H-4570.5 _______________________________________________
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2589
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Fraser, R. Fisher, Betrozoff, Basich and Jacobsen)
Read first time 02/11/92.
AN ACT Relating to scenic and recreational highways; amending RCW 47.39.020 and 47.42.140; adding a new section to chapter 47.39 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 47.42 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 47.39.020 and 1991 c 342 s 54 are each amended to read as follows:
The following portions of highways are designated as part of the scenic and recreational highway system:
(1) State route number 2, beginning at the crossing of Woods creek at the east city limits of Monroe, thence in an easterly direction by way of Stevens pass to a junction with state route number 97 in the vicinity of Peshastin; also
Beginning at the junction with state route number 17, in the vicinity of Coulee City, thence easterly to the junction with state route number 155;
(2)
State route number 3, beginning at a junction with state route number ((106
in the vicinity of Belfair, thence in a northeasterly direction to a junction
with Arsenal Way south of Bremerton; also
Beginning
at a junction of Erlands Point Road north of Bremerton thence northeasterly)) 101
in the vicinity of Shelton, thence northeasterly and northerly to a
junction with state route number 104 in the vicinity of Port Gamble;
(3)
State route number ((8, beginning at a junction with state route number 12
in the vicinity of Elma, thence easterly to a junction with state route number
101 near Tumwater)) 4, beginning at the junction with state route number
101, thence easterly through Cathlamet to Coal Creek road, approximately .5
miles west of the Longview city limits;
(4) State route number 6, beginning at the junction with state route number 101 in Raymond, thence easterly to the junction with state route number 5, in the vicinity of Chehalis;
(5) State route number 7, beginning at the junction with state route number 12 in Morton, thence northerly to the junction with state route number 507;
(6) State route number 9, beginning at the junction with state route number 530 in Arlington, thence northerly to the end of the route at the Canadian border;
(7) State route number 10, beginning at Teanaway junction, thence easterly to a junction with state route number 97 west of Ellensburg;
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(8) State route number 11, beginning at the junction with state route number
5 in the vicinity of Burlington, thence in a northerly direction to the
junction with state route number 5;
(9)
State route number 12, beginning at a junction with ((a county road
approximately 2.8 miles west of the crossing of the Wynooche river which is
approximately 1.2 miles west of Montesano, thence in an easterly direction to a
junction with state route number 8 in the vicinity of Elma; also
Beginning
at the Burlington Northern Railroad bridge approximately 3.4 miles west of
Dixie, thence in a northerly and easterly direction by way of Dayton, Dodge,
and Pomeroy)) state route number 5, thence easterly by way of Morton,
Randle, and Packwood to the junction with state route number 410, approximately
3.5 miles west of Naches; also
Beginning at the junction with state route number 124 in the vicinity of the Tri-Cities, thence easterly through Wallula and Touchet to a junction with a county road approximately 2.4 miles west of a junction with state route number 129 at Clarkston;
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(10) State route number 14, beginning at the crossing of Gibbons creek
approximately 0.9 miles east of Washougal, ((thence in an easterly direction
by way of Stevenson to a westerly junction with state route number 97 in the
vicinity of Maryhill; also
Beginning
at the easterly junction with state route number 97 in the vicinity of
Maryhill,)) thence easterly along the north bank of the Columbia
river to a point in the vicinity of Plymouth;
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(11) State route number 17, beginning at a junction with state route
number 395 in the vicinity of ((Eltopia)) Mesa, thence ((in a
northwesterly direction to the south end of the overcrossing of state route
number 90, in the vicinity of Moses Lake; also
Beginning
at a junction with Grape Drive in the vicinity of Moses Lake, thence
northwesterly and northerly by way of Soap Lake to a junction with state route
number 2 west of Coulee City)) northerly to the junction
with state route number 97 in the vicinity of Brewster;
(12) State route number 19, the Chimacum-Beaver Valley road, beginning at the junction with state route number 104, thence northerly to the junction with state route number 20;
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(13) State route number 20, beginning at the junction with state
route number 101 to the ferry zone in Port Townsend; also
Beginning
at the Keystone ferry slip on Whidbey Island, thence ((easterly and))
northerly and easterly to a junction with ((Rhododendron road in the
vicinity east of Coupeville; also
Beginning
at a junction with Sherman road in the vicinity west of Coupeville, generally
northerly to a junction with Miller road in the vicinity southwest of Oak
Harbor; also
Beginning
at a junction with Torpedo road in the vicinity northeast of Oak Harbor, thence
northerly by way of Deception Pass to a junction with state route number 20
north in the vicinity southeast of Anacortes; also
Beginning
at the crossing of Hanson creek approximately 6.0 miles west of Lyman, thence
easterly by way of Concrete, Marblemount, Diablo Dam, and Twisp to a junction
with)) state route number 153 southeast of Twisp; also
Beginning
at a junction with state route number ((21 approximately three miles east of
