List of Interstate Highways in Washington

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Markers for I-5, I-90, and I-405
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Map of Washington's highways with the Interstates in red
System information
Length: 764.27 mi (1,229.97 km)
Highway names
Interstates: Interstate X (I-X)
US Routes: U.S. Route X (US X)
State: State Route X (SR X)
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In the U.S. state of Washington, there are seven roads that are part of the Interstate Highway System, three primary routes and four auxiliary routes, spanning 764.27 miles (1,229.97 km).[n 1] These highways connect every city in the state with a population of over 100,000 (Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue, and Everett)[1] as well as the state capital, Olympia.

Interstate 90 (I-90) is the longest primary Interstate Highway in Washington, which connects Seattle to Spokane and the Idaho border, measuring 297.52 mi (478.81 km), while I-82, connecting the Oregon border city of Umatilla to Elensburg via Yakima, is the shortest at 132.57 mi (213.35 km). The longest auxiliary Interstate Highway in Washington is I-405, a bypass of Seattle through the eastside, at 30.30 mi (48.76 km), and the shortest is I-705, a spur into downtown Tacoma, at 1.50 mi (2.41 km). One route, I-605, has been proposed over the years to form another eastside bypass, however there are no plans to construct this fifth auxiliary route.

Primary Interstate Highways

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Interstate 5 in Seattle

After passage of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, which formed the Interstate Highway System,[2] the American Association of State Highway Officials had approved I-5 and I-90 across Washington on August 17, 1957.[3] I-82 was approved on October 17, 1957, two months after I-5 and I-90,[4] as part of a 1,102-mile-long (1,773 km) addition to the Interstate Highway System.[5]

Number Length (mi)[6] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed
I‑5 276.62 445.18 I-5 at the Oregon state line BC 99 at the Canada–United States border 1957 current
I‑82 132.57 213.35 I‑90 in Ellensburg I-82 at the Oregon state line 1957 current
I‑90 297.52 478.81 SR 519 in Seattle I-90 at the Idaho state line 1957 current

Auxiliary Interstate Highways

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I-182 in Richland

I-205 and I-405 were first codified into Washington State Law in 1970,[7][8] and I-182 and I-705 were codified in 1979.[9][10]

I-705 was completed in 1990,[11] after a series of federal budget cuts,[12] and was the last Interstate Highway to be completed in the state of Washington.[13]

Number Length (mi)[6] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed
I‑182 15.19 24.45 I‑82 / US 12 near Richland US 12 / US 395 in Pasco c. 1972 current
I‑205 10.57 17.01 I-205 at the Oregon state line I‑5 in Salmon Creek c. 1975 current
I‑405 30.30 48.76 I‑5 / SR 518 in Tukwila I‑5 / SR 525 in Lynnwood 1964 current
I‑605 — — To be determined To be determined proposed —
I‑705 1.50 2.41 I‑5 / SR 7 in Tacoma Schuster Parkway in Tacoma 1990 current
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See also

Footnotes

Notes

  1. ↑ The mileage is a sum of the lengths listed and cited on this page.

References

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External links

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