Washington State Route 536
Route information | ||||
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Auxiliary route of I-5 | ||||
Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
Length | 5.38 mi[1] (8.66 km) | |||
Existed | 1964[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | SR 20 near Fredonia | |||
East end | I-5 in Mount Vernon | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Washington | |||
Counties | Skagit | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 536 (SR 536) is a 5.38-mile-long (8.66 km)
Route description
SR 536 begins as the Memorial Highway at an intersection with SR 20 located south of Skagit Regional Airport and east of Fredonia.[3] The highway travels east through farmland before following the Skagit River southeast into Mount Vernon. SR 536 crosses the Skagit River on a swing bridge into Downtown Mount Vernon, turning east onto Division Street and south onto 3rd Street. The highway turns east at Skagit Station onto Kincaid Street and crosses a BNSF rail line before ending at a diamond interchange with I-5.[4][5]
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 between 4,600 and 23,000 vehicles per day used the highway, mostly in Downtown Mount Vernon.[6]
History
SR 536 was established during the
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Skagit County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 20 – Anacortes, Burlington | Western terminus | |
Seattle, Vancouver, BC | I-5 exit 226; eastern terminus; interchange; continues as Broad Street. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b Strategic Planning Division (March 5, 2012). State Highway Log Planning Report 2011, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 1688–1690. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "47.17.770: State route No. 536". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1973 [1970]. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ "SR 20: Junction SR 536" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. February 28, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ "SR 5 - Exit 226: Junction SR 536/Kincaid Street" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. September 15, 2004. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ Google (February 1, 2013). "State Route 536" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ Staff (2011). "2011 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 205. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- Department of Highways. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ Staff (1960). "Annual Traffic Report, 1960" (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 17, 1937). "Chapter 185: Establishment of Primary State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 933. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
A primary state highway to be known as Primary State Highway No. 1, or the Pacific Highway, is hereby established according to description as follows: Beginning at Mt. Vernon on Primary State Highway No. 1, as herein described, thence in a westerly direction by the most feasible route to Anacortes.
- ^ Washington: Anacortes Quadrangle (JPG) (Map). 1:62,500. United States Geological Survey. 1943. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ a b Victoria, 1966 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1966. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ Washington: Mt. Vernon Quadrangle (JPG) (Map). 1:62,500. United States Geological Survey. 1943. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ Patty, Stanton (November 4, 1954). "New Bridge Ends Detour In Mount Vernon". The Seattle Times. p. 41.
- ^ Staff (1970). "Annual Traffic Report, 1970" (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. pp. 204–205. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ "47.17.081: State route No. 20 north". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1994 [1973]. Retrieved February 1, 2013.