Republic, thence in an easterly direction to a junction with state route number
395 at the west end of the crossing over the Columbia river at Kettle Falls;
also
Beginning
at a junction with a county road 2.76 miles east of the junction with state
route number 395 in Colville, thence in a northeasterly direction to a junction
with state route number 31 at Tiger; thence in a southerly direction)) 97
near Tonasket, thence easterly and southerly to a junction with state route
number 2 at Newport;
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State route number 21, beginning at the Keller ferry slip on the north side of
Roosevelt lake, thence in a northerly direction to the crossing of Granite
creek approximately fifty-four miles north of the Keller ferry;
(10))) (14)
State route number 25, beginning at the Spokane river bridge, thence northerly
through Cedonia, Gifford, Kettle Falls, and Northport, to the Canadian border;
(15) State route number 31, beginning at the junction with state route number 20 in Tiger, thence northerly to the Canadian border;
(16) State route number 82, beginning at the junction with state route number 395 south of the Tri-Cities area, thence southerly to the end of the route at the Oregon border;
(17)
State route number 90, beginning at the ((CMSTPP railroad overcrossing
approximately 2.3 miles southeast of North Bend, thence in an easterly
direction by way of Snoqualmie pass to the crossing of the Cle Elum river
approximately 2.6 miles west of Cle Elum)) junction with East Sunset Way
in the vicinity east of Issaquah, thence easterly to Thorp road 9.0 miles west
of Ellensburg;
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(18) State route number 97, beginning at the ((crossing of the
Columbia river at Biggs Rapids, thence in a northerly direction to the westerly
junction with state route number 14 in the vicinity of Maryhill)) Oregon
border, in a northerly direction through Toppenish and Wapato to the junction
with state route number 82 at Union Gap; also
Beginning at the junction with state route number 10, 2.5 miles north of Ellensburg, in a northerly direction to the junction with state route number 2, 4.0 miles east of Leavenworth;
(19) State route number 97 alternate, beginning at the junction with state route number 2 in the vicinity of Monitor, thence northerly to the junction with state route number 97, approximately 5.0 miles north of Chelan;
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(20) State route number 101, beginning at the Astoria-Megler bridge,
thence north to Fowler street in Raymond; also
Beginning
at a junction with state route number 109 in the vicinity of Queets, thence
in a northerly, northeasterly, and easterly direction by way of Forks to the ((west
boundary of the Olympic national park in the vicinity of Lake Crescent; also
Beginning
at Sequim Bay state park)) junction with state route
number 112 in the vicinity of Elwha dam; also
Beginning
at the junction with state route number 20 in the vicinity of Discovery Bay,
thence in a southeasterly and southerly direction to a junction with ((the
Airport road north of Shelton; also
Beginning
at a junction with state route number 3 south of Shelton, thence in a southerly
and southeasterly direction to the west end of the Black Lake road overcrossing
in the vicinity northeast of Tumwater)) state route number 5 in the vicinity
of Olympia;
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State route number 104, beginning at a junction with state route number 101 in
the vicinity south of Discovery Bay, thence in a southeasterly direction
to the ((vicinity of Shine on Hood Canal; also
Beginning
at a junction with state route number 3 east of the Hood Canal crossing, thence
northeasterly to Port Gamble;)) Kingston ferry crossing;
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(22) State route number 105, beginning at a junction with state route
number 101 at Raymond, thence westerly and northerly by way of Tokeland and
North Cove to the shore of Grays Harbor north of Westport; also
Beginning at a junction with state route number 105 in the vicinity south of Westport, thence northeasterly to a junction with state route number 101 at Aberdeen;
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State route number 106, beginning at a junction with state route number 101 in
the vicinity of Union, thence northeasterly to a junction with state route
number 3 in the vicinity of Belfair;
(16))) (23)
State route number 109, beginning at a junction with ((a county road
approximately 3.0 miles northwest of the junction with state route number 101
in Hoquiam, thence in a northwesterly direction by way of Ocean City, Copalis,
Pacific Beach, and Moclips)) state route number 101 in Hoquiam to a
junction with state route number 101 in the vicinity of Queets;
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(24) State route number 112, beginning at the easterly boundary of the
Makah Indian reservation, thence in an easterly direction to the vicinity of
Laird's corner on state route number 101;
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(25) State route number 116, beginning at the junction with the
Chimacum-Beaver Valley road, thence in an easterly direction to Fort Flagler
State Park;
(26) State route number 119, beginning at the junction with state route number 101 at Hoodsport, thence northwesterly to the Mount Rose development intersection;
(27) State route number 122, Harmony road, between the junction with state route number 12 near Mayfield dam and the junction with state route number 12 in Mossyrock;
(28) State route number 123, beginning at the junction with state route number 12 in the vicinity of Morton, thence northerly to the junction with state route number 410;
