Washington State Route 92

State Route 92 (SR 92) is a short state highway entirely within Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The nine-mile (14.5 km) highway connects SR 9 in Lake Stevens to the Mountain Loop Highway in Granite Falls.

State Route 92
Granite Falls Highway
A map of the Lake Stevens area with SR 92 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of SR 9
Defined by RCW 47.17.145
Maintained by WSDOT
Length9.16 mi[1] (14.74 km)
Existed1964[2]–present
Major junctions
West end SR 9 in Lake Stevens
East endMountain Loop Highway in Granite Falls
Location
CountiesSnohomish
Highway system
← I-90→ SR 96

SR 92 follows the general route of the Monte Cristo and Everett Railroad, which was completed in 1894 and later paralleled by a local road. The highway to Granite Falls was transferred to the state government in 1937 and designated as part of Secondary State Highway 15A (SSH 15A), which continued southwesterly to the Hewitt Avenue Trestle. During the 1964 state highway renumbering, SSH 15A was split between SR 204 and SR 92, the latter of which was moved to a new highway bypassing downtown Lake Stevens in the 1960s.

Recently, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has completed small projects to improve SR 92, including two roundabouts within the first two miles of the highway's western terminus and a roundabout/truck bypass of Granite Falls.

Route description

SR 92 begins at a T intersection with SR 9 in northwestern Lake Stevens at its border with Marysville. The highway travels east across the northern outskirts of Lake Stevens and its residential neighborhoods, intersecting Lake Cassidy Road and 113th Avenue with roundabouts. It then crosses over the Centennial Trail,[3] connected by a nearby trailhead,[4] and leaves Lake Stevens. SR 92 continues northeast along Little Pilchuck Creek and the Pilchuck River across the rural Lochsloy prairie. The highway travels into the western outskirts of Granite Falls and turns north at a roundabout with 96th Street, which forms a short spur route along the former alignment of SR 92. The highway continues around the north side of Granite Falls on a truck bypass with roundabouts at Burn Road (near the Granite Falls High School campus) and Jordan Road. SR 92 then shifts southeasterly onto Quarry Road, which it follows to a quarry on the northeast side of the city and its terminus, a junction with the Mountain Loop Highway, which continues east into the Cascade Mountains.[5][6]

SR 92 is maintained by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), which conducts an annual survey on state highways to measure traffic volume in terms of average annual daily traffic. Average traffic volumes on the highway in 2016 ranged from a minimum of 4,100 vehicles at its eastern terminus to a maximum of 18,000 vehicles near its western terminus.[7] SR 92 is also served by Community Transit bus route 280, which connects Lake Stevens and Granite Falls to Everett Station and the Boeing Everett Factory.[8][9]

History
Before SR 92, SSH 15A (1937–1964) used the route as the eastern segment of itself.

Before SR 92, the Monte Cristo and Everett Railroad used the route, shown on two different maps from 1899 and 1911.[10][11] A highway was built along the route in the late 1910s, connecting to the Pacific Highway west of Lake Stevens.[12] The railroad was replaced with Secondary State Highway 15A (SSH 15A) during the creation of the Primary and secondary state highways in 1937. SSH 15A ran from Primary State Highway 15, later concurrent with U.S. Route 2 (US 2) by 1946,[13] northeast to a brief concurrency with SSH 1A and then northeast once again to Granite Falls.[14] The eastern terminus of SR 92, the Mountain Loop Highway, was completed in December 1941.[15] The Washington State Legislature established the current numbering system during the 1964 highway renumbering and SSH 15A was divided into three new highways, SR 204, SR 9 and SR 92.[2][16] By 1966, SR 9 between Lake Stevens and Arlington was not complete as was SR 92 between the current western terminus and North Machias Road.[17]

Looking southwest just north of 84th St NE

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has been improving the roadway since 2005. The first project was completed in October 2005 and replaced a culvert on Stevens Creek with a bridge,[18] located between Lake Road and 99th Avenue,[19] 0.46 miles (0.74 km) east of the SR 9 intersection.[1] A second project completed in September 2006 widened the highway and improved intersections between SR 9 and 84th Street (Getchell Road).[20][21] In 2007, a road was proposed to run from 44th Street Northeast in Marysville to SR 92's western terminus and was later canceled.[22][23] A third project added guardrails on US 2 and SR 92 west of Granite Falls.[24][25] A truck bypass of Granite Falls and SR 92 has been completed; the 2.1-mile (3.4 km) long route runs through Indian camps, where artifacts have been uncovered. Three roundabouts were installed on the bypass: at the SR 92, 100th Street and Jordan Road intersections, which decrease heavy vehicle traffic through Granite Falls.[26][27][28] The roundabout connecting the alternate route to SR 92 opened in May 2010 and was transferred to the state government in 2011.[29][30]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Snohomish County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Lake Stevens0.000.00 SR 9 – Snohomish, Arlington
Granite Falls7.2611.68
SR 92 Spur east (Stanley Street) – Granite Falls		Roundabout
9.1614.74Mountain Loop Highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spur route

