WASHINGTON STATE ROUTE 20

'State Route 20', also known as 'SR-20' or 'North Cascades Highway', is a State Highway (Route) in Washington. It travels from an intersection with U.S. Route 101 at Discovery Bay near Port Townsend to Newport at a junction with U.S. Route 2 about 400 feet (122 m) from the Idaho state line.

Contents

Route description

Oddities

Child routes

References

External links

Route description

SR-20 begins in Discovery Bay, Washington at U.S. Route 101 and goes north to Port Townsend. It then takes a ferry into Island County. From Island County, the route continues into Skagit County, crosses the Cascade Mountains into Eastern Washington, and terminates in Newport, Washington near the Idaho border. The highway opened in 1972 and has been called "The Most Beautiful Mountain Highway in the State of Washington."^[1]

Oddities

SR-20 is one of only three State Routes in Washington that have portions closed in the winter (the others being State Route 410 and State Route 123). Washington Pass annually receives several feet of snow throughout the winter, and is prone to avalanches leaving over 20 feet of snow on the road.

Child routes

★ State Route 20 Business (1973-present)

★ State Route 20 Spur (1973-present)

References

1. Gulick, Bill. ''A Traveler's History of Washington''. Caxton Press, 1996. ISBN 0-8700-4371-4. p. 333

External links

★ Highways of Washington

★ Washington 20 on highwaygeek.com