Washington State Route 166

State Route 166 (SR 166) is a 5.13-mile (8.26 km) long state highway serving the city of Port Orchard within Kitsap County in the U.S. state of Washington. The highway begins at an interchange with SR 16 west of Port Orchard and travels along the Sinclair Inlet to Downtown Port Orchard and ends as Mile Hill Drive at Whitter Avenue near the eastern city limits. SR 166 was originally a branch of State Road 14 and later Primary State Highway 14 (PSH 14) before being designated as SR 160 after the 1964 highway renumbering. SR 160 was moved south in 1993 and the old alignment through Port Orchard became SR 166, which was extended in 2010 to the eastern city limits.

State Route 166
SR 166 is highlighted in red.
Route information
Auxiliary route of SR 16
Defined by RCW 47.17.328
Maintained by WSDOT
Length5.13 mi[1] (8.26 km)
Existed1993[2]–present
Major junctions
West end SR 16 near Port Orchard
East endWhitter Avenue in Port Orchard
Location
CountiesKitsap
Highway system
← SR 165→ SR 167

Route description

SR 166 begins as Bay Street in a partial interchange with SR 16 west of Port Orchard at the mouth of Anderson Creek,[3][4] where it empties into the Sinclair Inlet.[5] Bay Street travels northeast along the south shore of the Sinclair Inlet into Downtown Port Orchard,[6][7] passing a foot ferry to Bremerton and the Port Orchard Library.[8][9] The highway crosses over Blackjack Creek and turns south onto Bethel Avenue,[10] passing between Sunset Lane Cemetery and South Kitsap Discovery Alternative High School before a roundabout,[11][12] where SR 166 turns east onto Mile Hill Drive.[13] The highway ends as Mile Hill Drive at an intersection with Whitter Avenue near the eastern city limits of Port Orchard.[14]

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 14,000 and 18,000 vehicles per day used the highway on the Kitsap Peninsula, mostly in Downtown Port Orchard.[15]

History

SR 166 was established in 1964 as SR 160, beginning at SR 16 west of Port Orchard to Southworth.[16] The highway was originally created in 1923 as a branch of the Navy Yard Highway, signed as State Road 14 from Port Orchard to Harper.[17] The branch was included as part of PSH 14 during the creation of the Primary and secondary state highways in 1937.[18] The PSH 14 branch was extended to Southworth in 1957,[19] and became signed as SR 160 in the 1964 highway renumbering.[16][20] SR 160 was re-aligned south in 1991 to better serve the Southworth–Fauntleroy ferry,[16][21] but the new alignment was temporarily repealed until the creation of SR 166 in 1993.[2] The highway between SR 16 and Port Orchard is located north of unstable slopes that cause mudslides after heavy rainfall.[22][23][24] SR 166 was extended 0.15 miles (0.24 km) east on Mile Hill Drive in Port Orchard from Payseno Lane to Whitter Avenue in 2010,[1][25][26] because Kitsap County refused to maintain the road within Port Orchard city limits.[27][28] No major revisions to the highway have occurred since 2010.[29]

