The Washington State Scenic and Recreational Highways program is a system of
scenic route
A scenic route, tourist road, tourist route, tourist drive, holiday route, theme route, or scenic byway is a specially designated road or waterway that travels through an area of natural or cultural beauty. It often passes by scenic viewpoints ...
s in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
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.
History
The passage of the Scenic and Recreational Highway Act of 1967, signed into law on April 27, 1967, established Washington's state scenic and recreational highway program.
State byways
Agricultural scenic corridors
Former byways
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State Route 901 (removed in 1992)
National byways
In addition to the state scenic highways system, several routes in Washington are designated as
National Scenic Byway
A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for one or more of six "intrinsic qualities": archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic. The program was established by Co ...
s and
All-American Road
A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for one or more of six "intrinsic qualities": archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic. The program was established by Co ...
s.
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Cascade Loop National Scenic Byway (2021)
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Chinook Scenic Byway
State Route 410 (SR 410, partially named the Chinook Scenic Byway, and also named the Stephen Mather Memorial Parkway) is a long state highway that traverses Pierce, King, and Yakima counties in the US state of Washington. It begin ...
(1998), an All-American Road
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Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway The Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the U.S. state of Washington. It has three component highways:
* SR 17 from Othello to Coulee City;
* US 2 in Coulee City; and
* SR 155 from Coulee City to Omak
Oma ...
(2005)
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International Selkirk Loop
The International Selkirk Loop is a scenic highway in the U.S. states of Idaho and Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia. The loop encircles the Selkirk Mountain Range, and offers several side trips aside from the mai ...
(2005), an All-American Road
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Mountains to Sound Greenway
The Mountains to Sound Greenway is a 1.5 million-acre landscape situated in the Pacific Northwest. On March 12, 2019, it was designated a National Heritage Area, to be managed by the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, as part of the John D. Dinge ...
(1998)
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Pacific Coast Scenic Byway (1998), an All-American Road since 2002
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Stevens Pass Greenway (2005)
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Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway (2000)
Notes
References
External links
WSDOT: Scenic Highways Program
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Scenic routes
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