Washington State Route 411
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State Route 411 is a 13.48 miles (21.69 km) state highway
located in Cowlitz County
in the U.S. state
of Washington, serving Longview
, Kelso
, West Side Highway
and Castle Rock
. The roadway, which parallels the Cowlitz River
and (I-5), begins at an interchange with in Longview and travels north past a spur route, under and across the Cowlitz River to become concurrent
with and end at an interchange with I-5, I-5 Business and in Castle Rock. The road first appeared on a map in 1951 and originally signed as (SSH 12H) in 1957, SR 411 was established in 1964 and ran from Kelso to Vader
. In 1991, the highway was extended south to SR 432 in Longview, the former route becoming SR 411 Spur, and was shortened to I-5 / I-5 Business / SR 504 in Castle Rock.
, located northwest of the confluence
of the Cowlitz
and Columbia
rivers. From the interchange, the highway travels north as 3rd Avenue to exit Longview and enter Kelso
as First Avenue, where SR 411 Spur extends west from the main roadway to , which the road goes under after SR 4 travels across the Cowlitz River. After leaving Kelso and temporarily reenters Longview, SR 411 parallels the Cowlitz River, a BNSF Railway
route, the Columbia and Cowlitz Railroad and (I-5). After passing the community of West Side Highway
, the highway turns east as PH No. 10 Road and crosses the Cowlitz River into Castle Rock
. PH No. 10 Road becomes A Street and continues east to Huntington Avenue, signed as , where the roadway turns north, concurrent
with I-5 Business, to end at a diamond interchange
with I-5 and the western terminus of . The busiest segments of the road in 2007 were the SR 432 interchange in Longview, SR 411 Spur intersection in Kelso and the Alpha Drive intersection in West Side Highway, all with an estimated daily average
of 17,000 motorists. The Nevada Drive junction in Kelso was the busiest segment in 1970, with an estimated daily average of 6,800 motorists.
, a city in Lewis County
. The former route started at an intersection with PH No. 10 Road west of Castle Rock and traveled north as the West Side Highway, paralleling a railroad, the Cowlitz River and I-5, into Lewis County to end at east of Vader. Between Castle Rock and Vader, six different railroads have had ownership or usage rights that paralleled the former route. In the 1870s the Northern Pacific Railway
, built the route. And by 1951, it was also in use by the Union Pacific and Great Northern Railway. By 1968, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
had also been given usage rights, but as of 2008, the BNSF Railway (the corporate descendant of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Railways) uses the railroad. The PH No. 10 Road intersection west of Castle Rock was the busiest segment of the Castle Rock to Vader route of SR 411 in 1970, with an estimated daily average of 2,350 motorists. The intersection was also the busiest segment in 1991, with an estimated daily average of 4,150 motorists.
(USGS) map of Southwest Washington in 1951. (SSH 12H) was established in 1957 and ran from Kelso
to Vader
. During the 1964 highway renumbering, SSH 12H became SR 411, which ran from in Kelso to east of Vader. In 1991, the highway was extended south to in Longview
, the older section becoming SR 411 Spur, and shortened north into Castle Rock
and ending at (I-5) and .
in Kelso
, identified by the Washington State Department of Transportation
(WSDOT) as SR 411 SP Kelso (SR 411 Spur) that extends 0.26 mile (0.4184284 km) west from SR 411 as West Main Street and north as 5th Avenue to . The busiest segment of the street is the SR 411 intersection, with an estimated daily average of 15,000 motorists in 2007. In 1970, the SR 4 intersection was the busiest, with an estimated daily average of 2,850 motorists. The highway was part of SR 411 from 1964 until 1991, when it was extended to .
.
, Cowlitz County
.
State highways in Washington
In the U.S. state of Washington, the Washington State Department of Transportation maintains a network of over 7000 miles of state highways, including all Interstate and U.S. Highways that pass through the state. The system comprises 8.5% of the state's public road mileage, but carries over half...
located in Cowlitz County
Cowlitz County, Washington
Cowlitz County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census its population was 102,410. It forms the Longview, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. The county seat is at Kelso, and its largest city is Longview...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Washington, serving Longview
Longview, Washington
Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the "Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area", which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longview's population was 36,648 at the time of the 2010 census and is the largest city in Cowlitz County...