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Kitsap County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.000.00 SR 16 west to SR 3 – Bremerton, PoulsboWestern terminus; interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Port Orchard5.138.26Whitter AvenueEastern terminus; continues as Mile Hill Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Staff (2012), State Highway Log: Planning Report 2011, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF), Washington State Department of Transportation, pp. 1129–1132, retrieved January 19, 2013
  2. "47.17.328: State route No. 166", Revised Code of Washington, Washington State Legislature, 1993, retrieved January 19, 2013
  3. SR 16 - Junction SR 166 (Formerly SR 160) (PDF), Washington State Department of Transportation, September 17, 2004, retrieved January 19, 2013
  4. "Feature Detail Report for: Anderson Creek", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, September 10, 1979, retrieved January 19, 2013
  5. "Feature Detail Report for: Sinclair Inlet", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, September 10, 1979, retrieved January 19, 2013
  6. "Feature Detail Report for: City of Port Orchard", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, March 11, 2008, retrieved January 19, 2013
  7. City of Port Orchard Environmental Map (PDF) (Map). City of Port Orchard Planning Department. September 30, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  8. Kitsap Transit Foot Ferry (Map). Kitsap Transit. February 21, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  9. "Feature Detail Report for: Port Orchard Library", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, June 7, 2010, retrieved January 19, 2013
  10. "Feature Detail Report for: Blackjack Creek", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, September 10, 1979, retrieved January 19, 2013
  11. "Feature Detail Report for: Sunset Lane Cemetery", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, September 10, 1979, retrieved January 19, 2013
  12. "Feature Detail Report for: South Kitsap Discovery Alternative High School", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, March 1, 1993, retrieved January 19, 2013
  13. SR 166 - Junction Bethel Avenue (PDF), Washington State Department of Transportation, June 16, 2012, retrieved January 19, 2013
  14. Google (January 19, 2013). "State Route 166" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  15. Staff (2011), 2011 Annual Traffic Report (PDF), Washington State Department of Transportation, p. 149, retrieved January 19, 2013
  16. "47.17.305: State route No. 160", Revised Code of Washington, Washington State Legislature, 1970; revised in 1991 (repealed 1992), 1993, 1994, retrieved January 19, 2013 Check date values in: |year= (help)
  17. Washington State Legislature (March 19, 1923), "Chapter 185: Primary and Secondary State Highways", Session Laws of the State of Washington, Session Laws of the State of Washington (1923 ed.), Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature, p. 631, retrieved January 19, 2013, SEC. 13. A primary state highway, to be known as State Road No. 14 or the Navy Yard Highway, is established as follows: Beginning at a junction with State Road No. 9, at the most feasible point between Shelton and Potlatch in Mason County; thence by the most feasible route through Union City and Clifton to Charleston in Kitsap County; also from a junction near Tidewater Creek in Kitsap County through Port Orchard, to Gig Harbor in Pierce County; also from a junction near Port Orchard by the most feasible route to the ferry landing at Harper.
  18. Washington State Legislature (March 17, 1937), "Chapter 190: Establishment of Primary State Highways", Session Laws of the State of Washington, Session Laws of the State of Washington (1937 ed.), Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature, p. 940, retrieved January 19, 2013, SEC. 14. A primary state highway to be known as Primary State Highway No. 14, or the Navy Yard Highway, is hereby established according to description as follows: Beginning at a junction with Primary State Highway No. 9, in the vicinity north of Shelton, thence in a northeasterly direction by the most feasible route by way of Port Orchard, thence in a southerly direction by the most feasible route to Gig Harbor; also beginning in the vicinity of Port Orchard on Primary State Highway No. 14, as herein described, thence in an easterly direction by the most feasible route to the ferry landing at Harper.
  19. Washington State Legislature (1957), "Chapter 172", Session Laws of the State of Washington, Session Laws of the State of Washington (1957 ed.), Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature, retrieved January 19, 2013
  20. Prahl, C. G. (December 1, 1965), Identification of State Highways (PDF), Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways, retrieved January 19, 2013
  21. Washington State Legislature (May 21, 1991), "Chapter 342: Engrossed Senate Bill 5801", Session Laws of the State of Washington, Session Laws of the State of Washington (1991 ed.), Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature, A state highway to be known as state route number 160 is established as follows: Beginning at a junction with state route number 16 ((in the vicinity west of)) near Port Orchard, thence ((northeasterly by way of Port Orchard)) easterly to ((Harper and)) the Washington state ferry dock at Point Southworth.
  22. Associated Press (April 20, 1999), "Road reopens after mudslides", Ellensburg Daily Record, Ellensburg, Washington, retrieved January 19, 2013
  23. "Everything's Just Saturated", KOMO News, Seattle, January 10, 2006, retrieved July 21, 2016
  24. "Interstate 90 reopens, but weather still a problem", USA Today, Tysons Corner, Virginia, Associated Press, January 30, 2006, retrieved January 19, 2013
  25. Staff (2009), State Highway Log: Planning Report 2009, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF), Washington State Department of Transportation, pp. 1121–1124, retrieved January 19, 2013
  26. Staff (2010), State Highway Log: Planning Report 2010, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF), Washington State Department of Transportation, p. 5, retrieved January 19, 2013
  27. "Kilmer: Legislative session yielded dividends for South Kitsap", Port Orchard Independent, Port Orchard, Washington, April 19, 2010, retrieved January 19, 2013
  28. "Bill extending State Route 166 ready for gov to sign", Port Orchard Independent, Port Orchard, Washington, March 5, 2010, retrieved January 19, 2013
  29. Washington State Highways, 2011–2012 (PDF) (Map). 1:842,000. Washington State Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2013.

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