State Route 310 (SR 310) is a
state highway in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
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, serving the city of
Bremerton
Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington. The population was 37,729 at the 2010 census and an estimated 41,405 in 2019, making it the largest city on the Kitsap Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremer ...
in
Kitsap County
Kitsap County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 275,611. Its county seat is Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton. The county was formed out of King County and Jefferson County on ...
. The highway travels east within Bremerton from an interchange with
SR 3 to an intersection with
SR 304 as Kitsap Way and Callow Avenue. SR 310 was established in 1991, following the former alignment of SR 3 on city streets in Bremerton before the construction of its current freeway in the 1960s and 1970s. The highway was codified in 1915 as
State Road 21 in 1915 and
Primary State Highway 21 (PSH 21) in 1937 before becoming SR 3 during the
1964 highway renumbering.
Route description
SR 310 begins at a
diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access highway crosses a minor road.
Design
The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. Approaching the ...
with the
SR 3 in
Bremerton
Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington. The population was 37,729 at the 2010 census and an estimated 41,405 in 2019, making it the largest city on the Kitsap Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremer ...
and travels east as Kitsap Way, passing south of
Oyster Bay.
The highway briefly travels northeast and passes
Forest Ridge Park before turning southward onto 6th Street and Callow Avenue, ending at an intersection with
SR 304 as it turns east onto Burwell Street.
Every year, the
Washington State Department of Transportation
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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
average annual daily traffic
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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 8,100 and 38,000 vehicles per day used the highway.
SR 310 is designated as part of the
National Highway System,
a system of roads that are important to the nation's economy, defense and mobility.
WSDOT has also designated SR 310 as a Highway of Statewide Significance, which is critical to connecting major communities in the state.
History
SR 310 was established in 1991 as a connector from
SR 304 in
Bremerton
Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington. The population was 37,729 at the 2010 census and an estimated 41,405 in 2019, making it the largest city on the Kitsap Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremer ...
to the
SR 3 freeway,
following the alignment of SR 3 in Bremerton prior to the construction of its bypass of Bremerton in the 1970s.
The highway was first codified into the state highway system in 1915 as part of
State Road 21 and became
PSH 21 in 1937.
SR 3 was created during the
1964 highway renumbering, following the route of PSH 21 from
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United Kingdom
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to
Port Gamble, and traveled along Callow Avenue and Kitsap Way within Bremerton.
Work began on a freeway bypass of Bremerton in the 1960s, with the first section opening in February 1968 and SR 3 being re-aligned onto it after 1970.
After the
''Ohio''-class submarines were commissioned by the
United States Navy
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and
Naval Base Kitsap
Naval Base Kitsap is a U.S. Navy base located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state, created in 2004 by merging the former Naval Station Bremerton with Naval Submarine Base Bangor. It is the home base for the Navy’s fleet throughout ...
was selected to house them in 1977, a $36.9 million investment in local highways was spent to expand the SR 3 freeway and build a bypass of
Silverdale for
SR 303.
No major revisions to the route of SR 310 have occurred since it was established in 1991,
however the City of Bremerton rejected a proposal to repave Kitsap Way in 1997.
Major intersections
References
External links
Highways of Washington State
{{State highways in Washington related to SR 3
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Year 310 ( CCCX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Andronicus and Probus (or, less frequently, year 1063 '' ...
Transportation in Kitsap County, Washington