Washington State Route 409
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State Route 409 (SR 409) is a short
SR 409 crosses the Cathlamet Channel on the Julia Butler Hansen Bridge, completed in August 1939. The bridge is named after former U.S. representative Julia Butler Hansen, who served from 1960 until 1974 representing the third congressional district including Wahkiakum County.
Route description
SR 409 goes on a 3.84 miles (6.18 km) route north from the northern ferry dock of the
SR 409 originates at the ferry dock on Puget Island which serves as the northern end of the Wahkiakum County Ferry. From the dock, the road travels north past the island's interior, before turning northwest to parallel the Cathlamet Channel. After intersecting Little Island Road, the highway immediately turns onto the Julia Butler Hansen Bridge spanning over the Cathlamet Channel. Once SR 409 exits off the bridge in Cathlamet, it becomes Front Street. Later, after intersecting River Street and Columbia Street, the highway becomes Main Street, the designation used from the intersection point to SR 4.[3][6]
Ferry
The year-round Wahkiakum County Ferry, designated Wahkiakum, runs from Westport, Oregon to the southern terminus of SR 409 at Puget Island.[7] The ferry connects SR 409 to a road that connects to U.S. Route 30, which runs 477.02 miles (767.69 km) across Oregon;[7][8] Wahkiakum County began running the ferry in 1962, on a route from Westport to Puget Island. The ferry travels more than eighteen trips per day, and runs from 5:00 am to 10:15 pm[7][9] and holds up to nine vehicles.[10] The ferry costs 50¢ for foot passengers, $1 for bicycles, $2 for motorcycles, and $3 for passenger cars and other vehicles under 20 feet (6.1 m).[7] Vehicles over 20 feet (6.1 m) cannot travel on the ferry; motorhomes, large trucks and trailers are allowed on the ferry for a fare determined by length.[7] Frequent Traveler Tickets can be purchased for $40 (22 trips) and $75 (44 trips) for vehicles under 20 feet (6.1 m).[7] The first ferry launched in June 1925, when Walter Coates bought two ferries and began to operate them on two different routes, including the current one and a route from Puget Island to Cathlamet.[11][12] The county later replaced the Puget Island – Cathlamet route with the Puget Island – Cathlamet Bridge in 1939.[11][13]
History
Bridge (1925–1939)
In June 1925, Walter Coates began a ferry service across the
The Julia Butler Hansen Bridge, which currently carries the route of SR 409, which will be designated in 1964,[15][16] from Puget Island to Cathlamet, opened in August 1939.[14][17] The bridge, initially named the Puget Island – Cathlamet Bridge,[14] was later renamed to honor Julia Butler Hansen,[14] who served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1939 until 1960,[18][19] and U.S. representative for the third congressional district from 1960 until 1974.[20]
Lacey V. Murrow, R. W. Finke and Clark H. Eldridge designed the bridge, which spanned 2,433 feet (742 m) and consisted of four steel spans
Designation (1943–present)
After a reconstruction of the
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Wahkiakum County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Wahkiakum County Ferry – Westport, OR | Southern terminus | ||||
Cathlamet Channel | 2.99 | 4.81 | Julia Butler Hansen Bridge | ||
Cathlamet | 3.84 | 6.18 | SR 4 (Ocean Beach Highway) – Naselle, Longview, Kelso | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b c Washington State Department of Transportation. "State Highway Log, 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ Washington State Legislature. "RCW 47.17.605: State Route 409". Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ a b Google (November 20, 2015). "State Route 409 Map" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ISBN 0-528-93961-0.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (2007). "Washington Annual Average Daily Traffic Data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- U.S. Geological Survey. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Department of Transportation. 2008. § G2. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Wahkiakum County Public Works (2005). "Ferry Wahkiakum – Ride the last Ferry on the Lower Columbia River". Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ Oregon Department of Transportation. "Public Road Inventory". Archived from the original on February 24, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
- ^ Wahkiakum County Chamber. "Wahkiakum County Ferry Schedule". Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ Wahkiakum County Chamber. "Wahkiakum County Chamber". Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Kit Oldham (December 13, 2006). "Walter Coates began ferry service across the Columbia River via Puget Island in June 1925". HistoryLink. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
- ^ Ruby, Robert H.; John A. Brown (1974). Ferryboats on the Columbia River, Including the Bridges and Dams. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. pp. 18, 21–23.
- ^ Martin, Irene (1997). Beach of Heaven: A History of Wahkiakum County. Pullman, Washington: Washington State University Press. pp. 99–104.
- ^ a b c d e f Priscilla Long (December 6, 2006). "Wahkiakum County's Julia Butler Hansen Bridge is completed in August 1939". HistoryLink. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ Washington State Highway Commission (December 1, 1965). "Identification of State Highways, Part 1" (PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ a b C. G. Prahl, Washington State Highway Commission (December 1, 1965). "Identification of State Highways, Part 2" (PDF).
- ^ ISBN 0-87422-281-8. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ United States Congress. "HANSEN, Julia Butler, (1907 - 1988)". Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ISBN 0-16-076753-9. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Hansen, Julia Butler". Historian of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (1943). "Chapter 147". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1943 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
External links
- Highways of Washington State
- Wahkiakum County Ferry on Highways of Washington State
- Julia Butler Hansen Bridge on Highways of Washington State