(29) State route number 129, beginning at the Oregon border, thence northerly to the junction with state route number 12 in Clarkston;
(30) State route number 141, beginning at the junction with state route number 14 in Bingen, thence northerly to the end of the route at the Skamania county line;
(31) State route number 142, beginning at the junction with state route number 14 in Lyle, thence northeasterly to the junction with state route number 97, .5 miles from Goldendale;
(32) State route number 153, beginning at a junction with state route number 97 in the vicinity of Pateros, thence in a northerly direction to a junction with state route number 20 in the vicinity south of Twisp;
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(33) State route number 155, beginning at a junction with state route
number 2 in the vicinity north of Coulee City, thence ((in a northeasterly
direction to the boundary of the federal reservation at the Grand Coulee dam;
also
Beginning
at a junction with a county road 2.07 miles north of the junction with 12th
street in Elmer City, thence in a northwesterly direction to the west end of
the crossing of Omak creek east of Omak)) northerly and westerly to
the junction with state route number 215;
(34) State route number 194, beginning at the Port of Almota to the junction with state route number 195 in the vicinity of Pullman;
(35) State route number 202, beginning at the junction with state route number 522, thence in an easterly direction to the junction with state route number 90 in the vicinity of North Bend;
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State route number 206, Mt. Spokane Park Drive, beginning at a junction with
state route number 2 near the north line of section 3, township 26 N, range 43
E, thence northeasterly to a point in section 28, township 28 N, range 45 E at
the entrance to Mt. Spokane state park;
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State route number 211, beginning at the junction with state route number 2,
thence northerly to the junction with state route number 20 in the vicinity of
Usk;
(37) State route number 231, beginning at the junction with state route number 23, in the vicinity of Sprague, thence in a northerly direction to the junction with state route number 2, approximately 2.5 miles west of Reardan;
(38) State route number 261, beginning at the junction with state route number 12 in the vicinity of Delaney, thence northwesterly to the junction with state route number 260;
(39) State route number 262, beginning at the junction with state route number 26, thence northeasterly to the junction with state route number 17 between Moses Lake and Othello;
(40) State route number 272, beginning at the junction with state route number 195 in Colfax, thence easterly to the Idaho state line, approximately 1.5 miles east of Palouse;
(41) State route number 305, beginning at the Winslow ferry dock to the junction with state route number 3 approximately 1.0 mile north of Poulsbo;
(42)
State route number 395, beginning at ((a point approximately 2.6 miles north
of Pasco thence in a northerly direction to a junction with state route number
17 in the vicinity of Eltopia; also
Beginning
at)) the north end of the crossing of Mill creek in the
vicinity of Colville, thence in a northwesterly direction to a junction with
state route number 20 at the west end of the crossing over the Columbia river
at Kettle Falls;
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(43) State route number 401, beginning at a junction with state route
number 101 at Point Ellice, thence easterly and northerly to a junction with
state route number 4 in the vicinity north of Naselle;
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(44) State route number 410, beginning 4.0 miles east of Enumclaw, thence in
an easterly direction to the junction with state route number 12, approximately
3.5 miles west of Naches;
(45) State route number 501, beginning at the junction with state route number 5 in the vicinity of Vancouver, thence northwesterly on the New Lower River road around Vancouver Lake;
(46) State route number 503, beginning at the junction with state route number 500, thence northerly by way of Battle Ground and Yale to the junction with state route number 5 in the vicinity of Woodland;
(47)
State route number 504, beginning at a junction with state route number 5 ((in
the vicinity north of)) at Castle Rock, ((thence in an easterly
direction by way of St. Helens and Spirit lake to Mt. St. Helens;
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the end of the route on Johnston Ridge, approximately milepost 52;
(48) State route number 505, beginning at the junction with state route number 504, thence northwesterly by way of Toledo to the junction with state route number 5;
(49) State route number 508, beginning at the junction with state route number 5, thence in an easterly direction to the junction with state route number 7 in Morton;
(50)
State route number 525, beginning at ((a junction with Maxwellton road in
the southern portion of Whidbey Island, thence northwesterly)) the ferry
toll booth on Whidbey Island to a junction with state route number 20 east
of the Keystone ferry slip;
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(51) State route number 542, beginning at the ((Nugent crossing over
the Nooksack river approximately 7.7 miles northeast of Bellingham)) junction
with state route number 5, thence easterly to the vicinity of Austin pass
in Whatcom county;
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(52) State route number 547, beginning at the junction with state route
number 542 in Kendall, thence northwesterly to the junction with state route
number 9 in the vicinity of the Canadian border;
(53) State route number 706, beginning at the junction with state route number 7 in Elbe, in an easterly direction to the end of the route at Mt. Rainier National Park;
