Washington State Route 908
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| State Route 908 Number based on  I-90 |
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| RCW 47.17.855 | |||||
| Length: | 3.14 mi (5.05 km) | ||||
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| West end: |  I-405 in Kirkland |
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| East end: |  SR 202 in Redmond |
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State Route 908, commonly known as SR-908 or Highway 908, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington. It runs easterly about 3 miles from eastern Kirkland to central Redmond. SR-908 is entirely within King County.
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[edit] Route description
SR-908 starts at its western end when Central Way in Kirkland crosses under Interstate 405, at Exit 18 of I-405. SR-908 proceeds due east through Kirkland as Northeast 85th Street. At the Redmond-Kirkland border (which is also the intersection of SR-908 and 132nd Avenue Northeast), SR-908 turns to the southeast and takes the name Redmond Way. It descends slightly until it reaches Willows Road Northeast, at which point a view of the Sammamish River Valley appears and the road's descent increases markedly. SR-908 then reaches downtown Redmond, where it ends at its intersection with State Route 202. The road itself continues for two blocks as Redmond Way/SR-202, a two-lane, one-way eastbound street, before becoming Redmond-Fall City Road/SR-202 and continuing to Fall City.
While SR-908 is officially classified as a child route of I-90, the two roadways never connect and are about 10 miles apart. The child of I-90 classification is a result of SR-908's formation from SR-901, which did connect to I-90.
[edit] Related routes
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State routes in Washington related to I-90 |
| SR 900 - SR 902 - SR 903 (Spur) - SR 904 - SR 906 (Spur) - SR 908 | |
| Former or proposed state routes: SR 901 - SR 920 | |
[edit] History
SR-908 was created in 1971 from State Route 901 (which no longer exists). At its creation, SR-908 extended from Redmond through Kirkland and south to intersect State Route 520. On April 1, 1992, the path from SR-520 to I-405 was dropped from the state highway system, yielding the present path of SR-908. (Information from Highways of Washington State website).
