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Washington State Route 163

January 01, 1970

State Route 163 (SR 163) is a 3.37-mile-long (5.42 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Washington. The highway serves the city of Tacoma and the community of Ruston in Pierce County before traveling via a ferry route to the community of Tahlequah on Vashon Island in King County. SR 163 begins at an interchange with SR 16 in Tacoma and travels north as Pearl Street through Ruston to Point Defiance, where the designation continues onto the MV Chetzemoka ferry to Tahlequah.

State Route 163

Pearl Street
SR 163 is highlighted in red.
Route information
Auxiliary route of SR 16
Maintained by WSDOT
Length3.37 mi[1] (5.42 km)
Mileage does not include ferry route
Existed1991 (current route)[2]–present
Major junctions
South end SR 16 in Tacoma
North end Tahlequah ferry terminal in Vashon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesPierce, King
Highway system

SR 163 was established during the 1964 highway renumbering, extending from Sumner to Auburn. The highway was previously a part of the Pacific Highway during the early 20th century, but was designated as a branch of State Road 5 and Primary State Highway 5 (PSH 5) until 1964. SR 163 became SR 167 during the late 1960s and was moved to Pearl Street in 1991, with the ferry route being added in 1994.

Route description edit

SR 163 begins as Pearl Street at a partial cloverleaf interchange with the SR 16 freeway in Tacoma north of Tacoma Community College.[3] Pearl Street travels north, serving Silas High School and Truman Middle School, before leaving Tacoma and entering Ruston and serving Point Defiance Elementary School. The highway re-enters Tacoma at Point Defiance Park and passes the Science and Math Institute before traveling onto the Point Defiance–Tahlequah Ferry.[4]

The ferry, operated by Washington State Ferries (WSF), is on a 1.7-mile-long (2.7 km) route and is served by the Kwa-di Tabil class MV Chetzemoka traveling at a speed of 15 knots (17 mph) for a 15-minute crossing.[5] The ferries depart from Port Defiance and head north across the Dalco Passage to the community of Tahlequah on Vashon Island.[6] WSF operates the ferry every day with 19 crossings,[7][8] as a $5 toll for adult passengers is charged with prepaid Wave2Go cards being accepted.[9]

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 between 1,000 and 26,000 vehicles per day used the highway, mostly at the SR 16 interchange in Tacoma.[10] The Point Defiance–Tahlequah ferry carried 650,000 passengers and 383,000 vehicles in 2012, according to WSF statistics.[11]

History edit

 
MV Rhododendron arriving at the Tahlequah ferry terminal in 2005.

SR 163 was first designated during the 1964 highway renumbering as a road extending from U.S. Route 410 in Sumner to SR 18 in Auburn.[12][13] The corridor was previously a part of the Pacific Highway from 1913 to 1923,[14][15][16] and later became a branch of State Road 5 in 1925.[17][18] State Road 5 became PSH 5 during the creation of the Primary and secondary state highways in 1937, and the branch stayed designated.[19][20][21] SR 163 was removed from the highway system in the late 1960s, and became part of SR 167.[22][23]

SR 163 was re-designated in 1991 along Pearl Street from SR 16 in Tacoma to the Point Defiance ferry terminal.[2][24] The route was extended onto the Point Defiance–Tahlequah Ferry serving Vashon Island in 1994.[2][25] No major revisions have occurred since 1994 to the highway's route.[22]

Regular ferry service on the Dalco Passage between Point Defiance in Tacoma and Tahlequah on Vashon Island started with the MV Skansonia in June 1951 during the creation of the WSF,[26][27] and served the route until the completion of the MV Hiyu in 1967.[28][29] The Hiyu operated for 26 years until it was replaced by the refurbished MV Rhododendron in 1993.[30] The Hiyu briefly returned to the route twice, in June 2008 and in September and October 2008,[31] while the Rhododendron was loaned out to Pierce County for the Steilacoom–Anderson Island ferry.[32][33] The MV Chetzemoka, built in 2010, began serving the route in January 2012.[34]

