Washington State Route 270

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State Route 270 is a road connecting U.S. Route 195 and Pullman, Washington with the Idaho state line at Moscow. SR 270 provides a connection to U.S. Route 95 in Moscow via a junction with Idaho State Highway 8 at the state line.

Route description

SR 270's western terminus is at U.S. Route 195 west of Pullman. It travels east along NW Davis Way into Pullman. At Grand Avenue, it connects with its parent route, State Route 27. SR 270 turns south onto N. Grand Ave and briefly runs concurrent with SR 27. At E. Main St, a one-way couplet begins. Eastbound SR 270 proceeds south one block on S. Grand Ave and turns east on SE Paradise St. Westbound SR 270 uses E. Main St. About 4 blocks east of Grand Ave, the couplet ends at a Y-shaped intersection of Main St and SE Paradise St.

SR 270 continues east on E. Main St and crosses a bridge over Paradise Creek and railroad tracks. SR 270 forms the south edge of the Washington State University (WSU) campus. Three major cross streets provide access to significant parts of Pullman. NE Stadium Way accesses the WSU campus. SW Bishop Blvd serves south Pullman residential and commercial areas including Pullman Regional Hospital. Pullman Airport Road connects the highway to Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport and provides secondary access to the WSU campus.

SR 270 has been widened to four lanes east of the city of Pullman. The completed project added lanes from just east of SE Bishop Blvd to the Washington-Idaho state line. The improved SR 270 is now a four-lane arterial from its junction with SR 27 (Grand Avenue) to the Pullman city limits. SR 270 is a four-lane divided highway to the junction with Idaho State Highway 8 at the state line. The improved SR 270 also has a median separating opposing traffic. In places, the median becomes a two-way left turn lane to provide safe access to adjacent property. [ [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR270/PullmanIdahoStLine/ SR 270 Improvements - Pullman to Moscow] Accessed: 27 July 2008.] [ [http://maps.live.com/#JnE9eXAuUHVsbG1hbiUyYytXQSU3ZXNzdC4wJTdlcGcuMSZiYj02MC41MDA1MjU0MTA1MTEzJTdlLTg4LjQxNzk2ODc1JTdlMzMuNTA0NzU5MDY5MjI2MSU3ZS0xNTYuNDQ1MzEyNQ= Live Search Maps - Aerial Photography of Pullman, WA] Accessed: 27 July 2008.]

After Pullman Airport Road, SR 270 leaves Pullman city limits and enters an agricultural area. About one-half mile east of Pullman city limits, the WSDoT proposes to build an interchange at the east terminus of SR 276 (the future North Pullman Bypass). SR 276 is a proposed highway that would bypass the City of Pullman and connect to US 195 northwest of Pullman. [http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=47.17.502 RCW 47.17.502 - Legal definition of SR 276] . Accessed: 27 July 2008.] [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/3547A7FC-79DF-41BE-80A1-C43A84BA2E43/0/FinalSR276RDP_Feb07FinalComplete.pdf SR 276 - North Pullman Bypass - Route Development Plan] Completed: February 2007 by WSDoT. Accessed: 27 July 2008.] The Bill Chipman Palouse Trail runs parallel to and south of SR 270 from the Paradise Creek bridge to Moscow. The trail is a pedestrian and bicycle route connecting Pullman and Moscow. The trail is a decommissioned railroad grade. After 4.57 miles,SR 270 intersects the Pullman Airport Road, which completes its loop around the airport north of SR 270. This eastern junction of SR 270 and Pullman Airport Road serves Idaho residents using Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport. SR 270 ends 0.82 miles later at the Idaho state line, which is synonymous with the Moscow city limits.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Whitman County.

ee Also

Cities & Counties
* Colfax, Washington
* Latah County
* Lewiston, Idaho
* Moscow, Idaho
* Pullman, Washington
* Whitman County

Highways
* Idaho State Highway 8
* SR 27
* SR 276
* U.S. Route 195

Places
* Bill Chipman Palouse Trail
* Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport
* Pullman Regional Hospital
* University of Idaho
* Washington State University

References