State Route 211 (SR 211) is a
Washington state highway located in
Pend Oreille County
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. The long route that begins at an intersection with (US 2) east of
Diamond Lake. The highway extends north to end at in
Usk
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, a small community south of
Cusick. The roadway serves as a
bypass of
Newport. The route originally was established as (SSH 6B) in 1937. SSH 6B was later renumbered to SR 311 in 1964 during the
highway renumbering. After SR 20 was extended east over
SR 31, the highway was renumbered to SR 211.
Route description
State Route 211 (SR 211) begins its of highway at an intersection with (US 2), a major west–east route, east of
Diamond Lake.
After the intersection, the road travels northwest to Sacheen Lake and north to Deer Valley before continuing northbound to Davis Lake. After Davis Lake, the road intersects Westside Kalispel Road and advances north to its terminus at in
Usk
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, located south of
Cusick.
North of the US 2 intersection, an estimated 2,200 motorists utilized Lewis Street daily based on
average annual daily traffic
Annual average daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning, transportation engineering and retail location selection. Traditionally, it is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a ...
(AADT) data collected by the
Washington State Department of Transportation
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.
History
![WA-311](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/WA-311.svg)
SR 211 was originally established as (SSH 6B) in 1937, during the creation of the
Primary and secondary highway system; the highway ran from (US 195) to (PSH 6). US 195 later became in 1948, as part of a westward expansion. The
Washington State Legislature renumbered and changed the system in 1964, PSH 6 became
SR 31 and SSH 6B became SR 311. was later extended east over the route of SR 31 in 1973 and SR 311 was renumbered to SR 211 in 1975.
Major intersections
References
External links
Highways of Washington State
{{State highways in Washington related to SR 20
211
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Transportation in Pend Oreille County, Washington