Major intersections edit

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
PierceTacoma0.00–
0.08		0.00–
0.13		  
  SR 16 to I-5 – Bremerton, Seattle, Portland		Southern terminus; interchange
3.375.42Point Defiance ferry terminal
Puget Sound3.37–
5.40		5.42–
8.69		  Point Defiance–Tahlequah Ferry
KingTahlequah5.408.69Tahlequah ferry terminalNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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. 1117–1119. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "47.17.317: State route No. 163". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1994 [1991]. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "SR 16 - Junction SR 163 / Pearl St / 6th Avenue" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. July 13, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Google (January 20, 2013). "State Route 163" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "M/V Chetzemoka". Vessel Information. Washington State Ferries. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  6. ^ Seattle/Vashon/Tacoma Route Map (Map). Washington State Ferries. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  7. ^ "WSF Sailing Schedule for Pt. Defiance / Tahlequah". Washington State Ferries. December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  8. ^ "Winter 2013 Sailing Schedule: Pt. Defiance / Tahlequah" (PDF). Washington State Ferries. December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "Passenger and Vehicle Fares" (PDF). Washington State Ferries. May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  10. ^ Staff (2011). "2011 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 148. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  11. ^ "WSDOT Ferries Division (WSF) - Nation's Largest Ferry System" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries. January 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  12. ^ Prahl, C. G. (December 1, 1965). (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  13. ^ Seattle, 1965 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  14. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 12, 1913). "Chapter 65: Classifying Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1913 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 221. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  15. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 19, 1923). "Chapter 185: Primary and Secondary State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1923 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 627–625. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  16. ^ State of Washington Showing Highways Authorized by Legislative Acts of 1915 (DJVU) (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally. Washington State Bureau of Statistics and Immigration. 1915. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  17. ^ Washington State Legislature (February 18, 1925). "Chapter 26". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1923 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 58. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  18. ^ Highway Map: State of Washington (DJVU) (Map). Department of Highways. 1933. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  19. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 17, 1937). "Chapter 190: Establishment of Primary State Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 936–937. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  20. ^ Highways of the State of Washington (DJVU) (Map). Washington State Highway Commission. 1939. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  21. ^ Seattle, 1958 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1958. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  22. ^ a b (PDF) (Map). 1:842,000. Washington State Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  23. ^ "47.17.330: State route No. 167". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1991 [1970]. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  24. ^ Washington State Legislature (May 21, 1991). "Chapter 342: Engrossed Senate Bill 5801". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1991 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature.
  25. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 30, 1994). "Chapter 209: Substitute House Bill 2618". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1994 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  26. ^ . Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  27. ^ Stein, Alan J. (January 20, 2003). "Washington State Ferries begins operations on June 1, 1951". HistoryLink. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  28. ^ Stein, Alan J. (February 26, 2003). "Ferry Hiyu is launched on February 24, 1967". HistoryLink. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  29. ^ "Ferry Hiyu Will Enter Service Next Sunday". The Seattle Times. July 12, 1967. p. 35.
  30. ^ Demoro, Harre (1971). The Evergreen Fleet – A Pictorial History of Washington State Ferries. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. pp. 34–35. ISBN 087095-037-1.
  31. ^ Moseley, David (June 6, 2008). "WSF Weekly Update" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  32. ^ Moseley, David (June 13, 2008). "WSF Weekly Update" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  33. ^ Moseley, David (September 26, 2008). "WSF Weekly Update" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  34. ^ Johnson, Natalie (December 13, 2011). "A new ferry, already in need of repairs, is headed to Vashon". Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber. Retrieved January 20, 2013.

