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Washington State Route 501

January 01, 1970

State Route 501 (SR 501, designated as the Erwin O. Rieger Memorial Highway) is a 13.97-mile-long (22.48 km) state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Washington. It is split into two sections in Clark County, a north–south alignment connecting Interstate 5 (I-5) in Vancouver to the Port of Vancouver and the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, and a west–east alignment connecting Ridgefield to I-5. Prior to the 1964 highway renumbering, SR 501 was designated as Secondary State Highway 1T (SSH 1T), established in 1937 and re-aligned to serve the Port of Vancouver in 1963.

State Route 501

Erwin O. Rieger Memorial Highway
The existing highway is highlighted in red. The proposed completion is shown in dashed purple.
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-5
Maintained by WSDOT
Length13.97 mi[1] (22.48 km)
Existed1964[2]–present
Southern section
Length11.00 mi[1] (17.70 km)
South end I-5 in Vancouver
North endRidgefield NWR near Vancouver
Northern section
Length2.97 mi[1] (4.78 km)
West endMain Street in Ridgefield
East end I-5 in Ridgefield
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesClark
Highway system

Route description edit

Southern section edit

 
The southern terminus of SR 501 at an interchange with I-5 near Downtown Vancouver

The 11.00-mile-long (17.70 km) southern section of SR 501 and the Erwin O. Rieger Memorial Highway begins as the four-lane Mill Plain Boulevard at a diamond interchange with I-5 in Downtown Vancouver.[1][3] The highway travels west through Downtown Vancouver and splits into a one-way pair on Mill Plain Boulevard and 15th Street before rejoining as Mill Plain Boulevard.[4] SR 501 crosses a BNSF rail yard and enters the Port of Vancouver, becoming the Lower River Road and narrowing to a two-lane highway on the south side of Vancouver Lake.[5] The highway follows the Columbia and Lake rivers north past the Shillapoo Wildlife Recreation Area, ending south of Post Office Lake in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.[6]

Every year, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume. This is expressed in terms of annual average daily traffic (AADT), which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2011, WSDOT calculated that the busiest section of SR 501 overall was west of I-5 at C Street, serving 13,000 vehicles, while the least busiest section of SR 501 overall was south of Shillapoo Wildlife Recreation Area, serving 650 vehicles.[7] Between I-5 and the Port of Vancouver, SR 501 is designated as part of WSDOT's Highway of Statewide Significance,[8] which include interstate highways and other principal arterials that are needed to connect major communities in the state of Washington.[9]

Northern section edit

 
Looking east at the intersections of Main Avenue and Pioneer Street (SR 501) in Downtown Ridgefield

The 2.97-mile-long (4.78 km) northern section of SR 501 within Ridgefield begins as Pioneer Street at an intersection with Main Avenue at the Ridgefield City Hall.[1] The highway travels east through Downtown Ridgefield, passing View Ridge Middle School, before crossing over Gee Creek. SR 501 continues east through two roundabouts, at 45th Avenue and 56th Place, before ending at a diamond interchange with I-5.[10][11]

Every year, WSDOT conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume. This is expressed in terms of AADT, which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2011, WSDOT calculated that the busiest section of the northern section was the I-5 interchange, serving 11,000 vehicles, while the least busiest section was the intersection with Main Street in Downtown Ridgefield, serving 3,200 vehicles.[7]

History edit

SSH 1T was created in 1937 during the formation of the primary and secondary state highways,[12] traveling on a 18.86-mile-long (30.35 km) route north from Primary State Highway 1 (PSH 1) and U.S. Route 99 (US 99) in Vancouver through Felida and Ridgefield to PSH 1 and US 99 at Pioneer.[13][14] The highway was extended into Vancouver in the 1950s[15] and re-aligned in 1963 to serve the Port of Vancouver, traveling along the Columbia River to Ridgefield west of Vancouver Lake onto a roadway that was to be constructed.[16] The state highway commission realigned the highway onto a pair of one-way streets within Vancouver in late 1968.[17] The first section of the Columbia River segment was completed in 1969, but the remainder never left the design phase.[18] SSH 1T became SR 501 during the 1964 highway renumbering and codified as such in 1970,[19][20] being designated as the Erwin O. Rieger Memorial Highway in 1991.[21] In the late 1990s, Mill Plain Boulevard was extended west from downtown Vancouver to the industrial area west of the railyard to serve the Port of Vancouver. The $35 million project was dedicated on September 30, 2000, and incorporated into SR 501.[22]

