Road to Paradise | ||||
![]() SR 706 highlighted in red. | ||||
Route information | ||||
Auxiliary route of SR 7 | ||||
Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
Length | 13.64 mi[1] (21.95 km) | |||
Existed | 1964[2]–present | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Washington | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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.