Washington State Route 503
Route information | ||||
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Auxiliary route of I-5 | ||||
Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
Length | 54.11 mi[1] (87.08 km) | |||
Existed | 1964[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | SR 500 in Orchards | |||
SR 502 in Battle Ground | ||||
North end | I-5 in Woodland | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Washington | |||
Counties | Clark, Cowlitz | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 503 (SR 503) is a 54.11-mile-long (87.08 km)
Route description
SR 503 begins
SR 503 turns east onto Fargher Lake Highway at Rock Creek and enters Amboy by following
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 the busiest section of the highway was the SR 500 concurrency in Orchards, serving 34,000 vehicles, while the least busiest section was at the western terminus of SR 503 Spur east of Yale, serving 720 vehicles.[10] SR 503 between Orchards and Battle Ground is designated as part of the National Highway System,[11] which includes roadways important to the national economy, defense, and mobility.[12]
History
SR 503 follows the route of
During the creation of the
SR 503 was established during the
Spur route
Location | Yale–Skamania county line |
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Length | 8.42 mi[1] (13.55 km) |
Existed | 1991–present[2] |
SR 503 Spur, known locally as the
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Clark | Orchards | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 500 west – Vancouver | Southern terminus, south end of SR 500 overlap |
1.02 | 1.64 | SR 500 east (Padden Parkway) – Camas | North end of SR 500 overlap | ||
Battle Ground | 7.87 | 12.67 | SR 502 west (Main Street) to I-5 – City Center | Eastern terminus of SR 502 | |
Lewis River | 27.56– 27.65 | 44.35– 44.50 | Yale Bridge | ||
SR 503 Spur – Cougar, Mt. St. Helens | Southern terminus of SR 503 Spur | ||||
Seattle | I-5 exit 21; northern terminus, interchange. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c d e Staff (2012). "State Highway Log: Planning Report 2011, SR 2 to SR 971" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 1491–1503. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "47.17.650: State route No. 503". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1991 [1970]. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ 2011 Washington State Rail System (PDF) (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "SR 502: Junction SR 503" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. December 31, 1992. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List of Actions" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. June 6, 1986. p. 70. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (February 8, 2013). "State Route 503" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. March 1, 1983. p. 44. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "SR 5 - Exit 21: Junction SR 503/Lewis River Drive" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. September 29, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Staff (2011). "2011 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 185–187. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ National Highway System: Portland, OR--WA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "What is the National Highway System?". Federal Highway Administration. September 26, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Washington State Legislature (March 6, 1909). "Chapter 61: Establishing State Roads". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1909 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 112. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
State Road No. 15, or the Lewis River road, beginning at Woodland in Cowlitz County and running thence up the north bank of Lewis river, following as nearly as practicable the county road, and continuing to the mouth of the Big Muddy, a tributary of Lewis river in Skamania county.
- ^ Washington: Mt. St. Helens Quadrangle (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1919. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 14, 1919). "Chapter 110: Amending Highway Classification Act". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1919 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 239. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
State Road No. 10; Section 5901-j, Rem. & Bal. Code, establishing State Road No. 19; Section 5903, Rem. & Bal. Code, establishing State Roads Nos. 14, 15, 16 and 17, and that paragraph of Section 5905, Rem. & Bal. Code establishing State Road No. 7 and extensions, be and the same are hereby repealed.
- ^ a b Hadlow, Robert W. (August 1993). "Yale Bridge (Lewis River Bridge) - HAER No. WA-87: Written Historical and Descriptive Data" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ National Performance of Dams Program. "NPDP Directory: Merwin Dam (WA00149)". Stanford University. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ Long, Priscilla (March 14, 2003). "Clark and Cowlitz counties erect Yale Bridge across Lewis River in 1932". HistoryLink. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ a b Washington State Legislature (March 18, 1937). "Chapter 207: Classification of Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 997. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
(r) Secondary State Highway No. 1S; beginning at a junction with Primary State Highway No. 1 in the vicinity north of Woodland, thence in an easterly direction by the most feasible route to Amboy, thence in a southerly direction by the most feasible route to Battleground, thence in a westerly direction by the most feasible route to a junction with Primary State Highway No. 1 in the vicinity north of Vancouver; (t) Secondary State Highway No. 1U; beginning at Battleground on Secondary State Highway No. 1S, thence in a southerly direction by the most feasible route to Orchard on the Secondary State Highway No. 8A.
- ^ Department of Highways. pp. 160–161. Archived from the original(PDF) on March 13, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ Vancouver, 1949 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1949. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ Prahl, C. G. (December 1, 1965). "Identification of State Highways" (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ Vancouver, 1967 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1967. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ "State roads opening". Ellensburg Daily Record. May 23, 1980. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ a b Washington State Legislature (May 21, 1991). "Chapter 342: Engrossed Senate Bill 5801 - State Highway Routes -- Revisions To". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1991 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- Washington State Transportation Commission. May 20, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- KATU. June 1, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ Google (February 8, 2013). "State Route 503 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (PDF) (Map). United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture. June 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
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