Washington State Route 7
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
Length | 58.26 mi[1] (93.76 km) | |||
Existed | 1964[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 12 in Morton | |||
North end | I-5 / I-705 in Tacoma | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Washington | |||
Counties | Lewis, Pierce | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 7 (SR 7) is a
The earliest road to use the current route of SR 7 first appeared in a 1900 map of the Tacoma area and has been part of the state highway system since 1909, when the
Route description
SR 7 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 12 (US 12), a major east–west highway, in Morton. Traveling north as Second Street and paralleling the Morton–Tacoma (Mountain Division) route of Tacoma Rail,[1][3][4] the street intersects Main Avenue, which continues west out of the city as SR 508.[5] After leaving Morton, the highway becomes the Mountain Highway and passes through a heavily forested canyon near Mount Rainier and parallel to the Tilton River and Roundrop Creek. Bridging the Nisqually River, the highway leaves Lewis County and enters Pierce County. In Elbe, the roadway intersects SR 706, which goes east to Mount Rainier National Park. Following the Nisqually River, which has become *Alder Lake, and Tacoma Rail line, SR 161 branches off towards Eatonville and SR 702 travels west from the plains to McKenna.[6][7][8][9]
Passing
History
A 1900 map of the
During the
In 2002, a new
A small plane made an emergency landing on a section of SR 7 in Parkland on August 1, 2019, following a fuel system malfunction. The incident was captured on the dashcam of a state trooper.[39]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Lewis | Morton | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 12 – White Pass, Yakima, Mossyrock | Southern terminus | ||
0.45 | 0.72 | SR 508 west (Main Avenue) | |||||
Pierce | Elbe | 16.82 | 27.07 | SR 706 east – Mount Rainier National Park | |||
| 26.98 | 43.42 | SR 161 north – Eatonville, Puyallup | ||||
| 36.06 | 58.03 | SR 702 west / Eatonville Cutoff Road – McKenna, Yelm | ||||
Spanaway | 47.36 | 76.22 | SR 507 south – Roy, Centralia | ||||
48.31 | 77.75 | SR 704 west (Cross-Base Highway) / 176th Street East | |||||
Interchange | |||||||
Tacoma | 57.44 | 92.44 | South 38th Street | Interchange | |||
South end of freeway | |||||||
58.26 | 93.76 | Seattle | |||||
I-705 north / East 26th Street – Tacoma Dome, City Center | Continuation beyond I-5 | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c Multimodal Planning Division (January 4, 2021). State Highway Log Planning Report 2020, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 229–248. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ a b Washington State Legislature (1970). "RCW 47.17.030: State route No. 7". Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Rail System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by United States Geological Survey. Washington State Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ TPU Rail Tracks (Map). Cartography by Tele Atlas. Tacoma Rail. 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (September 17, 2004). "SR 7; Junction SR 508" (PDF). Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ a b Google (July 21, 2009). "State Route 7" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ a b 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. § E3, F3. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-528-86671-0.
- ^ Hoquiam, 1968 (Map). 1:250,000. Cartography by United States Geological Survey. University of Texas at Austin. 1968. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (January 5, 2006). "SR 512; Junction SR 7 / Pacific Avenue" (PDF). Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (September 17, 2004). "SR 7; Junction South 38th Street" (PDF). Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (2007). "2007 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (August 27, 2008). "SR 5 – Exit 133; Junction SR 705 / SR 7" (PDF). Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ Seattle, 1965 (Map). 1:250,000. Cartography by United States Geological Survey. University of Texas at Austin. 1965. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Tacoma, 1900 (Map). 1:125,000. Washington 1:125,000 quadrangles. Cartography by United States Geological Survey. Washington State University. 1900. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 13, 1909). "Chapter 92: Establishing Certain State Roads". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1909 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 190. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 12, 1913). "Chapter 65: Classifying Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1913 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 222. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 19, 1909). "Chapter 185: Primary and Secondary State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1923 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 628–629. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Rand McNally Junior Road Map, Washington (Map). Rand McNally. 1926. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (March 17, 1937). "Chapter 190: Establishment of Primary State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (PDF) (1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 935–937. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Northwest, 1946 (Map). Rand McNally. 1946. p. 16. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- Department of Highways. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "New Highway Bypasses New Reservoir". The Tacoma News Tribune. December 3, 1967. p. B14. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Washington State Department of Highways (1967). 1967 Washington Highway Map (Map). Olympia: Washington State Highway Commission. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
- ^ Washington State Department of Highways (1968). Washington State Highways (Map). Olympia: Washington State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rainier Link To Be Open Next Month". The News Tribune. January 27, 1968. p. 2. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gibbs, Al (May 16, 1971). "Tacoma a Long Haul From Freeway System". The News Tribune. p. A17. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gillie, John (April 12, 1981). "Few new roads expected to be built in county". The News Tribune. p. B9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turner, Joe (May 16, 1997). "Questions & Answers". The News Tribune. p. B2. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (2002). "RCW 47.17.818: State route No. 704". Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "WSDOT Breaks Ground on First Segment of Crossbase Highway". On RAMP. August 1, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "Cross base highway discussed". The Suburban Times. March 20, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "Once considered Pierce County's 'missing link,' Cross-Base Highway largely dead". The News Tribune. May 25, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (2007). "SR 7 – SR 507 to SR 512 – Safey Improvements – Complete September 2007". Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ SR 7 Safety Improvements (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Washington State Department of Transportation (2009). "SR 7 – Corridor Improvements". Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ SR 7 – Corridor Improvements (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Prior, Ryan (August 1, 2019). "Pilot makes emergency landing on highway - all captured on trooper's dashcam". CNN. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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