Washington State Route 211


State Route 211 is a Washington state highway located in Pend Oreille County. The long route that begins at an intersection with east of Diamond Lake. The highway extends north to end at in Usk, a small community south of Cusick. The roadway serves as a bypass of Newport. The route originally was established as in 1937. SSH 6B was later renumbered to SR 311 in 1964 during the highway renumbering. After SR 20 was extended east over SR 31, the highway was renumbered to SR 211.

Route description

State Route 211 begins its of highway at an intersection with , a major west–east route, east of Diamond Lake. After the intersection, the road travels northwest to Sacheen Lake and north to Deer Valley before continuing northbound to Davis Lake. After Davis Lake, the road intersects Westside Kalispel Road and advances north to its terminus at in Usk, located south of Cusick. North of the US 2 intersection, an estimated 2,200 motorists utilized Lewis Street daily based on average annual daily traffic data collected by the Washington State Department of Transportation.

History

SR 211 was originally established as in 1937, during the creation of the Primary and secondary highway system; the highway ran from to . US 195 later became in 1948, as part of a westward expansion. The Washington State Legislature renumbered and changed the system in 1964, PSH 6 became SR 31 and SSH 6B became SR 311. was later extended east over the route of SR 31 in 1973 and SR 311 was renumbered to SR 211 in 1975.

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