SR 278 begins as Emma Street in Rockford at an intersection with Railroad Street, signed as SR 28. The highway enters the town parallel to a Union Pacific rail line and crosses over Rock Creek to an intersection with 1st Street.[3] SR 278 turns south onto 1st Street and leaves Rockford, crossing over Rock Creek and beginning to parallel it east as Hoxie Road to the Idaho state line, where the roadway becomes Idaho State Highway 58, continuing 2.943 miles (4.736 km) to U.S. Route 95 (US-95).[4][5]
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 average annual daily traffic (AADT), which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2011, WSDOT calculated that between 3,100 and 4,100 vehicles per day used the highway, mostly in Rockford.[6]
HistoryEdit
The route of SR 278 was previously Hoxie Road, which was graveled in 1938 and later paved by the 1950s.[7][8] Hoxie Road was signed as SR 278 in 1991,[2] and no further major revisions have occurred.[9]
^ abStrategic Planning Division (March 5, 2012). State Highway Log Planning Report 2011, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 1312–1313. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
washington, state, route, state, route, mile, long, state, highway, serving, rural, spokane, county, state, washington, highway, begins, rockford, travels, east, idaho, state, line, where, becomes, idaho, state, highway, established, 1991, serve, coeur, alene,. State Route 278 SR 278 is a 5 50 mile 8 85 km long state highway serving rural Spokane County in the U S state of Washington The highway begins at SR 27 in Rockford and travels east to the Idaho state line where it becomes Idaho State Highway 58 SR 278 was established in 1991 to serve the Coeur d Alene Reservation in Idaho and used the route of an old gravel road that dates back to the 1930s State Route 278SR 278 is highlighted in red Route informationAuxiliary route of SR 27Maintained by WSDOTLength5 50 mi 1 8 85 km Existed1991 2 presentTouristroutesPalouse Scenic BywayMajor junctionsWest endSR 27 in RockfordEast endSH 58 at Idaho state line near RockfordLocationCountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountiesSpokaneHighway systemState highways in WashingtonInterstate US State Scenic Pre 1964 1964 renumbering Former SR 274 SR 281 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References 5 External linksRoute description EditSR 278 begins as Emma Street in Rockford at an intersection with Railroad Street signed as SR 28 The highway enters the town parallel to a Union Pacific rail line and crosses over Rock Creek to an intersection with 1st Street 3 SR 278 turns south onto 1st Street and leaves Rockford crossing over Rock Creek and beginning to parallel it east as Hoxie Road to the Idaho state line where the roadway becomes Idaho State Highway 58 continuing 2 943 miles 4 736 km to U S Route 95 US 95 4 5 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 average annual daily traffic AADT which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year In 2011 WSDOT calculated that between 3 100 and 4 100 vehicles per day used the highway mostly in Rockford 6 History EditThe route of SR 278 was previously Hoxie Road which was graveled in 1938 and later paved by the 1950s 7 8 Hoxie Road was signed as SR 278 in 1991 2 and no further major revisions have occurred 9 Major intersections EditThe entire highway is in Spokane County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesRockford0 000 00 nbsp SR 27 Railroad Avenue Pullman SpokaneWestern terminus 5 508 85 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SH 58 east to US 95 Coeur d Alene ReservationEastern terminus Idaho state border1 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 1312 1313 Retrieved January 19 2013 a b 47 17 503 State route No 278 Revised Code of Washington Washington State Legislature 1991 Retrieved January 19 2013 2011 Washington State Rail System PDF Map Washington State Department of Transportation January 2012 Retrieved January 19 2013 Google January 19 2013 State Route 278 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved January 19 2013 State Highway 58 Milepost Log Idaho Transportation Department August 30 2011 Retrieved January 19 2013 Staff 2011 2011 Annual Traffic Report PDF Washington State Department of Transportation pp 165 166 Retrieved January 19 2013 Old Hoxie Road Will Be Graveled Spokane Daily Chronicle August 1 1938 p 27 Retrieved January 19 2013 Spokane 1955 JPG Map 1 250 000 United States Geological Survey 1955 Retrieved January 19 2013 Washington State Highways 2011 2012 PDF Map 1 842 000 Washington State Department of Transportation 2011 Retrieved January 19 2013 External links EditKML file edit help Template Attached KML Washington State Route 278KML is from Wikidata Highways of Washington State Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Washington State Route 278 amp oldid 1082070686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