The section of the highway between the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and the city of Ridgefield has never been constructed and remains as a physical gap in the state highway system.[23] The interchange between I-5 and SR 501 east of Ridgefield was rebuilt by WSDOT between 2010 and 2012, adding roundabouts at intersections west and east of the interchange as well.[24] On July 14, 2015, WSDOT permanently closed the northern 1+1⁄3-mile-long (2.1 km) of SR 501's southern section due to the Columbia River reclaiming the highway.[25] That part of the highway was relinquished to Clark County in 2016.[26] Eventually, that section was vacated to surrounding property owners.[26]

Major intersections edit

The entire highway is in Clark County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Vancouver0.00–
0.05		0.00–
0.080		  I-5 – Portland, SeattleI-5 exit 1C; interchange.
​11.0017.70Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Gap in route
Ridgefield11.0017.70Main Avenue
13.88–
13.97		22.34–
22.48		  I-5 – Portland, SeattleI-5 exit 14; interchange.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Strategic Planning Division (March 5, 2012). State Highway Log Planning Report 2011, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 1482–1487. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "47.17.640: State route No. 501 — Erwin O. Rieger Memorial Highway". Revised Code of Washington (Revised ed.). Washington State Legislature. 1991 [1970]. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "SR 5 - Exit 1C: Junction SR 501/Mill Plain Blvd" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. May 25, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "SR 501: Junction SR 501 CO VANCVR" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. October 3, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  5. ^ 2011 Washington State Rail System (PDF) (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  6. ^ Google (February 10, 2013). "State Route 501" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Staff (2011). "2011 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 184–185. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  8. ^ "Transportation Commission List of Highways of Statewide Significance" (PDF). Washington State Transportation Commission. July 26, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  9. ^ Lorenzo, Judy. "Highways of Statewide Significance". Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  10. ^ "SR 5 - Exit 14: Junction SR 501/Pioneer Street" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. May 24, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  11. ^ Google (February 10, 2013). "State Route 501" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  12. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 18, 1937). "Chapter 207: Classification of Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 997. Retrieved February 10, 2013. (s) Secondary State Highway No. 1T; beginning at Vancouver on Primary State Highway No. 1, thence in a northerly direction by the most feasible route by way of Sara to Ridgefield, thence in an easterly direction by the most feasible route to a junction with Primary State Highway No. 1 in the vicinity south of LaCenter.
  13. ^ Staff (1960). "Annual Traffic Report, 1960" (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. p. 161. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  14. ^ Vancouver, 1949 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1949. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  15. ^ "To Extend Highway". The Daily Chronicle. Centralia. March 29, 1954. p. 3. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Washington State Legislature (1963). "Extended Session 3". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1963 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature.
  17. ^ Goetz, Lorenz (December 1968). "Commission Report". Washington Highway News. Washington State Department of Highways. p. 12. OCLC 29654162. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
  18. ^ . The Columbian. September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  19. ^ Prahl, C. G. (December 1, 1965). "Identification of State Highways" (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  20. ^ Vancouver, 1967 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1967. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  21. ^ Washington State Legislature (May 9, 1991). "Chapter 78: House Bill 1946 - Erwin O. Rieger Memorial Highway". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1991 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  22. ^ Ryll, Thomas (September 30, 2000). . The Columbian. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  23. ^ Washington State Highways, 2011–2012 (PDF) (Map). 1:842,000. Washington State Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  24. ^ "I-5 - SR 501 Ridgefield Interchange - Complete October 2012". Washington State Department of Transportation. October 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  25. ^ Hewitt, Scott (July 12, 2015). "Far segment of Lower River Road closes to cars Tuesday". The Columbian. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  26. ^ a b Hewitt, Scott (July 12, 2017). "Dead end really the end for Lower River Road". The Columbian. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