, Kelso
Kelso, Washington
Kelso is a city in southwest Washington State, United States, and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border...
, West Side Highway
West Side Highway, Washington
West Side Highway is a census-designated place in Cowlitz County, Washington, named after a state highway running north-south between Longview andKelso. The CDP includes the community of Lexington...
and Castle Rock
Castle Rock, Washington
Castle Rock is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. Nestled between the Willapa Hills and western base of Mount St. Helens, Castle Rock is at the heart of Washington timber country in the Pacific temperate rain forest...
. The roadway, which parallels the Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
The Cowlitz River is a river in the state of Washington in the United States, a tributary of the Columbia River. Its tributaries drain a large region including the slopes of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, and Mount St. Helens....
and (I-5), begins at an interchange with in Longview and travels north past a spur route, under and across the Cowlitz River to become concurrent
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with and end at an interchange with I-5, I-5 Business and in Castle Rock. The road first appeared on a map in 1951 and originally signed as (SSH 12H) in 1957, SR 411 was established in 1964 and ran from Kelso to Vader
Vader, Washington
Vader is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 621 at the 2010 census.-History:Vader was originally named Little Falls and incorporated as such on January 12, 1906. The name was changed to Sopenah by the Northern Pacific Railway because there was already a Little...
. In 1991, the highway was extended south to SR 432 in Longview, the former route becoming SR 411 Spur, and was shortened to I-5 / I-5 Business / SR 504 in Castle Rock.
Route description
State Route 411 (SR 411) begins at a partial cloverleaf interchange with in LongviewLongview, Washington
Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the "Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area", which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longview's population was 36,648 at the time of the 2010 census and is the largest city in Cowlitz County...
, located northwest of the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the Cowlitz
Cowlitz River
The Cowlitz River is a river in the state of Washington in the United States, a tributary of the Columbia River. Its tributaries drain a large region including the slopes of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, and Mount St. Helens....
and Columbia
Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
rivers. From the interchange, the highway travels north as 3rd Avenue to exit Longview and enter Kelso
Kelso, Washington
Kelso is a city in southwest Washington State, United States, and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border...
as First Avenue, where SR 411 Spur extends west from the main roadway to , which the road goes under after SR 4 travels across the Cowlitz River. After leaving Kelso and temporarily reenters Longview, SR 411 parallels the Cowlitz River, a BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
route, the Columbia and Cowlitz Railroad and (I-5). After passing the community of West Side Highway
West Side Highway, Washington
West Side Highway is a census-designated place in Cowlitz County, Washington, named after a state highway running north-south between Longview andKelso. The CDP includes the community of Lexington...
, the highway turns east as PH No. 10 Road and crosses the Cowlitz River into Castle Rock
Castle Rock, Washington
Castle Rock is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. Nestled between the Willapa Hills and western base of Mount St. Helens, Castle Rock is at the heart of Washington timber country in the Pacific temperate rain forest...
. PH No. 10 Road becomes A Street and continues east to Huntington Avenue, signed as , where the roadway turns north, concurrent
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with I-5 Business, to end at a diamond interchange
Diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a freeway crosses a minor road. The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge...
with I-5 and the western terminus of . The busiest segments of the road in 2007 were the SR 432 interchange in Longview, SR 411 Spur intersection in Kelso and the Alpha Drive intersection in West Side Highway, all with an estimated daily average
Annual average daily traffic
Average Annual daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning and transportation engineering. It is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days. AADT is a useful and simple measurement of how busy the road is...
of 17,000 motorists. The Nevada Drive junction in Kelso was the busiest segment in 1970, with an estimated daily average of 6,800 motorists.
Former Castle Rock—Vader route (1964—1991)
Between 1964 and 1991, SR 411 was 9.46 miles (15.22 km) longer and extended north to VaderVader, Washington
Vader is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 621 at the 2010 census.-History:Vader was originally named Little Falls and incorporated as such on January 12, 1906. The name was changed to Sopenah by the Northern Pacific Railway because there was already a Little...
