State Route 213 (SR 213) is the shortest

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in the

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. The long unsigned highway serves Malott, a community in

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. Extending from (US 97) over the

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via a bridge to First Avenue in Malott, the roadway is semi-complete, as state law designates that the road should extend to southwest of Okanogan. First appearing in a map in 1954, SR 213 originated as a branch of (PSH 16) in 1959 and later SR 20 Spur in 1964. SR 20 Spur became SR 213 in 1973 because was recently established in Anacortes.

Route description

SR 213 originates at an intersection with (US 97) south of Malott. Traveling northwest and turning northeast, the unsigned roadway crosses the

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and the

near the

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of the Okanogan River and Loup Loup Creek. After crossing the Okanogan River, the highway enters Malott and terminates at First Avenue, although state law dictates that eventually the road will be extended to southwest of Okanogan. An estimated daily average of 740 motorists utilized SR 213 in 2008.

History

SR 213 originated as a minor road that connected (US 97) to the area south of the Okanogan River and Malott; the road first appeared on a map in 1954. In 1959, the

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passed a law that created a branch of (PSH 16) that extended from PSH 16 near Okanogan to US 97 in Malott to take effect on July 1, 1961. By 1963, US 97 was realigned south of the Okanogan River and the PSH 16 branch was extended across the river. During a highway renumbering in 1964, PSH 16 became and the branch of PSH 16 became SR 20 Spur. In 1973, SR 20 Spur became SR 213, while was established in Anacortes. Beginning in 2008, the

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(WSDOT) has been maintaining a short, long segment of the proposed SR 213 as the a state route. The highway between Malott and SR 20 will be eventually built as state law dictates it.

Major intersections

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External links

Highways of Washington State
{{good article 213 Transportation in Okanogan County, Washington State highways in the United States shorter than one mile