State Route 207 (SR 207) is a

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serving

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and

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in Chelan County, located within the

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. The highway travels north along

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from an intersection with U.S. Route 2 (US 2) at

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to Chiwawa Loop Road on the eastern shore of

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. SR 207 was previously signed as part of Secondary State Highway 15C (SSH 15C) and SSH 15D until the 1964 highway renumbering, when SSH 15C was split between SR 207 and SR 209. SR 209 was removed from the highway system in 1991 and SR 207 was shortened to end at the former terminus of SR 209.

Route description

SR 207 begins at an intersection with US 2 at

within

and travels northeast, following

upstream. SR 207 crosses the

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into

and crosses the

, where it ends at an intersection with Chiwawa Loop Road, formerly SR 209, south of

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. Every year the

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(WSDOT) conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume. This is expressed in terms of

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(AADT), which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2011, WSDOT calculated that between 2,000 and 2,400 vehicles per day used the highway, mostly at Coles Corner.

History

SR 207 southbound crossing the Wenatchee River

A road connecting a

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rail line to

was built by 1904, and was designated as part of SSH 15C in 1937, traveling from PSH 15,

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with US 10, at

to PSH 15 and US 10 in Leavenworth via

. SSH 15D was also established in 1937, traveling west from SSH 15C to Telma. US 10 was moved south in the 1940s and replaced by US 10 Alternate, which was later replaced by US 2 in 1946. After the 1964 highway renumbering, SSH 15C was split between SR 207 and SR 209, with SSH 15D becoming an extension of SR 207. SR 209 and a segment of SR 207 from Chiwawa Loop Road to Telma were removed from the state highway system in 1991, and no major revisions to the highway have occurred since 1991.

Major intersections

References

External links

Highways of Washington State
{{State highways in Washington related to US 2 207 Transportation in Chelan County, Washington