Washington State Route 292
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| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of US 395 | ||||
| Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.91 mi[1] (9.51 km) | |||
| Existed | 1964–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 231 in Springdale | |||
| East end |  US 395 near Loon Lake | |||
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State Route 292 (SR 292) is a 5.91-mile (9.51 km) long state highway located entirely in Stevens County, Washington, United States. The highway begins at an interchange with SR 231 in Springdale and travels east to an intersection with U.S. Route 395 (US 395) near Loon Lake.
Route description[]
Beginning at an intersection with SR 231, named Main Street, in Springdale, the highway travels east, quickly exiting the city and traversing rural woodlands, paralleling a BNSF Railway line. The highway descends, crossing over the railroad line and entering the community on the northern shores of Loon Lake before terminating at US 395.[2]
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 average annual daily traffic (AADT), which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2009, WSDOT calculated that as few as 1,800 cars traveled on the highway near the western terminus, and as many as 4,800 cars used the highway at its eastern terminus at US 395.[3]
History[]
Before the 1964 state highway renumbering, SR 292 was designated Secondary State Highway 3J.[4] Prior to the completion of Loon Lake cut-off, which was funded in part by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, Primary State Highway 3 turned west at Loon Lake and north at Springdale.[5]
In the 1990s, the state government twice proposed decommissioning SR 292 and transferring it to county maintenance, but were opposed by civic leaders from Springdale who feared that logging trucks would be unable to use the county-maintained road.[6]
Major intersections[]
The entire route is in Stevens County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Springdale | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 231 (Main Street) – Ford, Valley | ||
| | 5.91 | 9.51 | US 395 – Deer Park, Chewelah | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References[]
- ^ a b "State Highway Log Planning Report 2009 SR 2 to SR 971" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). p. 1330. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ Google (December 11, 2010). "SR 292" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). WSDOT. p. 172. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ "Sign Route Numbers with Corresponding Legislative Highway Numbers" (PDF). Washington State Department of Highways. December 1, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ^ "Hearing on Loon Lake Bypass On PSH 3 Held". Washington Highways. Vol. 6, no. 9. Washington State Department of Highways. March 1957. p. 5. OCLC 29654162. Retrieved September 12, 2018 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
- ^ Craig, John (May 18, 1994). "Springdale fights again plan to give away road". The Spokesman-Review. p. B3. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
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- State highways in Washington (state)
- Transportation in Stevens County, Washington