- Primary State Highway 3 (Washington)
Infobox road
state=WA
type=PSH
route=3
alternate_name=Inland Empire Highway
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established=1937
decommissioned=1964
direction_a=West
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direction_b=East
terminus_b=BC 395 atCanadian border
previous_type=PSH
previous_route=2
next_type=PSH
next_route=4Primary State Highway 3, the Inland Empire Highway, was a
highway in thestate ofWashington ,U.S.A. , from1937 to1964 . Beginning near Cle Elum, the Inland Empire Highway took a long, curved route through Yakima and the Tri-Cities in south central Washington before turning north and following the Washington-Idaho state line, crossing through Spokane from south to north, and finally terminating at the Canadian border nearGrand Forks, British Columbia .PSH 3 was originally established as "State Road No. 3" by the state legislature in stages between
1907 and1915 . [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/History/stateroads1893-1935.pdf State Roads As Established by Legislature, 1893 to 1935] (PDF )] State Road No. 3 would later share its routing with portions of four auto trails:
*Between Cle Elum and Spokane, the road was part of the original southern routing of theYellowstone Trail .
*Between Toppenish and Spokane, the road was part of theTheodore Roosevelt International Highway .
*Between Toppenish and Dodge, the road was part of theEvergreen Highway .
*Between Dodge and Spokane, the road was part of theCalifornia Banff "B" Line .US Route Concurrencies
State Road No. 3 was designated Primary State Highway 3 by the state legislature when it created the primary and secondary state highways systems in
1937 . Over the next 27 years it would be overlapped with no fewer than sevenU.S. Highway s over its route: US 10, US 97, and US 410 on different parts of the east-west leg; and US 2, US 195, US 295, and US 395 on different parts of the north-south leg.PSH 3 ran concurrent with US 10 from Cle Elum to Ellensburg. PSH 3 ran concurrent with US 97 from Ellensburg to
Union Gap . PSH 3 ran concurrent with US 410 from Yakima to Dodge. PSH 3 ran concurrent with US 295 from Dodge to Colfax. PSH 3 ran concurrent with US 195 from Colfax to the north end of US 195 near Spokane. PSH 3 ran concurrent with both US 2 and US 395 from the northern terminus of US 195 to the current US 2-US 395 split north of Spokane. PSH 3 continued its concurrency with US 395 from the US 2 split to the U.S.-Canada border. PSH 3 also overlapped US 10 from US 195 to the US 2, US 10, and US 395 junction in Spokane. PSH 3 also overlapped US 395 for a short segment of US 410 near the Tri-Cities.1964 Highway Renumbering
Highways in Washington were renumbered in 1964, and PSH 3 was removed from the state highway system. Today, PSH 3 between Cle Elum and Ellensburg is part of Interstate 90; between Ellensburg and Kennewick, Interstate 82; between the Tri-Cities and Dodge, US 12 (US 410); between Dodge and Dusty, SR 127 (US 295); between Dusty and Colfax, SR 26 (US 295); between Colfax and Spokane, US 195; and between Spokane and the Canadian border (and for a short distance in the Tri-Cities), US 395.
"Note: US 12 replaced most of US 410 in 1967. US 295 was decommissioned in 1968."
Secondary State Highways
PSH 3 had 19 designated secondary branches; see secondary state highways as branches of Primary State Highway 3.
References
See also
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Primary State Highways (Washington) External links
* [http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/hwysofwastate/psh003.html Highways of Washington State]
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