State Route 401 (SR 401) is a 12.13-mile (19.52 km) long state highway in Pacific County within the U.S. state of Washington. The highway originates at the north end of the Astoria–Megler Bridge west of Megler at an intersection with U.S. Route 101 (US 101). The roadway travels northeast, paralleling cliffs, the Columbia River and the South Fork of the Naselle River to Naselle, ending at SR 4. The road was designated Secondary State Highway 12B (SSH 12) between 1937 and 1964, when SR 401 was created to replace SSH 12B. The Astoria–Megler Bridge, completed in 1966, replaced a ferry east of the bridge, where the highway originally ended, and is known locally as Kingston Ferry Road. The roadway was extended west to the north end of the bridge, where it currently terminates. The former ferry terminal became the Dismal Nitch rest area, named after the Lewis and Clark Expedition's description of the place.
Grotto is a small unincorporated community in King County, Washington, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 2 west of Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains, near the town of Skykomish. Grotto is known for its scenic mountain environment.
Barneston is an extinct town in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
Cromwell is an unincorporated community in Pierce County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Edgewick is an unincorporated community in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Getchell is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Hillhurst is an extinct town in Pierce County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Kerriston is an extinct town in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
Lisabeula is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington, United States.
Magnolia Beach is an unincorporated community in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Park is a ghost town in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Raeco is an unincorporated community in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Reiter is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Robe is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Rockdale is an extinct town in the northwest United States, in King County, Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
Stillwater is an unincorporated community in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Veazie is an unincorporated community in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
White is an unincorporated community in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
The Columbia River Quarantine Station, now known as the Knappton Cove Heritage Center, is a historic site in Knappton, Washington. The station provided fumigation and quarantine services to maritime vessels at the port on the Columbia River from 1899 to 1938, and is the sole remaining quarantine station on the West Coast of the United States as all others were burned for fear of contamination. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The Callendar Navigation Company, sometimes seen as the Callendar Transportation Company, started in business in the early 1900s. Callendar was formed in the early 1900s, and was based in Astoria, Oregon. Callender was to become one of six large towing companies of the Columbia and Willamette rivers in the early decades of the 1900s, the others being Shaver Transportation, Smith Transportation, Hosford, Knappton Towing Co., and Willamette and Columbia River Towing Co. In 1922, Callendar Navigation merged with Knappton Towboat Co., which existed, with a name change in 1990, and which became part of Foss Marine in 1993.
