Washington State Route 970

State Route 970
SR 970 is highlighted in red.
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 97
Maintained by WSDOT
Length	10.31 mi[1] (16.59 km)
Existed	1975[2]–present
Tourist routes	Swiftwater Corridor Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end	I-90 in Cle Elum
Major intersections	SR 903 in Cle Elum SR 10 in Teanaway
East end	US 97 in Virden
Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
Counties	Kittitas
Highway system
State highways in Washington Interstate US State Scenic Pre-1964 1964 renumbering Former
← SR 908 → SR 971

State Route 970 (SR 970) is a 10.31-mile-long (16.59 km) state highway serving rural Kittitas County in the U.S. state of Washington. The highway connects Cle Elum to Blewett Pass and begins at an interchange with Interstate 90 (I-90) in Cle Elum. Traveling east, SR 970 intersects SR 903 north of the interchange and SR 10 in Teanaway before ending at U.S. Route 97 (US 97) in Virden. The highway was first added to the state highway system in 1909 as part of the Snoqualmie Pass Road and State Road 7. It was later signed as the Sunset Highway in 1913 and State Road 2 in 1923 before becoming part of US 97 and US 10. State Road 2 became Primary State Highway 2 (PSH 2) in 1937 and was replaced by US 97 during the 1964 highway renumbering. US 97 was realigned onto SR 131 between Thorp and Virden in 1975 and SR 970 was created on the former route.