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State Route 501 SR 501 designated as the Erwin O Rieger Memorial Highway is a 13 97 mile long 22 48 km state highway in the southern part of the U S state of Washington It is split into two sections in Clark County a north south alignment connecting Interstate 5 I 5 in Vancouver to the Port of Vancouver and the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and a west east alignment connecting Ridgefield to I 5 Prior to the 1964 highway renumbering SR 501 was designated as Secondary State Highway 1T SSH 1T established in 1937 and re aligned to serve the Port of Vancouver in 1963 State Route 501Erwin O Rieger Memorial HighwayThe existing highway is highlighted in red The proposed completion is shown in dashed purple Route informationAuxiliary route of I 5Maintained by WSDOTLength13 97 mi 1 22 48 km Existed1964 2 presentSouthern sectionLength11 00 mi 1 17 70 km South endI 5 in VancouverNorth endRidgefield NWR near VancouverNorthern sectionLength2 97 mi 1 4 78 km West endMain Street in RidgefieldEast endI 5 in RidgefieldLocationCountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountiesClarkHighway systemState highways in Washington Interstate US State Scenic Pre 1964 1964 renumbering Former SR 500 SR 502 Contents 1 Route description 1 1 Southern section 1 2 Northern section 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References 5 External linksRoute description editSouthern section edit nbsp The southern terminus of SR 501 at an interchange with I 5 near Downtown Vancouver The 11 00 mile long 17 70 km southern section of SR 501 and the Erwin O Rieger Memorial Highway begins as the four lane Mill Plain Boulevard at a diamond interchange with I 5 in Downtown Vancouver 1 3 The highway travels west through Downtown Vancouver and splits into a one way pair on Mill Plain Boulevard and 15th Street before rejoining as Mill Plain Boulevard 4 SR 501 crosses a BNSF rail yard and enters the Port of Vancouver becoming the Lower River Road and narrowing to a two lane highway on the south side of Vancouver Lake 5 The highway follows the Columbia and Lake rivers north past the Shillapoo Wildlife Recreation Area ending south of Post Office Lake in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge 6 Every year the Washington State Department of Transportation WSDOT conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume This is expressed in terms of annual average daily traffic AADT which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year In 2011 WSDOT calculated that the busiest section of SR 501 overall was west of I 5 at C Street serving 13 000 vehicles while the least busiest section of SR 501 overall was south of Shillapoo Wildlife Recreation Area serving 650 vehicles 7 Between I 5 and the Port of Vancouver SR 501 is designated as part of WSDOT s Highway of Statewide Significance 8 which include interstate highways and other principal arterials that are needed to connect major communities in the state of Washington 9 Northern section edit nbsp Looking east at the intersections of Main Avenue and Pioneer Street SR 501 in Downtown Ridgefield The 2 97 mile long 4 78 km northern section of SR 501 within Ridgefield begins as Pioneer Street at an intersection with Main Avenue at the Ridgefield City Hall 1 The highway travels east through Downtown Ridgefield passing View Ridge Middle School before crossing over Gee Creek SR 501 continues east through two roundabouts at 45th Avenue and 56th Place before ending at a diamond interchange with I 5 10 11 Every year WSDOT conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume This is expressed in terms of AADT which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year In 2011 WSDOT calculated that the busiest section of the northern section was the I 5 interchange serving 11 000 vehicles while the least busiest section was the intersection with Main Street in Downtown Ridgefield serving 3 200 vehicles 7 History editSSH 1T was created in 1937 during the formation of the primary and secondary state highways 12 traveling on a 18 86 mile long 30 35 km route north from Primary State Highway 1 PSH 1 and U S Route 99 US 99 in Vancouver through Felida and Ridgefield to PSH 1 and US 99 at Pioneer 13 14 The highway was extended into Vancouver in the 1950s 15 and re aligned in 1963 to serve the Port of Vancouver traveling along the Columbia River to Ridgefield west of Vancouver Lake onto a roadway that was to be constructed 16 The state highway commission realigned the highway onto a pair of one way streets within Vancouver in late 1968 17 The first section of the Columbia River segment was completed in 1969 but the remainder never left the design phase 18 SSH 1T became SR 501 during the 1964 highway renumbering and codified as such in 1970 19 20 being designated as the Erwin O Rieger Memorial Highway in 1991 21 In the late 1990s Mill Plain Boulevard was extended west from downtown Vancouver to the industrial area west of the railyard to serve the Port of Vancouver The 35 million project was dedicated on September 30 2000 and incorporated into SR 501 22 The section of the highway between the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and the city of Ridgefield has never been constructed and remains as a physical