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State Route 163 SR 163 is a 3 37 mile long 5 42 km state highway in the U S state of Washington The highway serves the city of Tacoma and the community of Ruston in Pierce County before traveling via a ferry route to the community of Tahlequah on Vashon Island in King County SR 163 begins at an interchange with SR 16 in Tacoma and travels north as Pearl Street through Ruston to Point Defiance where the designation continues onto the MV Chetzemoka ferry to Tahlequah State Route 163Pearl StreetSR 163 is highlighted in red Route informationAuxiliary route of SR 16Maintained by WSDOTLength3 37 mi 1 5 42 km Mileage does not include ferry routeExisted1991 current route 2 presentMajor junctionsSouth endSR 16 in TacomaNorth endTahlequah ferry terminal in VashonLocationCountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountiesPierce KingHighway systemState highways in Washington Interstate US State Scenic Pre 1964 1964 renumbering Former SR 162 SR 164 SR 163 was established during the 1964 highway renumbering extending from Sumner to Auburn The highway was previously a part of the Pacific Highway during the early 20th century but was designated as a branch of State Road 5 and Primary State Highway 5 PSH 5 until 1964 SR 163 became SR 167 during the late 1960s and was moved to Pearl Street in 1991 with the ferry route being added in 1994 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References 5 External linksRoute description editSR 163 begins as Pearl Street at a partial cloverleaf interchange with the SR 16 freeway in Tacoma north of Tacoma Community College 3 Pearl Street travels north serving Silas High School and Truman Middle School before leaving Tacoma and entering Ruston and serving Point Defiance Elementary School The highway re enters Tacoma at Point Defiance Park and passes the Science and Math Institute before traveling onto the Point Defiance Tahlequah Ferry 4 The ferry operated by Washington State Ferries WSF is on a 1 7 mile long 2 7 km route and is served by the Kwa di Tabil class MV Chetzemoka traveling at a speed of 15 knots 17 mph for a 15 minute crossing 5 The ferries depart from Port Defiance and head north across the Dalco Passage to the community of Tahlequah on Vashon Island 6 WSF operates the ferry every day with 19 crossings 7 8 as a 5 toll for adult passengers is charged with prepaid Wave2Go cards being accepted 9 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 between 1 000 and 26 000 vehicles per day used the highway mostly at the SR 16 interchange in Tacoma 10 The Point Defiance Tahlequah ferry carried 650 000 passengers and 383 000 vehicles in 2012 according to WSF statistics 11 History edit nbsp MV Rhododendron arriving at the Tahlequah ferry terminal in 2005 SR 163 was first designated during the 1964 highway renumbering as a road extending from U S Route 410 in Sumner to SR 18 in Auburn 12 13 The corridor was previously a part of the Pacific Highway from 1913 to 1923 14 15 16 and later became a branch of State Road 5 in 1925 17 18 State Road 5 became PSH 5 during the creation of the Primary and secondary state highways in 1937 and the branch stayed designated 19 20 21 SR 163 was removed from the highway system in the late 1960s and became part of SR 167 22 23 SR 163 was re designated in 1991 along Pearl Street from SR 16 in Tacoma to the Point Defiance ferry terminal 2 24 The route was extended onto the Point Defiance Tahlequah Ferry serving Vashon Island in 1994 2 25 No major revisions have occurred since 1994 to the highway s route 22 Regular ferry service on the Dalco Passage between Point Defiance in Tacoma and Tahlequah on Vashon Island started with the MV Skansonia in June 1951 during the creation of the WSF 26 27 and served the route until the completion of the MV Hiyu in 1967 28 29 The Hiyu operated for 26 years until it was replaced by the refurbished MV Rhododendron in 1993 30 The Hiyu briefly returned to the route twice in June 2008 and in September and October 2008 31 while the Rhododendron was loaned out to Pierce County for the Steilacoom Anderson Island ferry 32 33 The MV Chetzemoka built in 2010 began serving the route in January 2012 34 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotes PierceTacoma0 00 0 080 00 0 13 nbsp nbsp nbsp SR 16 to I 5 Bremerton Seattle PortlandSouthern terminus interchange 3 375 42Point Defiance ferry terminal Puget Sound3 37 5 405 42 8 69 nbsp Point Defiance Tahlequah Ferry KingTahlequah5 408 69Tahlequah ferry terminalNorthern terminus 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences edit a b 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 1117 1119 Retrieved January 20 2013 a b c 47 17 317 State route No 163 Revised Code of Washington Washington State Legislature 1994 1991 Retrieved January 20 2013 SR 16 Junction SR 163 Pearl St 