co-signed as U.S. Route 395 (US 395).[1][3] SR 23 is the "parent" or main route of SR 231 and travels northwest to Harrington and south to Downtown Sprague, spanning 66.00 miles (106.22 km), 8.97 miles (14.44 km) shorter than SR 231.[1] Traveling northeast, the highway traverses a hill and cliff, passing Browns Lake, and turns west. The direction of the roadway becomes north through a narrow valley and SR 231 arrives in Edwall as Oregon Street. The roadway briefly turns east as Main Street before crossing a BNSF Railway line and continuing northeast alongside the tracks.[4] After turning north into the plains, the highway parallels Crab Creek to intersect US 2 west of Reardan.[5]

Becoming

SR 232 and ends at an intersection with US 395 4.27 miles (6.87 km) south of Chewelah.[1][5]

History

1964 highway renumbering and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on May 24, 1993 before being repaired in late 2008.

SR 231 was established in 1964,

Long Lake to Springdale.[14][16]

US 10 was replaced by the western extension of

1964 highway renumbering, SR 231 was created from SSH 2G and SSH 3J and became concurrent with US 2; US 2 replaced PSH 2 and US 395 replaced PSH 3, while the branch of SSH 3J to Loon Lake became SR 292.[2][25][26] The Spokane River Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 2, 1995 along with the rest of the bridges on the Spokane River northwest of Spokane, and the bridge was repaired in late 2008.[20][27][28] In the 1990s, the state proposed a jurisdictional transfer with Lincoln County to decommission the Sprague–Reardan section of SR 231.[29] The highway was later used to haul uranium waste by truck following attempts by WSDOT to force the contractor to fund safety improvements on its haul route.[30]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Lincoln​0.000.00 SR 23 – Sprague, Harrington
​28.0145.08
 US 2 west – Wenatchee		Southern end of US 2 concurrency
Reardan30.8949.71
 US 2 east – Spokane		Northern end of US 2 concurrency
Stevens​45.2372.79
 SR 291 east – Tum Tum, Spokane
Springdale61.9599.70
 SR 292 east – Loon Lake
​70.24113.04

 To
SR 232
​74.97120.65
 US 395 north – Colville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "State Highway Log, 2008" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Washington State Legislature (1970). "RCW 47.17.445: State route No. 445". Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  3. ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (February 25, 2009). "SR 90 – Exit 245; Junction SR 23 / SR 231" (PDF). Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  4. ^ Washington State Rail System (PDF) (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Google (November 19, 2009). "State Route 231" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  6. ^ N. E. Washington Health Programs (2009). "Welcome to Springdale Community Health Center". Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c State Roads As Established by Legislature, 1893 to 1935 (PDF) (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. 1893–1935. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2005. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  8. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 13, 1909). "Chapter 92: Establishing Certain State Roads". Session Laws of the State of Washington, 1909 (1909 ed.). Olympia: Washington State Legislature. pp. 190–191. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  9. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 12, 1913). "Chapter 65: Classifying Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1913 ed.). Olympia: Washington State Legislature. p. 221. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  10. ^ Rock Lake, 1919 (Map). 1:125,000. Washington 1:125,000 topographic quadrangles. Cartography by United States Geological Survey. Washington State University. 1919. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  11. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 19, 1923). "Chapter 185: Primary and Secondary Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1923 ed.). Olympia: Washington State Legislature. p. 628. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  12. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons
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  13. ^ Chewelah, 1927 (Map). 1:125,000. Washington 1:125,000 topographic quadrangles. Cartography by United States Geological Survey. Washington State University. 1927. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  14. ^ a b Washington State Legislature 1937, p. 934
  15. ^ Washington State Legislature 1937, p. 999
  16. ^ Washington State Legislature 1937, p. 1001
  17. ^ Northwest, 1946 (Map). Rand McNally. 1946. p. 16. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  18. ^ Richard F. Weingroff (January 30, 2008). "U.S. 2: Houlton, Maine, to Everett, Washington". United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  19. ^ Washington State Department of Transportation. "Historic Bridges - Spokane River Bridge at Long Lake Dam (WA-95)". Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  20. ^ a b Washington State Department of Transportation (2008). "SR 231 - Spokane River Bridge Deck Rehabilitation - Complete August 2008". Archived from the original on September 29, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  21. ^ Spokane, 1955 (Map). 1:250,000. Cartography by United States Geological Survey. University of Texas at Austin. 1955. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  22. ^ Washington State Legislature (1957). "Chapter 172". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1957 ed.). Olympia: Washington State Legislature. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  23. ^ Sandpoint, 1958 (Map). 1:250,000. Cartography by United States Geological Survey. University of Texas at Austin. 1958. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  24. ^ Washington State Legislature (1963). "Chapter 240". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1963 ed.). Olympia: Washington State Legislature.
  25. Department of Highways (December 1, 1965). "Identification of State Highways" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on February 17, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  26. ^ Sandpoint, 1966 (Map). 1:250,000. Cartography by United States Geological Survey. University of Texas at Austin. 1966. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  27. ^ National Park Service (1995). "National Register of Historic Places - Weekly Register List of 1995" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior. p. 33. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  28. ^ SR 231 - Spokane River Bridge Deck Rehabilitation - Complete August 2008 (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  29. ^ Craig, John (May 18, 1994). "Springdale fights again plan to give away road". The Spokesman-Review. p. B3. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ Dorn Steele, Karen (August 19, 1997). "DOT suppressing Dawn data, lawyer says". The Spokesman-Review. p. B1. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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