State Route211 (SR211) is a Washington state highway located in Pend Oreille County. The long route that begins at an intersection with (US2) east of Diamond Lake. The highway extends north to end at in Usk, a small community south of Cusick. The roadway serves as a bypass of Newport. The route originally was established as (SSH6B) in 1937. SSH6B was later renumbered to SR311 in 1964 during the highway renumbering. After SR20 was extended east over SR 31, the highway was renumbered to SR211.

Route description

State Route211 (SR211) begins its of highway at an intersection with (US2), a major west–east route, west of Diamond Lake. After the intersection, the road travels northwest to Sacheen Lake and north to Deer Valley before continuing northbound to Davis Lake. After Davis Lake, the road intersects Westside Kalispel Road and advances north to its terminus at in Usk, located south of Cusick. North of the US2 intersection, an estimated 2,200 motorists utilized Lewis Street daily based on annual average daily traffic (AADT) data collected by the Washington State Department of Transportation.

History

SR211 was originally established as (SSH6B) in 1937, during the creation of the Primary and secondary highway system; the highway ran from (US195) to (PSH6). US195 later became in 1948, as part of a westward expansion. The Washington State Legislature renumbered and changed the system in 1964, PSH6 became SR 31 and SSH6B became SR311. was later extended east over the route of SR31 in 1973 and SR311 was renumbered to SR211 in 1975.

Major intersections

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External links

• Highways of Washington State