Washington State Route 263

State Route 263 marker
State Route 263
Devils Canyon Road
SR 263 is highlighted in red.
Route information
Auxiliary route of SR 26
Maintained by WSDOT
Length9.24 mi[1] (14.87 km)
Existed1991[2]–present
Major junctions
South endPort of Windust
North end SR 260 in Kahlotus
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesFranklin
Highway system
SR 262 SR 270

State Route 263 (SR 263, also known as Devils Canyon Road) is a 9.24-mile (14.87 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, serving rural Franklin County and the Lower Monumental Dam. The highway begins at the Port of Windust on the Snake River and travels east to the Lower Monumental Dam and north to SR 260 in Kahlotus, paralleling the Columbia Plateau Trail. Devils Canyon carried traffic on the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway in the early 20th century before the completion of a road serving the Lower Monumental Dam in 1961. The Devils Canyon Road was paved and signed as SR 263 in 1991 and the railroad became the Columbia Plateau Trail the same year.

  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. 1299–1300. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "47.17.482: State route No. 263". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2013.