Washington State Route 131 Explained

State:	WA
Type:	SR
Route:	131
Alternate Name:	Woods Creek Road Cispus Road
Section:	262
Map:	Washington State Route 131.svg
Map Notes:	SR 131 highlighted in red.
Length Mi:	2.07
Length Round:	2
Length Ref:	^[1]
Established:	1991 (current route)^[2]
Direction A:	South
Terminus A:	at Gifford Pinchot National Forest boundary near Randle
Direction B:	North
Counties:	Lewis
Terminus B:	in Randle
Spur Type:	US
Spur Of:	12
Previous Type:	SR
Previous Route:	129
Next Type:	SR
Next Route:	141

State Route 131 (SR 131, commonly called Woods Creek Road and Cispus Road^[1]) is a short 2.072NaN2 Washington state highway in Lewis County, extending from the northern terminus of (FR 25) at the boundary of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest to (US 12) in Randle. The current route first appeared on a map in 1924 and became SR 131 in 1991, but an earlier SR 131 existed in the Ellensburg area from 1964 until 1975, when it was replaced by .

Route description

State Route 131 (SR 131) begins at the northern end of (FR 25) located at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest boundary, which continues south (via FR 90), east of Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake, to in Cougar. From FR 25, the roadway travels northbound as Woods Creek Road to an intersection with Cispus Road, where it is renamed to the aforementioned street.^[1] The highway then crosses the Cowlitz River and ends at (US 12) in Randle. Before the US 12 intersection in Randle, the road was used by a daily average of 1,700 motorists in 2007, making this segment the busiest along the route.^[3] The same intersection was also the busiest on SR 131 in 1992, only with a daily average of 3,100 motorists.^[4]

History

The first appearance of the current route on a map was in 1924, when a map of the area around Mount Rainier showed a road extending from Siler Creek to Randle.^[5] The roadway ran north from the creek to a branch of, later .^{[6] [7] [8]} The highway then became SR 131 in 1991, when the Washington State Legislature revised the highway system.^{[2] [9]}

External links

• Highways of Washington State

Notes and References

1. Web site: State Highway Log: Planning Report, SR 2 to SR 971 . Washington State Department of Transportation . Washington State Department of Transportation . 2006 . June 28, 2009.
2. Web site: RCW 47.17.262: State route No. 131. Washington State Legislature. Washington State Legislature. June 28, 2009. 1991.
3. Web site: Washington State Department of Transportation . 2007 Annual Traffic Report . 2007 . 145 . June 28, 2009.
4. Web site: 1992 Annual Traffic Report . Washington State Department of Transportation . 1992 . 110–111 . June 28, 2009.
5. . 1924 . Mount Rainier (1924) . Washington 1:125,000 topographic quadrangles . 1:125,000 . United States Geological Survey . June 28, 2009.
6. Yakima, 1948 . United States Geological Survey . University of Texas at Austin . 1949 . June 28, 2009.
7. Yakima, 1963 . United States Geological Survey . University of Texas at Austin . 1963 . June 28, 2009.
8. Yakima, 1971 . United States Geological Survey . University of Texas at Austin . 1971 . June 28, 2009.
9. Web site: Chapter 342, Laws of 1991: State Highway Routes - Revisions To (House Bill 5801) . 1991 . Washington State House of Representatives . Washington State House of Representatives . Washington State Legislature . June 28, 2009 . New Section. Sec. 14. A state highway to be known as state route number 131 is established as follows: Beginning at the Gifford Pinchot national forest boundary south of Randle, thence northerly to a junction with state route number 12 in Randle..