State Route 170 (SR 170) is a short, long state highway located within

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in the

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. The highway begins at west of

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and travels east to end at Main Avenue in Warden. The current route of the highway was first established in 1967 as (SSH 11I) and became SR 170 in 1970 after it was moved north of its previous route, which had been on maps since 1926, named in 1937 and renumbered to SR 170 in 1964. The old route ran from the Columbia River southwest of Basin City to SR 17 north of

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Route description

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State Route 170 (SR 170) begins at west of

and south of the SR 17 and intersection. From SR 17, the highway travels east to cross two pairs of

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s owned by

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, which go south to Connell and north to

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, to enter Warden. Once the roadway enters Warden, it is named 1st Street and later ends at Main Avenue. The busiest segment of the road in terms of vehicle counts was between SR 17 and Warden, with a daily average of 2,800 motorists in 2007; the busiest segment in 1970 was at Main Avenue, with a daily average of 2,100 motorists.

History

In 1967, was established on a short route near Warden. The highway became SR 170 in 1970 after it was moved from another route located southwest of Warden. The western railroad crossing was first operated by

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while the eastern crossing was operated by the

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in 1963. By 1981, BNSF Railway owned both crossings and as of 2009, the

operates both.

Major intersections

References

External links

Highways of Washington State
{{State highways in Washington related to SR 17

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Transportation in Grant County, Washington