Route information | ||||
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Auxiliary route of US 2 | ||||
Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
Length | 24.28 mi[1] (39.07 km) | |||
Existed | 1964–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | SR 202 in Fall City | |||
North end | US 2 in Monroe | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Washington | |||
Counties | King, Snohomish | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 203 (SR 203) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington that traverses part of King and Snohomish counties. It runs north–south for 24 miles (39 km) through the Snoqualmie Valley, connecting Fall City, Carnation, Duvall, and Monroe. The highway terminates to the south at a roundabout with SR 202 near Fall City and to the north at a junction with U.S. Route 2 (US 2) in Monroe.
The road network along the Snoqualmie River developed in the early 20th century to connect communities that had been established near a branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. These county roads were paved and added to the state highway system in 1937 as Secondary State Highway 15B (SSH 15B), which served as a connector between state highways in Fall City and Monroe.
SSH 15B was straightened and rebuilt by the state government in the 1940s and 1950s before being replaced by SR 203 during the 1964 state highway renumbering. SR 203 was included as part of the proposed corridor for an outer freeway bypass, tentatively named Interstate 605, in the early 2000s. The highway was later improved by a series of construction projects, including the construction of two roundabouts in Fall City and Duvall.