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The Mountain Loop Highway begins in downtown
Granite Falls at the intersection of Stanley and Alder streets. The highway travels north on Alder Street and leaves the city, intersecting the terminus of
State Route 92 (SR 92), the main driving route to other areas of Snohomish County, near the city's large
gravel mine. It crosses the
South Fork Stillaguamish River above the eponymous Granite Falls and makes a gradual turn to the east, passing several housing
subdivisions and another large mine. The Mountain Loop Highway continues southeast along the river, passing several farms and ranches in the
Robe Valley. At
Verlot, the highway enters the
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and becomes concurrent to FFH 20.
^Cameron, David A.; Grimes, Lynne; Wyatt, Jane (2005). Snohomish County: An Illustrated History. Index, Washington: Kelcema Books. p. 253.
ISBN0-9766700-0-3.
OCLC62728798.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a
government agency that manages
transportation in the
U.S. state of
Washington, including roads, bridges, public transportation, railroads, aviation and ferries.
History
Timeline
1905-03-13: Governor Albert Mead signs legislation creating the office of the State Highway Commissioner and three-member State Highway Board
1905-04-17: First meeting of the State Highway Board under Highway Commissioner Joseph M. Snow; funds for 12 state roads appropriated, biennial program developed
1911-03-08: Governor Marion E. Hay signs "Permanent Highway Act", imposing state control over major highways and levying a one-mill road tax
1921: State Highway Commission re-organized as a division within the Department of Public Works; five-member State Highway Board replaced by three-member State Highway Commission
1921-03: First state gasoline tax levied, one cent per gallon to raise $900,000 annually
1923: State highways transferred to new department under the State Highway Engineer
July 10, 1934: State Highway Department moves to new headquarters,[2] designed by
Joseph Wohleb and constructed in six months (began February 20, 1934)
1951-06-01: WSF officially begins operating former Black Ball routes in the Puget Sound, as part of the Washington Toll Bridge Authority; $5 million paid for 16 ferryboats and 20 terminals[3][4]
1970: Governor Evans again proposes a Department of Transportation[5]
1977-09-27: WSDOT created to succeed Highway Department, the Aeronautics Commission, the Toll Bridge Authority, and the Canal Commission, among others; 7-member State Transportation Commission also created to manage and guide the new department[6][7]
23 ferries (10.9 million vehicles and 23 million passengers annually)
31 local transit systems (212 million passenger trips annually)
16 state-operated airports
4.5 million licensed drivers (DOL)
6.9 million registered highway vehicles
References
^Peterson, Lynn, ed. (September 2014). "Executive Summary".
2015-2017 Biennial Budget Request(PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 6.