(54) State route number 821, beginning at a junction with state route number 82 at the Yakima firing center interchange, thence in a northerly direction to a junction with state route number 82 at the Thrall road interchange;
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State route number 901, beginning at a junction with state route number 90 in
the vicinity west of Issaquah, thence northerly to the east of Lake Sammamish
to a junction with state route number 202 in the vicinity of Redmond)) (55)
State route number 971, Navarre Coulee road, between the junction with state
route number 97 and the junction with South Lakeshore road.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. Recognizing that the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 establishes an $80 million national "Scenic Byways" grant program and a new apportionment program called "Transportation Enhancement Activities," which will provide $44 million to Washington state, the department of transportation shall place high priority on obtaining such funds for further development of a scenic and recreational highways program, including highway heritage projects on the designated scenic and recreational highway system.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 47.39 RCW to read as follows:
In developing the scenic and recreational highways program, the department shall consult with the department of trade and economic development, the department of community development, the department of natural resources, the parks and recreation commission, affected cities, towns, and counties, regional transportation planning organizations, and other interested parties. The scenic and recreational highways program may identify entire highway loops or similar tourist routes that could be developed to promote tourist activity and provide concurrent economic growth while protecting the scenic and recreational quality surrounding state highways.
Sec. 4. RCW 47.42.140 and 1975 c 63 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
The following portions of state highways are designated as a part of the scenic system:
(1) State route number 2 beginning at the crossing of Woods creek at the east city limits of Monroe, thence in an easterly direction by way of Stevens pass to a junction with state route number 97 in the vicinity of Peshastin.
(2) State route number 7 beginning at a junction with state route number 706 at Elbe, thence in a northerly direction to a junction with state route number 507 south of Spanaway.
(3) State route number 11 beginning at the Blanchard overcrossing, thence in a northerly direction to the limits of Larabee state park (north line of section 36, township 37 north, range 2 east).
(4) State route number 12 beginning at Kosmos southeast of Morton, thence in an easterly direction across White pass to the Oak Flat junction with state route number 410 northwest of Yakima.
(5) State route number 90 beginning at the westerly junction with state route number 901, thence in an easterly direction by way of North Bend and Snoqualmie pass to a junction with state route number 970 at Cle Elum.
(6) State route number 97 beginning at a junction with state route number 970 at Virden, thence via Blewett pass to a junction with state route number 2 in the vicinity of Peshastin.
(7) State route number 106 beginning at the junction with state route number 101 in the vicinity of Union, thence northeasterly to the junction with state route number 3 in the vicinity of Belfair.
(8) State route number 123 beginning at a junction with state route number 12 at Ohanapecosh junction in the vicinity west of White pass, thence in a northerly direction to a junction with state route number 410 at Cayuse junction in the vicinity west of Chinook pass.
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(9) State route number 165 beginning at the northwest entrance to Mount
Rainier national park, thence in a northerly direction to a junction with state
route number 162 east of the town of South Prairie.
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(10) State route number 206, Mt. Spokane Park Drive, beginning at the
junction with state route number 2 near the north line section 3, township 26
N, range 43 E, thence northeasterly to a point in section 28, township 28 N,
range 45 E at the entrance to Mt. Spokane state park.
(11) State route number 305, beginning at the ferry slip at Winslow on Bainbridge Island, thence northwesterly by way of Agate Pass bridge to a junction with state route number 3 approximately four miles northwest of Poulsbo.
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(12) State route number 410 beginning at the crossing of Scatter creek
approximately six miles east of Enumclaw, thence in an easterly direction by
way of Chinook pass to a junction of state route number 12 and state route
number 410.
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(13) State route number 706 beginning at a junction with state route
number 7 at Elbe thence in an easterly direction to the southwest entrance to
Mount Rainier national park.
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(14) State route number 970 beginning at a junction with state route
number 90 in the vicinity of Cle Elum thence via Teanaway to a junction with
state route number 97 in the vicinity of Virden.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 47.42 RCW to read as follows:
Under RCW 47.42.020(7), signs of types 4, 5, and 6 that are visible from state highway sections designated after January 1, 1992, by the legislature as additions to the scenic system or the scenic and recreational highway system, outside the boundaries of incorporated cities and towns, must be removed within ten years from the effective date of the designation.