- U.S. Route 97 Alternate (Washington)
Infobox road
state=WA
type=US
route=97 Alternate
marker_
maint=WSDOT
length_mi=39.95
length_ref=Washington State Department of Transportation , [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/TDO/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/HwyLog2006.pdf State Highway Log] , 2006]
length_round=2
year_established=1987
direction_a=South
terminus_a=
junction=jct|state=WA|SR|971 near Winesnap
jct|state=WA|SR|971 near Chelan
jct|state=WA|SR|150 in Chelan
direction_b=North
terminus_b=jct|state=WA|US|97 in Chelan
previous_type=US
previous_route=97
next_type=US
next_route=99U.S. Route 97 Alternate or U.S. Route 97A is a 39.95-mile (64.29 km)
alternate route of U.S. Route 97. US 97 Alt. opened in 1926 as part ofU.S. Route 97 . The current U.S. Route 97 was called SR 151 at the time, became part of US 97 in 1987, US 97 Alternate was designated. The route runs on the west side of theColumbia River parallel to US 97 from Wenatchee to Chelan. It is concurrent with SR 150 through Chelan. [cite web |url= http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/hwysofwastate/us097.html |title= Highways of Washington State- US 97 Alternate |accessdate=2008-05-27 |format= HTML] cite web |url=http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=47.50607,-120.226135&spn=0.264385,1.071167&z=10 |title=US 97 Alt South |author=Google Maps |accessdate=2008-05-27] cite web |url=http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=47.760561,-120.092926&spn=0.263101,1.071167&z=10 |title=US 97 Alt North |author=Google Maps |accessdate=2008-05-27]Route description
US 97 Alt starts out at US 97/US 2 north of Wenatchee in a partial
cloverleaf interchange . [cite web |url=http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=47.473591,-120.323596&spn=0.008267,0.033474&z=15 |author=Google Maps |title=US 97 Alt/US 97/US 2 Interchange |accessdate=2008-06-12] Then, the road turns northeast along theColumbia River towards Entiat. After passing the town, US 97 Alt travels northeast to Winesmap, where it intersects SR 971. After that, Alt 97 travels northeast back to SR 971 before continuing east to Chelan. There, Alt 97 continuies eastward intersecting SR 150 before ending at US 97. [cite web |url=http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=47.872029,-119.919333&spn=0.008204,0.033474&z=15 |title=US 97 Alt/US 97 Interchange |author=Google Maps |accessdate=2008-06-12]History
U.S. Route 97 Alternate was established in
1923 as State Road 10. The designation was changed in1926 when State Road 10 was co-signed with U.S. Route 97, which used the route of current US 97 Alternate. In1937 , State Road 10 became Primary State Highway 10 or PSH 10. PSH 10 was decomissioned in1964 and becameU.S. Route 97 with no co-designation. Then, in1987 , the route known then as SR 151 became US 97 and the old US 97 route became US 97 Alternate.Major intersections
The route is entirely in Chelan County.
References
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