6th Avenue PDF Washington State Department of Transportation July 13 2009 Retrieved January 20 2013 Google January 20 2013 State Route 163 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved January 20 2013 M V Chetzemoka Vessel Information Washington State Ferries Retrieved January 20 2013 Seattle Vashon Tacoma Route Map Map Washington State Ferries Retrieved January 20 2013 WSF Sailing Schedule for Pt Defiance Tahlequah Washington State Ferries December 30 2012 Retrieved January 20 2013 Winter 2013 Sailing Schedule Pt Defiance Tahlequah PDF Washington State Ferries December 30 2012 Retrieved January 19 2013 Passenger and Vehicle Fares PDF Washington State Ferries May 1 2012 Retrieved January 20 2013 Staff 2011 2011 Annual Traffic Report PDF Washington State Department of Transportation p 148 Retrieved January 20 2013 WSDOT Ferries Division WSF Nation s Largest Ferry System PDF Washington State Department of Transportation Washington State Ferries January 2013 Retrieved January 20 2013 Prahl C G December 1 1965 Identification of State Highways PDF Washington State Highway Commission Department of Highways Archived from the original PDF on February 17 2017 Retrieved January 20 2013 Seattle 1965 JPG Map 1 250 000 United States Geological Survey 1965 Retrieved January 20 2013 Washington State Legislature March 12 1913 Chapter 65 Classifying Public Highways Session Laws of the State of Washington 1913 ed Olympia Washington Washington State Legislature p 221 Retrieved January 20 2013 Washington State Legislature March 19 1923 Chapter 185 Primary and Secondary State Highways Session Laws of the State of Washington 1923 ed Olympia Washington Washington State Legislature pp 627 625 Retrieved January 20 2013 State of Washington Showing Highways Authorized by Legislative Acts of 1915 DJVU Map Cartography by Rand McNally Washington State Bureau of Statistics and Immigration 1915 Retrieved January 20 2013 Washington State Legislature February 18 1925 Chapter 26 Session Laws of the State of Washington 1923 ed Olympia Washington Washington State Legislature p 58 Retrieved January 20 2013 Highway Map State of Washington DJVU Map Department of Highways 1933 Retrieved January 20 2013 Washington State Legislature March 17 1937 Chapter 190 Establishment of Primary State Highways Session Laws of the State of Washington 1937 ed Olympia Washington Washington State Legislature pp 936 937 Retrieved January 20 2013 Highways of the State of Washington DJVU Map Washington State Highway Commission 1939 Retrieved January 20 2013 Seattle 1958 JPG Map 1 250 000 United States Geological Survey 1958 Retrieved January 20 2013 a b Washington State Highways 2011 2012 PDF Map 1 842 000 Washington State Department of Transportation 2011 Archived from the original PDF on July 26 2012 Retrieved January 20 2013 47 17 330 State route No 167 Revised Code of Washington Washington State Legislature 1991 1970 Retrieved January 20 2013 Washington State Legislature May 21 1991 Chapter 342 Engrossed Senate Bill 5801 Session Laws of the State of Washington 1991 ed Olympia Washington Washington State Legislature Washington State Legislature March 30 1994 Chapter 209 Substitute House Bill 2618 Session Laws of the State of Washington 1994 ed Olympia Washington Washington State Legislature Retrieved February 1 2013 Washington State Ferries History Washington State Department of Transportation Archived from the original on July 20 2013 Retrieved January 20 2013 Stein Alan J January 20 2003 Washington State Ferries begins operations on June 1 1951 HistoryLink Retrieved January 20 2013 Stein Alan J February 26 2003 Ferry Hiyu is launched on February 24 1967 HistoryLink Retrieved January 20 2013 Ferry Hiyu Will Enter Service Next Sunday The Seattle Times July 12 1967 p 35 Demoro Harre 1971 The Evergreen Fleet A Pictorial History of Washington State Ferries San Marino California Golden West Books pp 34 35 ISBN 087095 037 1 Moseley David June 6 2008 WSF Weekly Update PDF Washington State Department of Transportation Retrieved January 20 2013 Moseley David June 13 2008 WSF Weekly Update PDF Washington State Department of Transportation Retrieved January 20 2013 Moseley David September 26 2008 WSF Weekly Update PDF Washington State Department of Transportation Retrieved January 20 2013 Johnson Natalie December 13 2011 A new ferry already in need of repairs is headed to Vashon Vashon Maury Island Beachcomber Retrieved January 20 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Washington State Route 163 KML file edit help Template Attached KML Washington State Route 163KML is from Wikidata Highways of Washington State Washington State Ferries Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Washington State Route 163 amp oldid 1207988295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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