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U.S. Route 195 (US 195) is a north–south United States Highway,of which all but 0.65 miles of its 94.02 miles are within the state of Washington. The highway starts in rural Idaho north of the city of Lewiston as a state highway in an interchange with US 95. As the road crosses into Washington it becomes a state highway that connects communities in the Palouse region of Eastern Washington. US 195 travels north,serving the cities of Pullman,Colfax and Rosalia in Whitman County before continuing into Spokane County to its terminus in the city of Spokane at an interchange with Interstate 90 (I-90).
State Route 3 (SR 3) is a 59.81-mile-long (96.25 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Washington,serving the Kitsap Peninsula in Mason and Kitsap counties. The highway begins at U.S. Route 101 (US 101) south of Shelton and travels northeast onto the Kitsap Peninsula through Belfair to Gorst,where it intersects SR 16 and begins its freeway. SR 3 travels west of Bremerton,Silverdale and Poulsbo before it terminates at the eastern end of the Hood Canal Bridge,signed as SR 104. The highway is designated as a Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET) corridor under the National Highway System as the main thoroughfare connecting both parts of Naval Base Kitsap and is also part of the Highways of Statewide Significance program.
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The Washington State Department of Transportation is a governmental agency that constructs,maintains,and regulates the use of transportation infrastructure in the U.S. state of Washington. Established in 1905,it is led by a secretary and overseen by the governor. WSDOT is responsible for more than 20,000 lane-miles of roadway,nearly 3,000 vehicular bridges and 524 other structures. This infrastructure includes rail lines,state highways,state ferries and state airports.
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U.S. Route 2 (US 2) is a component of the United States Numbered Highway System that connects the city of Everett in the U.S. state of Washington to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,with a separate segment that runs from Rouses Point,New York,to Houlton,Maine. Within Washington,the highway travels on a 326.36-mile-long (525.23 km) route that connects the western and eastern regions of the state as a part of the state highway system and the National Highway System. US 2 forms parts of two National Scenic Byways,the Stevens Pass Greenway from Monroe to Cashmere and the Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway near Coulee City,and an All-American Road named the International Selkirk Loop within Newport.
State Route 285 (SR 285) is a short state highway serving Douglas and Chelan counties,located in the U.S. state of Washington. The highway serves Wenatchee and runs 5 miles (8 km) from an interchange with State Route 28 (SR 28) in East Wenatchee to Downtown Wenatchee,crossing the Columbia River on the Senator George Sellar Bridge. After traversing downtown,the highway ends at an interchange with U.S. Route 2 (US 2) and US 97 north of the Wenatchee River in Sunnyslope.
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Gary A. Nelson is an American former politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate as a Republican from the 21st District.
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Gordon T. Sandison was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 for district 24,and in the Senate from 1958 to 1977,when he was appointed as director of the Washington Department of Fisheries.
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- ↑ "State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 – 2011" (PDF). Washington State Legislature. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2022.
- ↑ "The Washington State Legislature Pictorial Directory, 43rd Session" (PDF). Washington State Legislature.
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