State Route 174 (SR 174) is a long
state highway
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that traverses
Douglas
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,
Grant and
Lincoln
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counties in
Washington
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. SR 174 begins at a junction with in
Leahy
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and travels eastward to
Grand Coulee, near the
Grand Coulee Dam
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, to intersect . From Grand Coulee, the roadway travels southeast to end at northwest of
Wilbur.
Prior to the establishment of SR 174 in a
1964 renumbering, it had been county roads and two highways, Secondary State Highway 10B (SSH 10B) and Secondary State Highway 4C (SSH 4C) from 1937 until 1964. The two highways merged to form SR 174 in 1964 and a branch of SSH 10B became the
Crown Point spur of SR 174. A second
spur route
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, located in Leahy, was added in 2009.
Route description
SR 174 begins at an intersection with in
Leahy
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, a small
community
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in
Douglas County. The western terminus is only accessible from SR 17 southbound, access from SR 17 northbound is provided by the Leahy spur of SR 174. From Leahy, the highway travels northeastward through grasslands with few farms before turning southeast to intersect its Crown Point spur near the
Grand Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water. Constructed between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee originally had two powerhous ...
. The roadway then enters
Grant County and the city of
Grand Coulee and becomes the Bridgeport Highway. SR 174 continues to the Grand Coulee Dam federal reservation and state maintenance ends through the area.
After the gap in maintenance in Grand Coulee, SR 174 travels over the Columbia Basin Canal and intersects with , which is named Midway Avenue through Grand Coulee. After the intersection, the highway is named Grand Coulee Avenue and passes Grand Coulee Middle School and Skilskin High School before leaving the city and the county.
The roadway enters
Lincoln County and continues southeast to its eastern terminus, an intersection with , northwest of
Wilbur; SR 21 continues south to intersect with (US 2).
History
SR 174 had previously been parts of various county roads until 1937, when Washington established a system of
primary and secondary highways throughout the state. One of the secondary highways, Secondary State Highway 10B (SSH 10B) ran from (PSH 10) in
Bridgeport
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to
Coulee Dam,
near the
Grand Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water. Constructed between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee originally had two powerhous ...
that was built in 1942.
It was planned in conjunction with the dam project in the late 1930s and began construction in 1939.
Another secondary highway, Secondary State Highway 4C (SSH 4C) ran from
Grand Coulee to near
Wilbur.
In 1951, the western terminus SSH 10B was moved from Bridgeport to PSH 10 in
Leahy
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and a western portion from in
Farmer
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to PSH 10 in
Mansfield
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.
A branch of SSH 10B from its main route to the Crown Point viewing area of the Grand Coulee Dam was added in 1955.
SR 174 was formed after a
1964 renumbering of
Washington state highways, eliminating the previous Primary and secondary highway system. SSH 10B and SSH 4C were connected to become the new highway and the renumbering went into effect in 1970.
In 2009, a second spur
in Leahy was established and added to the state highway system.
Major intersections
Spur routes
State Route 174 (SR 174) has two
spur route
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s, a type of
special route
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.
Leahy spur
The
Leahy
Leahy is a Canadian folk music group. The eight band members, all from the Leahy family of 11 siblings, are from Lakefield, Ontario and have been touring Canada and internationally since the early 1980s, when they were known as The Leahy Family ...
spur of SR 174 is a long two-lane spur route that was added to the state highway system in 2009. The roadway is named Leahy Road and serves as a connector from northbound to SR 174.
Crown Point spur
The older spur route is located near the
Grand Coulee Dam
Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water. Constructed between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee originally had two powerhous ...
and connects SR 174 to
Crown Point State Park, part of the
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
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, within the community of
Coulee Dam.
The highway, named Crown Point Road,
is long and was added in 1964.
The Crown Point Spur was a spur route of
SSH 10B, established in 1955, prior to 1964.
The roadway itself is within federal property and is not numbered or maintained by the state.
References
External links
{{Portal, U.S. roads, United States
Highways of Washington State
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Transportation in Douglas County, Washington
Transportation in Grant County, Washington
Transportation in Lincoln County, Washington