State Route 92 Spur
LocationGranite Falls
Length0.080 mi[1] (0.13 km)
Existed2011–present

SR 92 has a short spur route in western Granite Falls, traveling 0.08 miles (0.13 km) along 96th Street from the Quarry Road roundabout to the city limits of Granite Falls, where it becomes Stanley Street.[1] It follows the former alignment of SR 92 prior to the opening of the Quarry Road truck bypass route. An average of 9,500 vehicles use the road on a daily basis, according to annual daily traffic data measured by WSDOT in 2016.[7]

References
  1. Multimodal Planning Division (January 3, 2018). State Highway Log Planning Report 2017, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 701–704. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. Washington State Legislature. "RCW 47.17.145: State route No. 92". Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  3. Brooks, Diane (March 30, 2005). "Centennial Trail: The scenic route just got longer". The Seattle Times. p. H14. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  4. Snohomish County Area Bicycling & Trail Map (PDF) (Map). Community Transit. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  5. Google (October 14, 2018). "State Route 92" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  6. Loerch, Jessi (October 16, 2016). "Traveling the Mountain Loop: 10 great places to stop". The Everett Herald. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  7. 2016 Annual Traffic Report (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2017. pp. 120–121. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  8. Nile, Amy (February 7, 2015). "Bus service expansion applauded in Monroe". The Everett Herald. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  9. "Route 280: Granite Falls to Everett". Community Transit. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  10. United States Geological Survey (1899). Stillaguamish, 1899 (Map). 1:125,000. Washington 1:125,000 topographic quadrangles. Washington State University. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  11. United States Geological Survey (1911). Mount Vernon, 1911 (Map). 1:125,000. Washington 1:125,000 topographic quadrangles. Washington State University. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  12. Kroll Map Company, 1919
  13. Richard Weingroff (January 30, 2008). "U.S. 2: Houlton, Maine, to Everett, Washington". United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 19, 2009. However, in January 1946, AASHO's U.S. Route Numbering Committee considered a proposal by Idaho and Washington State to extend U.S. 2 to Everett.
  14. 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. 1010. Retrieved June 19, 2009. (a) Secondary State Highway No. 15A; beginning at a junction with Primary State Highway No. 15 in the vicinity east of Everett, thence in a northeasterly direction by the most feasible route to a junction with Secondary State Highway No. 1A, thence in a northeasterly direction by the most feasible route to Granite Falls.
  15. David A. Cameron (March 4, 2008). "A key part of the work to build the scenic Mountain Loop Highway linking Granite Falls to Darrington (Snohomish County) begins on March 23, 1936". HistoryLink. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  16. C. G. Prahl (December 1, 1965). "Identification of State Highways" (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  17. United States Geological Survey (1966). Victoria, 1966 (Map). 1:250,000. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  18. Washington State Department of Transportation (2005). "SR 92 – Stevens Creek Culvert Replacement – Complete October 2005". Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  19. SR 92 – Stevens Creek Project (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  20. Washington State Department of Transportation (2006). "SR 92 – SR 9 to 84th Street NE Safety Improvements – Complete September 2006". Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  21. SR 92 – SR 9 to 84th Project (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2006. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  22. Sheets, Bill (April 23, 2007). "Road plans upset new residents". The Everett Herald. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  23. Sheets, Bill (June 4, 2007). "Marysville will rethink new road project". The Everett Herald. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  24. Washington State Department of Transportation (2008). "US 2 – SR 92 – Roadside Safety Improvement – Complete July 2008". Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  25. US 2 – SR 92 – Roadside Safety Improvement (Map). Washington State Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  26. Sheets, Bill (February 25, 2007). "Way cleared for truck route". The Everett Herald. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  27. Sheets, Bill (March 15, 2008). "Granite Falls bypass work set". The Everett Herald. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  28. Judy Stanley (March 15, 2008). Granite Falls bypass work set – Alternate Truck Route (Map). The Everett Herald. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  29. Sheets, Bill (May 20, 2010). "Highway 92 roundabout near Granite Falls opens". The Everett Herald. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  30. http://snohomish.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=2078&meta_id=124502

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