Washington State Route 706

State Route 706 marker
State Route 706
Road to Paradise
SR 706 highlighted in red.
Route information
Auxiliary route of SR 7
Maintained by WSDOT
Length13.64 mi[1] (21.95 km)
Existed1964[2]–present
Major junctions
West end SR 7 in Elbe
East end Mount Rainier National Park
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
Highway system
I-705 US 730

State Route 706 (SR 706, also known as the Road to Paradise[2]) is a state highway in Pierce County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It extends 13.64 miles (21.95 km) from SR 7 in the census-designated place (CDP) of Elbe east to the Longmire gate of Mount Rainier National Park.

The highway was part of the Tacoma – Mount Rainier branch of Primary State Highway 5 (PSH 5 TR) from 1937 until 1964 and ran from Tacoma south to Elbe and east to Longmire. In 1964, PSH 5 TR from Tacoma to Elbe became part of SR 7 and the Elbe to Mount Rainier section became SR 706.

  1. ^ Washington State Department of Transportation. "State Highway Log, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Washington State Legislature. "RCW 47.17.820: State Route 706 – Road to Paradise". Retrieved November 22, 2008.