Washington State Route 599

Infobox road
state=WA
type=SR
route=599
maint=

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length_mi=1.75
length_round=2
length_ref=cite web |author=Washington State Department of Transportation |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/tdo/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/HwyLog2006.pdf |title=State Highway Log, 2006 |accessdate=2008-09-28 |format=pdf]
established=1971cite web |url=http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=47.17.808 |title=RCW 47.17.808: State Route 599 |author=Washington State Legislature |accessdate=2008-09-28]
direction_a=South
terminus_a=jct|state=WA|I|5 in Tukwila
direction_b=North
terminus_b=jct|state=WA|SR|99 in Tukwila
spur_type=I
spur_of=5
previous_type=SR
previous_route=548
next_type=SR
next_route=702

State Route 599 (SR 599) is a state highway in the King, in the U.S. state of Washington. It extends convert|1.75|mi|km|2 from I-5 north to State Route 99 (SR 99), within the city of Tukwila. The route serves as a connector from I-5 into West Seattle, avoiding the West Seattle Bridge.cite map |publisher=Google Maps |title=State Route 599 Overview Map |url= |year=2008 |cartography=NATVEQ |accessdate=2008-09-25]

Route description

SR 599 runs convert|1.75|mi|km|2 from I-5 north to SR 99, within the city of Tukwila. The route links I-5 with West Seattle, avoiding the West Seattle Bridge. [cite map |publisher=Rand McNally |title=The Road Atlas |year=2008 |page=110 |section=F8, GA |isbn=0528939610] [cite map |publisher=G.M. Johnson |title=Seattle |url=http://store.maplink.com/map.aspx?nav=MS&cid=10056,10078&pid=522982 |edition=2007 edition |year=2007 |series=City Street Maps |accessdate=2008-09-26] WSDOT has found that about 48,000 motorists utilize the road daily at the I-5 based on average annual daily traffic (AADT) data.cite web |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/tdo/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/Annual_Traffic_Report_2007.pdf |title=Washington Annual Average Daily Traffic Data |author=Washington State Department of Transportation |year=2007 |accessdate=2008-09-26] [cite web |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/tdo/Interchange/pdfs/SR099/099X022.pdf |title=SR 99/SR 599 Interchange |author=Washington State Department of Transporation |accessdate=2008-09-28] cite web |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/5664EFDA-5CB6-4E28-A89D-754F3DF345B3/0/SR599_RampNRoadway.pdf |title=Ramp & Roadway 2006 Traffic Volumes - SR 599 |author=Washington State Department of Transporation |accessdate=2008-09-28]

History

SR 599 became a state highway in 1971, but has been part of Washington's older highway system (Primary and Secondary Highways) from 1957 to 1970.cite book |authorlink=Washington State Legislature |author=Washington State Legislature |title=Session Laws of the State of Washington |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Zck4AAAAIAAJ&pgis=1 |accessdate=2008-08-10 |edition=1957 edition |series=Session Laws of the State of Washington |year=1957 |publisher=Washington State Legislature |location=Olympia, Washington |language=English |chapter=172] The highway, then known as PSH 1 WM, or West Marginal Branch, was built during the 1960s. When it was completed, around 1968, U.S. Route 99 (US 99) was about to be removed from the system, so when I-5 was completed up to Tukwila, US 99 switched to the route of SR 599. Later on, the current route of SR 599 became known as US 99T (Tempoary) and later SR 99T in 1964. In 1971, the highway became SR 599.

Exit list

References

External links

* [http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/hwysofwastate/sr599.html Highways of Washington State]
* [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Traffic/seattle/direction/I5_SR599_interchange.htm Traffic camera for SR 599 endash I-5 Interchange (WSDOT)]