Washington State Route 163
Encyclopedia
State Route 163 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Washington, running from SR 16 in Tacoma
to the Point Defiance Park
ferry terminal. It continues as the Point Defiance-Tahlequah ferry route
and ends at the Tahlequah
terminal.
) in Sumner
and ended at SR 167* in Auburn
. Before 1994, the current route used the ferry.
* Note: At the time, SR 167 was not the Valley Freeway, but a two-lane road
.
State highway
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Washington, running from SR 16 in Tacoma
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
to the Point Defiance Park
Point Defiance Park
Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. The park includes Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, the Rose Garden, Rhododendron Garden, the Camp 6 Logging Museum, beaches, trails, a boardwalk, a boathouse, a Washington State Ferries ferry dock for...
ferry terminal. It continues as the Point Defiance-Tahlequah ferry route
Point Defiance-Tahlequah Ferry
The Point Defiance-Tahlequah ferry is a ferry route across Puget Sound between the Point Defiance ferry terminal in Tacoma and Tahlequah, Washington, on the southern tip of Vashon Island. Since 1951 the only ferries employed on the route have belonged to the Washington state ferry system,...
and ends at the Tahlequah
Tahlequah, Washington
Tahlequah is an unincorporated community on the southern end of Vashon Island in Puget Sound, Washington state. It is best known for being the north end of the short Point Defiance-Tahlequah ferry route.-References:...
terminal.
History
Before 1992, there was another SR 163. It started at then U.S. Route 410 (now SR 410Washington State Route 410
State Route 410 is a long state highway that traverses Pierce, King, and Yakima counties in the U.S. state of Washington. It begins at an interchange with SR 167 in Sumner and travels southeast across the Cascade Range to a junction with U.S. Route 12 in Naches...
) in Sumner
Sumner, Washington
Sumner is a city in northern Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,451 at the 2010 census. Nearby cities include Puyallup to the west, Auburn to the north, and Enumclaw to the east.-History:...
and ended at SR 167* in Auburn
Auburn, Washington
-Parks:Auburn has an extensive system of parks, open space and urban trails comprising 29 developed parks, 5 undeveloped sites under planning, 2 skate parks, 2 water roatary parks, and over of trails , and almost of open space for passive and active recreation.-Environmental Park:The Auburn...
. Before 1994, the current route used the ferry.
Road
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.
Major intersections
SR 16- Point Defiance ferry terminal