U.S. Route 410 (US 410) was a

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and

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that existed from 1926 to 1967. It ran from US 101 in

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, to US 95 in

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, passing through the cities of

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, Tacoma,

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, the Tri-Cities, and

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. The highway had concurrencies with SR 8, US 99, and US 395. Even though the number indicates that US 410 was a spur of US 10, US 410 never connected with US 10, which is the same case with US 830 and US 30, although like the latter pair, they ran parallel in close proximity. When US 12 was extended into

in 1967, US 410 was decommissioned.

Route description

US 410 was a spur of US 10 that traveled between

and

. Much of the route was renumbered to

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Washington

US 410 started at an

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with US 101 in

, the current western terminus of US 12. Then, US 410 went east to

, where it formed a short concurrency with US 101 into Downtown Olympia. Then, US 410 followed US 99 out of Olympia and into Tacoma. In Tacoma, US 410 turned southeast and went to

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, through Enumclaw, and then across

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. After going across Chinook Pass, US 410 turned east towards Pasco. In Pasco, US 410 became concurrent with US 395 and then continued east to

. After passing Walla Walla, US 410 went into Clarkston where it crossed over the

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(via the Lewiston–Clarkston Bridge) into

Idaho

After US 410 crossed the Lewiston–Clarkston Bridge over the Snake River into Idaho, the road went east and northeast to US 95, where it ended. The successor highway (" US 12") continued east to Lolo Pass and through Montana.

History

US 410 was an original U.S. Highway. It was established in 1926 and decommissioned in 1967 when US 12 was extended into

. US 410 is now separated into six different highways including the concurrences with US 101 and US 99. From US 101 to

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, US 410 became part of US 12. From

, to US 101 near

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, US 410 became SR 8. The concurrency with US 101 stayed as part of US 101 for the full length from SR 8 to US 99 (now

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). From US 101's end to

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, US 410 became part of US 99, which was replaced by I-5. From

, to

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, US 410 became part of SR 167. From

, to

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, US 410 retained its original number, as SR 410. From

, to

, US 410 became US 12. In 1957, the Washington State Highway Commission applied for an expansion of the

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to cover the entire US 410 corridor, but were rejected. A second attempt, using a tunneled route under

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, was made in 1959 and also rejected.

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Endpoints of U.S. Highway 410
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Route description

Washington

Idaho

History

Major intersections

See also

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