gap in the state highway system 23 The interchange between I 5 and SR 501 east of Ridgefield was rebuilt by WSDOT between 2010 and 2012 adding roundabouts at intersections west and east of the interchange as well 24 On July 14 2015 WSDOT permanently closed the northern 1 1 3 mile long 2 1 km of SR 501 s southern section due to the Columbia River reclaiming the highway 25 That part of the highway was relinquished to Clark County in 2016 26 Eventually that section was vacated to surrounding property owners 26 Major intersections editThe entire highway is in Clark County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotes Vancouver0 00 0 050 00 0 080 nbsp I 5 Portland SeattleI 5 exit 1C interchange 11 0017 70Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Gap in route Ridgefield11 0017 70Main Avenue 13 88 13 9722 34 22 48 nbsp I 5 Portland SeattleI 5 exit 14 interchange 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences edit a b c d e f Strategic Planning Division March 5 2012 State Highway Log Planning Report 2011 SR 2 to SR 971 PDF Report Washington State Department of Transportation pp 1482 1487 Retrieved February 10 2013 47 17 640 State route No 501 Erwin O Rieger Memorial Highway Revised Code of Washington Revised ed Washington State Legislature 1991 1970 Retrieved February 10 2013 SR 5 Exit 1C Junction SR 501 Mill Plain Blvd PDF Washington State Department of Transportation May 25 2011 Retrieved February 10 2013 SR 501 Junction SR 501 CO VANCVR PDF Washington State Department of Transportation October 3 2004 Retrieved February 10 2013 2011 Washington State Rail System PDF Map Washington State Department of Transportation January 2012 Retrieved February 10 2013 Google February 10 2013 State Route 501 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved February 10 2013 a b Staff 2011 2011 Annual Traffic Report PDF Washington State Department of Transportation pp 184 185 Retrieved February 10 2013 Transportation Commission List of Highways of Statewide Significance PDF Washington State Transportation Commission July 26 2009 Retrieved February 10 2013 Lorenzo Judy Highways of Statewide Significance Washington State Department of Transportation Retrieved February 10 2013 SR 5 Exit 14 Junction SR 501 Pioneer Street PDF Washington State Department of Transportation May 24 2011 Retrieved February 10 2013 Google February 10 2013 State Route 501 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved February 10 2013 Washington State Legislature March 18 1937 Chapter 207 Classification of Public Highways Session Laws of the State of Washington 1937 ed Olympia Washington Washington State Legislature p 997 Retrieved February 10 2013 s Secondary State Highway No 1T beginning at Vancouver on Primary State Highway No 1 thence in a northerly direction by the most feasible route by way of Sara to Ridgefield thence in an easterly direction by the most feasible route to a junction with Primary State Highway No 1 in the vicinity south of LaCenter Staff 1960 Annual Traffic Report 1960 PDF Washington State Highway Commission Department of Highways p 161 Retrieved February 10 2013 Vancouver 1949 JPG Map 1 250 000 United States Geological Survey 1949 Retrieved February 10 2013 To Extend Highway The Daily Chronicle Centralia March 29 1954 p 3 Retrieved September 22 2021 via Newspapers com Washington State Legislature 1963 Extended Session 3 Session Laws of the State of Washington 1963 ed Olympia Washington Washington State Legislature Goetz Lorenz December 1968 Commission Report Washington Highway News Washington State Department of Highways p 12 OCLC 29654162 Retrieved September 22 2021 via WSDOT Library Digital Collections What s up with that Highway will continue its journey to nowhere The Columbian September 2 2009 Archived from the original on August 20 2018 Retrieved August 19 2018 Prahl C G December 1 1965 Identification of State Highways PDF Washington State Highway Commission Department of Highways Retrieved February 7 2013 Vancouver 1967 JPG Map 1 250 000 United States Geological Survey 1967 Retrieved February 7 2013 Washington State Legislature May 9 1991 Chapter 78 House Bill 1946 Erwin O Rieger Memorial Highway Session Laws of the State of Washington 1991 ed Olympia Washington Washington State Legislature Retrieved February 10 2013 Ryll Thomas September 30 2000 Engine of change Mill Plain extension bridge opens The Columbian Archived from the original on August 20 2018 Retrieved August 19 2018 Washington State Highways 2011 2012 PDF Map 1 842 000 Washington State Department of Transportation 2011 Retrieved February 10 2013 I 5 SR 501 Ridgefield Interchange Complete October 2012 Washington State Department of Transportation October 2012 Retrieved February 10 2013 Hewitt Scott July 12 2015 Far segment of Lower River Road closes to cars Tuesday The Columbian Retrieved July 18 2017 a b Hewitt Scott July 12 2017 Dead end really the end for Lower River Road The Columbian Retrieved July 18 2017 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Washington State Route 501KML is from Wikidata Highways of Washington State Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Washington State Route 501 amp oldid 1208126844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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