Washington State Route 500
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| State Route 500 Number based on  I-5 |
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| RCW 47.17.635 | |||||
| Length: | 20.35 mi (32.56 km) | ||||
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| Formed: | 1964 | ||||
| West end: | I-5 in Vancouver |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-205 in Orchards SR-503 in Orchards |
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| East end: |  SR-14 in Camas |
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State Route 500, commonly known as SR-500, Highway 500, or 500, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington.
[edit] Route
SR-500 begins at an interchange with I-5 near downtown Vancouver, at the level of 39th Street. It runs eastward along an expressway to a traffic signal controlled intersections with St. Johns Blvd., Falk Rd., and NE 54 Ave. Afterwhich, it continues as an expressway to Westfield Shopping Town Vancouver (The Vancouver Mall) to a cloverleaf interchange with I-205. It continues as a freeway for short period before traveling over local roads to the Padden Parkway where it meets with the southern terminus of SR-503, the route then turns eastward to follow Padden Parkway to its terminus as Ward Rd. which SR-500 follows a short distance to NE 162 Ave., where it turns south to 4th Plain Rd. to follow it to its terminus. From there is follows various local roads southeastward to its terminus just south of downtown Camas.
[edit] History
- Prior to 2005, SR-500 followed 4th Plain Rd. from Orchards to its current junction instead of traveling north to Padden Parkway.
- Prior to 1964 SR-500 was designated PSH-8A
- Prior to the construction of the freeway sections of SR-500, the route followed 4th Plain Rd. from I-5 to its current junction.
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State routes in Washington related to I-5 |
| SR 500 - SR 501 - SR 502 - SR 503 (Spur) - SR 504 (Spur) - SR 505 - SR 506 - SR 507 - SR 508 - SR 509 - SR 510 - SR 512 - SR 513 - SR 515 - SR 516 - SR 518 - SR 519 - SR 520 - SR 522 - SR 523 - SR 524 (Spur: Edmonds, Lynnwood) - SR 525 (Spur) - SR 526 - SR 527 - SR 528 - SR 529 (Spur) - SR 530 - SR 531 - SR 532 - SR 534 - SR 536 - SR 538 - SR 539 - SR 542 - SR 543 - SR 544 - SR 546 - SR 547 - SR 548 - SR 599 | |
| Former or proposed state routes: SR 514 - SR 517 - SR 537 - SR 540 | |
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