Washington State Route 172

State Route 172 marker
State Route 172
SR 172 is highlighted in red.
Route information
Auxiliary route of SR 17
Maintained by WSDOT
Length35.01 mi[1] (56.34 km)
Existed1964[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 2 near Waterville
East end SR 17 near Leahy
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesDouglas
Highway system
SR 171 SR 173

State Route 172 (SR 172) is a 35.01-mile (56.34 km) long state highway serving rural Douglas County in the U.S. state of Washington. The highway travels north from U.S. Route 2 (US 2) near Waterville through Withrow and east through Mansfield before ending at SR 17 at Sims Corner. The highway follows the route of a county road built in the 1930s and signed as Secondary State Highway 10B (SSH 10B) in 1955. SSH 10B became SR 172 during the 1964 highway renumbering and served a daily average of less than 700 vehicles in 2011.

  1. ^ Strategic Planning Division (March 5, 2012). State Highway Log Planning Report 2011, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 1164–1167. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "47.17.355: State route No. 172". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1970. Retrieved January 15, 2013.