State Route 116 (SR 116) is a
state highway in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
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, serving
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and
Marrowstone islands in
Jefferson County. The two-lane highway travels east from
SR 19 in
Port Hadlock-Irondale across the
Portage Canal
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to Indian Island and Marrowstone Island, turning north and ending at the entrance to
Fort Flagler State Park. SR 116 was created in 1991 and follows the route of Flagler Road, built and paved in the 1960s.
Route description
SR 116 begins at an intersection with
SR 19 in
Port Hadlock-Irondale, located between
Port Ludlow and
Port Townsend. The highway travels east as Nees' Corner Road over Chimacum Creek and through the community of Port Hadlock before crossing the
Portage Canal
The Portage Canal was built to connect the Fox River and Wisconsin River at Portage, Wisconsin along the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway. For a time, it completed a route from the north Atlantic Ocean, through the St. Lawrence Seaway and down the Missis ...
onto
Indian Island. SR 116 continues east on Indian Island as Flagler Road along the coast of Oak Bay and turns north along Scow Bay onto
Marrowstone Island
Marrowstone is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 844 at the 2010 census. All Marrowstone addresses are in Nordland, Washington, and the ZIP code for Marrowstone Island is 98358.
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, entering a wooded area. The highway continues north through central Marrowstone Island and passes through
Mystery Bay State Park before ending at the entrance to
Fort Flagler State Park.
Every year, the
Washington State Department of Transportation (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 the busiest section of the highway was its western terminus at SR 19, carrying 6,500 vehicles, while the least busiest section was the eastern terminus at Fort Flagler State Park, carrying 440 vehicles.
SR 116 is designated as a part of the
National Highway System between SR 19 and Indian Island.
History
A road connecting
Fort Flagler State Park and
Marrowstone Island
Marrowstone is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 844 at the 2010 census. All Marrowstone addresses are in Nordland, Washington, and the ZIP code for Marrowstone Island is 98358.
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with
Indian Island and
Port Hadlock-Irondale on the
Olympic Peninsula has existed and been paved since the late 1960s.
The roadway was codified in 1991 as SR 116, traveling east from newly created
SR 19 and was formally added to the state highway system on April 1, 1992.
The bridge over the
Port Townsend Ship Canal
The Port Townsend Ship Canal (also known as the Portage Canal) is a canal connecting Port Townsend Bay and Oak Bay in Jefferson County, Washington. Built in 1915, the canal separates Indian Island from the Quimper Peninsula of mainland Washing ...
, also known as the Portage Canal, was retrofitted by
WSDOT
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in late 2007 and early 2008 to add safer railings for pedestrians.
Major intersections
References
External links
Highways of Washington State
{{State highways in Washington related to US 101
116
Transportation in Jefferson County, Washington