History of the Washington State Department of Highways
History of the Washington State Department of Highways

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Published: 1945

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A draft narrative of the history of the Washington State Department of Highways from 1893 to 1945, with additional pages related to the history of roads in the territory and state of Washington between 1843 and 1893.

History of the State Highways of Washington, 1933-.
History of the State Highways of Washington, 1933-.

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Published: 1939

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"The description of state highways in this compilation begins with the acts of the legislative session of 1933, and continues the descriptions previously given in the compilation ending with the session laws of 1931. An additional section is added here covering the secondary state highways which were first established by the legislature of 1937." --Introductory note

Washington's Highway 99
Washington's Highway 99

Author: Chuck Flood

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0738596183

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For a century, the route of Highway 99 has been the main transportation corridor in western Washington. Forest and farm products, fish, and families have all been a part of the flow of business and recreational travel between the Canadian border at Blaine and the Columbia River at Vancouver. What is now Highway 99 originated as a loose network of muddy roads connecting early settlements. With the dawn of the automobile age and construction of good roads, travel for business and pleasure began to shift away from ships and railroads to trucks and family cars. Roadside services developed within and between towns to cater to the new type of travelers--as many as 1,300 "gas, food, and lodging" businesses lined Highway 99, ranging from primitive auto camps to luxury hotels and from simple burger stands to roadside eateries shaped like giant tepees and igloos.