Washington State Route 181
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State Route 181 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Washington. It is 6.05 miles (9.7 km) long, and runs from State Route 516
in Kent
in the south to Interstate 405
in Tukwila
in the north. It no longer connects to its parent route, State Route 18.
When it was first formed in the 1964 state highway renumbering
, SR 181 was much longer, connecting SR 18 in Auburn
to the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Way (then a portion of SR 900) and Boeing Access Road in south Seattle
. It was truncated in several sections; the final section to be decommissioned was between Auburn and Kent in 1992, leaving SR 181 at its current termini.
State highway
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Washington. It is 6.05 miles (9.7 km) long, and runs from State Route 516
Washington State Route 516
State Route 516, abbreviated SR 516, is a state route in the U.S. state of Washington, with a western terminus at Marine View Dr. S in Des Moines and an eastern terminus at State Route 169.-Route description:...
in Kent
Kent, Washington
Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States, and is the third largest city in King County and the sixth largest in the state. An outlying suburb of Seattle, Kent is also the corporate home for companies such as REI and Oberto Sausage...
in the south to Interstate 405
Interstate 405 (Washington)
Interstate 405 in Washington is a stretch of freeway that bypasses Seattle east of Lake Washington. The northern terminus is in Lynnwood and the southern terminus is in Tukwila...
in Tukwila
Tukwila, Washington
Tukwila is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The northern edge of Tukwila borders the city of Seattle. The population was 19,107 at the 2010 census.-History:...
in the north. It no longer connects to its parent route, State Route 18.
When it was first formed in the 1964 state highway renumbering
1964 state highway renumbering (Washington)
In 1963, a law was passed authorizing a new numbering for sign routes. In 1970 the legislative definitions were changed to use the sign route numbers but renamed state routes...
, SR 181 was much longer, connecting SR 18 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...
to the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Way (then a portion of SR 900) and Boeing Access Road in south Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. It was truncated in several sections; the final section to be decommissioned was between Auburn and Kent in 1992, leaving SR 181 at its current termini.