, a city in Lewis County
Lewis County, Washington
Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia....
. The former route started at an intersection with PH No. 10 Road west of Castle Rock and traveled north as the West Side Highway, paralleling a railroad, the Cowlitz River and I-5, into Lewis County to end at east of Vader. Between Castle Rock and Vader, six different railroads have had ownership or usage rights that paralleled the former route. In the 1870s the Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
, built the route. And by 1951, it was also in use by the Union Pacific and Great Northern Railway. By 1968, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names...
had also been given usage rights, but as of 2008, the BNSF Railway (the corporate descendant of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Railways) uses the railroad. The PH No. 10 Road intersection west of Castle Rock was the busiest segment of the Castle Rock to Vader route of SR 411 in 1970, with an estimated daily average of 2,350 motorists. The intersection was also the busiest segment in 1991, with an estimated daily average of 4,150 motorists.
History
The current route of SR 411 first appeared on a United States Geological SurveyUnited States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) map of Southwest Washington in 1951. (SSH 12H) was established in 1957 and ran from Kelso
Kelso, Washington
Kelso is a city in southwest Washington State, United States, and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border...
to Vader
Vader, Washington
Vader is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 621 at the 2010 census.-History:Vader was originally named Little Falls and incorporated as such on January 12, 1906. The name was changed to Sopenah by the Northern Pacific Railway because there was already a Little...
. During the 1964 highway renumbering, SSH 12H became SR 411, which ran from in Kelso to east of Vader. In 1991, the highway was extended south to in Longview
Longview, Washington
Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the "Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area", which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longview's population was 36,648 at the time of the 2010 census and is the largest city in Cowlitz County...
, the older section becoming SR 411 Spur, and shortened north into Castle Rock
Castle Rock, Washington
Castle Rock is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. Nestled between the Willapa Hills and western base of Mount St. Helens, Castle Rock is at the heart of Washington timber country in the Pacific temperate rain forest...
and ending at (I-5) and .
Spur route
SR 411 has a spur routeSpur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A bypass or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road...
in Kelso
Kelso, Washington
Kelso is a city in southwest Washington State, United States, and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border...
, identified by the Washington State Department of Transportation
Washington State Department of Transportation
The Washington State Department of Transportation , was established in 1905. The agency, led by a Secretary and overseen by the Governor, is a Washington governmental agency that constructs, maintains, and regulates the use of the state's transportation infrastructure...
(WSDOT) as SR 411 SP Kelso (SR 411 Spur) that extends 0.26 mile (0.4184284 km) west from SR 411 as West Main Street and north as 5th Avenue to . The busiest segment of the street is the SR 411 intersection, with an estimated daily average of 15,000 motorists in 2007. In 1970, the SR 4 intersection was the busiest, with an estimated daily average of 2,850 motorists. The highway was part of SR 411 from 1964 until 1991, when it was extended to .
Major intersections
The highway is located entirely in Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County, Washington
Cowlitz County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census its population was 102,410. It forms the Longview, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. The county seat is at Kelso, and its largest city is Longview...
.
| Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longview Longview, Washington Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the "Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area", which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longview's population was 36,648 at the time of the 2010 census and is the largest city in Cowlitz County... |
0.00 | Southern terminus; Interchange | |
| Kelso Kelso, Washington Kelso is a city in southwest Washington State, United States, and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border... |
1.67 | Former SR 411 | |
| 12.01 | Former SR 411 | ||
| Castle Rock Castle Rock, Washington Castle Rock is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. Nestled between the Willapa Hills and western base of Mount St. Helens, Castle Rock is at the heart of Washington timber country in the Pacific temperate rain forest... |
12.74 | , Portland, OR Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... |
Begin I-5 Business concurrency Concurrency (road) A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers... |
| 13.48 | End I-5 Business concurrency |
Spur intersections
The spur is located entirely in KelsoKelso, Washington
Kelso is a city in southwest Washington State, United States, and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border...
, Cowlitz County
Cowlitz County, Washington
Cowlitz County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census its population was 102,410. It forms the Longview, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. The county seat is at Kelso, and its largest city is Longview...
.
| Mile | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | Eastern terminus | |
| 0.26 | Western terminus |