Washington State Route 162

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State Route 162

SR 162 is highlighted in red.
Route information
Auxiliary route of SR 410
Defined by RCW 47.17.315
Maintained by WSDOT
Length17.37 mi[1] (27.95 km)
Existed1964[2]–present
Major junctions
West end SR 410 in Sumner
East end SR 165 near Buckley
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyPierce
Highway system
← SR 161→ SR 163

State Route 162 (SR 162) is a 17.37-mile-long (27.95 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, serving rural Pierce County. The highway travels from an interchange with SR 410 in Sumner and travels south along the Puyallup River to Orting and northeast to South Prairie, ending at an intersection with SR 165 near Buckley. SR 162 was established in 1964 as the successor to Secondary State Highway 5E (SSH 5E), which was codified in 1937. The highway crossed the Puyallup River northwest of Orting on the McMillin Bridge, which opened in 1934 and was replaced with a newer bridge that opened in 2015.

Route description

SR 162 begins at a diamond interchange with the SR 410 freeway in Sumner and travels south as a continuation of Valley Avenue, crossing the Puyallup River.[3] The highway continues south through rural Pierce County, following a Ballard Terminal Railroad line and the Puyallup River.[4] It serves the community of Alderton and joins the Pierce County Foothills Trail, traveling southeast from Puyallup.[5] SR 162 crosses the Puyallup River on a bridge parallel to the historic McMillin Bridge west of its confluence with the Carbon River. The highway becomes Washington Avenue as it travels southeast through Orting, serving Orting High School. The highway turns southwest onto Bridge Street and crosses the Foothills Trail before turning back southeast onto Harman Way, later Pioneer Way outside of Orting, towards South Prairie. SR 162 continues northeast, crossing the Foothills Trail and the Carbon River before passing through South Prairie. The highway travels east, crossing South Prairie Creek and passing White River High School, before ending at an intersection with SR 165 southwest of Buckley.[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 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 4,100 and 21,000 vehicles per day used the highway, mostly between Sumner and Orting.[7]

History

Until 2015, SR 162 crossed the Puyallup River northwest of Orting on the McMillin Bridge

SR 162 was codified as SSH 5E during the creation of the primary and secondary state highways in 1937, beginning at Primary State Highway 5 (PSH 5) and U.S. Route 410 in Puyallup, traveling through Orting and South Prairie to end at an intersection with a branch of PSH 5 southwest of Buckley.[8][9][10] SSH 5E had a branch that traveled south from Orting to Electron that was removed from the state highway system in 1955.[11][12] The highway traveled across the Puyallup River into Orting on the McMillin Bridge, which opened in 1934 as a concrete half-through truss bridge to save the Department of Highways a total of $826.[13] SR 162 was established during the 1964 highway renumbering and was codified in 1970 as the replacement to SSH 5E.[2][14][15] The western terminus, now at SR 410, was moved east to an interchange in Sumner after the completion of the Sumner Freeway in 1972.[2][16] The McMillin Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as an example of a half-through truss bridge built with concrete instead of steel.[17] The route of the highway has not seen a major revision since 1972;[18] however, WSDOT repaved the roadway and added guard rails between Orting and Buckley in 2008.[19] The deteriorating McMillin Bridge was replaced by WSDOT with a two-lane, 40-foot-wide (12 m) span over the Puyallup River that opened in September 2015.[20] The old bridge was saved from demolition and cordoned off to prevent use by traffic.[21][22]

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Pierce County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Sumner0.00–
0.08		0.00–
0.13		 SR 410 – Tacoma, Bonney Lake, BuckleyWestern terminus, interchange, continues as Valley Avenue
​17.3727.95 SR 165 – Buckley, Wilkeson, Carbon River Ranger StationEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (2012). "State Highway Log: Planning Report 2011, SR 2 to SR 971" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 1111–1116. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "47.17.315: State route No. 162". Revised Code of Washington (Revised ed.). Washington State Legislature. 1975 [1970]. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "SR 410: Junction SR 162/Valley Ave" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. November 19, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  4. ^ 2011 Washington State Rail System (PDF) (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  5. ^ Foothills National Recreation Trail (Map). Pierce County Parks and Recreation. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Google (November 16, 2010). "State Route 162" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  7. ^ Staff (2011). "2011 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 147. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  8. ^ Washington State Legislature (March 18, 1937). "Chapter 207: Classification of Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. p. 1003. Retrieved February 4, 2013. (e) Secondary State Highway No. 5E; beginning at Puyallup on Primary State Highway No. 5, thence in a southerly direction by the most feasible route to Orting, thence in a northeasterly direction by the most feasible route to a junction with Primary State Highway No. 5 in the vicinity south of Buckley; also beginning at a junction with Secondary State Highway No. 5E, as herein described, southeast of Orting, thence in a southerly direction by the most feasible route to Electron.
  9. ^ Washington (Pierce County): Tacoma South Quadrangle (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1944. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  10. ^ Washington: Lake Tapps Quadrangle (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1944. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  11. ^ Washington State Legislature (1955). "Chapter 383". Session Laws of the State of Washington. Session Laws of the State of Washington (1955 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature.
  12. ^ Seattle, 1958 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1958. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  13. ^ Long, Priscilla (September 12, 2007). "Innovative McMillin Bridge spanning the Puyallup River in Pierce County opens in 1934". HistoryLink. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  14. ^ 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 February 4, 2013.
  15. ^ Seattle, 1965 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1965. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  16. ^ Washington Oregon Road Map (Map). 1 in ≈ 17.3 mi (WA) / 1 in ≈ 20.9 mi (OR). Cartography by Rand McNally. Union 76. 1972.
  17. ^ Lawrence, Michael (August 1993). "McMillin Bridge (Puyallup River Bridge)" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  18. ^ 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 February 4, 2013.
  19. ^ Bhalla, Ricky (September 2008). "SR 162 - Orville Road to SR 165 - Paving - Complete September 2008". Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  20. ^ Drysdale, Bruce (September 20, 2015). "SR 162 bridge near Orting opens ahead of schedule". The News Tribune. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  21. ^ "Expect speed limit reduction, delays on SR 162 near Orting for bridge swap". The Courier-Herald. September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  22. ^ Matthews, Todd (May 17, 2018). "Signage Unveiling Honors Historic McMillin Bridge Engineer". South Sound Magazine. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

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